Firefighters contain fire at commercial recycling center, Indianapolis IN


Firefighters responded to a large commercial recycling center near 86th St after smoke and fire were reported. Fire was visible outside the building and on a conveyor belt inside. Crews initiated fire attack and stretched hose lines inside. The fire was controlled and no additional resources were required.
Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
07:11
Transcript:
00:00
Control from Battalion 60.
00:02
Battalion 60?
00:03
Battalion 60's on the same near 86th St.
00:06
We've got a large commercial recycling building.
00:10
We do have some smoke showing.
00:11
Battalion 60 will assume 86th Street command.
00:14
Engine 61 is going to be the first engine.
00:15
They're going to investigate how everybody else stage out on Robinson.
00:19
Bessagin is on state of a large commercial recycling with smoke showing by the authority of the 60 assuming Robinson Command.
00:25
Nage 61 will investigate all of the units stage on Robinson,
00:28
14-07. Ladder 61 command.
00:32
You want us coming back in there?
00:33
Yeah, go ahead and come on back here.
00:35
We've got engine 61.
00:36
We'll keep you as the first ladder, have everybody else stay out there on stage.
00:39
Looks like most of the rubbish has been pulled out of the building.
00:42
It's exterior at this time.
00:43
Okay, clear on that.
00:44
Ladder 61's first truck will assist the engine.
00:47
Engine 61A from command.
00:48
Go ahead for engine.
00:49
Let's see if we can confirm that all the burning rubbish is outside of the building.
00:53
I'm talking with the rep right now.
00:55
Engine 62, second engine, stage on the hydrant to the Middle East.
00:58
Command from engine 61.
00:59
The rep is stating that they have fire on the other side as well.
01:04
Clear. Engine 62 from command.
01:06
Engine 62.
01:07
Go ahead and proceed to the south, to the south side of the building and check on those conditions.
01:14
Third engine, are you on the scene yet, Engine 12?
01:16
Engine 12 is arriving right now.
01:19
Clear engine 12 stage on that hydrant that engine 52 is sitting on.
01:24
Claims from end to 61.
01:26
They're saying it's door 17 on the south side of this building.
01:29
Command's clear.
01:30
Ladder investigations.
01:31
We're headed to the Charlie side right now.
01:33
Clear.
01:34
Safety 60s on scene.
01:36
Engine 12 from Latter 4, go ahead and go around those.
01:38
We're clear.
01:39
Latter 61, go ahead and stay on the Alpha side.
01:42
I got Latter 4 coming down.
01:43
Latter 4 come to the Charlie side of the building for me.
01:46
Okay, clear on that.
01:47
Ladder investigations, command.
01:48
Be advised, we've also got a, uh, looks like to be a fire-up on a conveyor belt side of the building.
01:53
Okay. Control from command.
01:54
Rob just think I may have.
01:55
Go ahead and mark this working.
01:57
I don't need any additional resources at this time.
01:59
Here's we've got an exterior rubbish fire on the north side of the building.
02:03
I've been advised we've got a fire on the conveyor inside the building.
02:06
We're going to go ahead and initiate a fire attack.
02:09
Control Fair and no additional unit 3A.
02:11
I believe if an injury company can get a hose line in here on this Charlie's side.
02:15
They've got a knock, a little bit of a knock on it, but I think it's still got some hot spots.
02:19
Clear. Engine 62, you're going to be in the best position.
02:22
Let's go ahead and stretch an inch and three quarter inside the building.
02:25
Engine 12 from command.
02:27
Go ahead for engine 12.
02:28
If you proceed a little farther south, you'll see a red private hydrant on the east side of the building.
02:33
Go ahead and lay me 5 inch around to the sea side and supply engine 52.
02:37
We're clear. I'll catch that hydrant.
02:38
Roll this on command from control.
02:39
Go ahead.
02:40
Do you need AS?
02:41
Not at this time.
02:43
Clear. You can disregard any additional responding battalion chiefs, so we've got this under control.
02:48
Battalion 1, Battalion 12, you can disregard a Mark of Service.
02:50
Command from Ingency Free.
02:51
Go ahead. Yeah, we mark on scene stage out here on Rubberstein.
02:54
I'm assuming you don't need this.
02:55
You want us to mark back on service.
02:56
I'll go ahead and stage there for a minute.
02:57
Clear. This is a minute 61.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:00
We've got everything pushed outside on this end of the building.
03:03
We're just going to start hitting some of the hotspots out here.
03:07
All right, if you want to do what you can with your tank water, we'll supply into 602 back here.
03:16
We're going to be able to...
03:17
get the additional fire on this side.
03:21
Okay,
03:22
I'm clear. Location is 2,300 north, 5900 west, which is the Aps program.
03:26
Pumper 12 from Engine 12A.
03:29
Go ahead for Pumper 12.
03:31
Get hooked up, but don't charge the line until we call for it.
03:35
Clear. Ladder 61 to command.
03:37
Go ahead.
03:38
I got my crew back over here to the Alpha side.
03:42
We're going to assist carrying this rubbish file part.
03:45
Claire.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
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