Fire contained to attic at residential structure, Lancaster OH
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According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a working residential fire near Woodland Drive Northeast in Lancaster, Ohio. The fire was contained to the attic area. Crews applied water to the fire and performed overhaul and inspection of walls in the basement area. The fire appeared to have started near an electrical circuit that blew and was discovered by occupants after they noticed smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfield County Fire/EMS
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04:56
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to try to get in with a water can once we get access to it through the paddock ladder.
00:05
Let's let you know.
00:06
Right now we've got the line at the front door.
00:10
Copy that line at the front door.
00:12
Let's make access to one of the bedrooms in here.
00:16
Let's make access to one of the bedrooms.
00:18
Let's create our own access.
00:26
Engine three command.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:29
Got water on fire.
00:31
Copy that. You got water on the fire.
00:35
First of all right to chase 570.
00:37
Do we need to upgrade this to a working residential?
00:40
Affirmative.
00:41
Go ahead and upgrade the working fire.
00:43
I copy.
00:49
Rescue 5.
00:51
71 command.
00:53
Man, go ahead.
00:57
The two bedrooms to the back of the delta side are clear.
01:04
Copy back, so where is the fire, where was the fire at?
01:08
I had not made it up there yet, sir.
01:10
It's engine three.
01:13
Seems to be contained to the attic.
01:38
I don't know.
02:05
Engine 3 commands.
02:06
Use 3, go ahead.
02:08
Fires about 8 foot in directly into the attic space from the front door.
02:14
We got blown in through the whole attic, about a foot deep.
02:18
So you do have the fire, we have water on the fire,
02:22
we have loaded insulation,
02:24
all through it, but it's right about eight foot from the front door.
02:28
A-firn. Do you have the fire out?
02:31
I believe so.
02:32
I have no visible things at this time.
02:35
Copy that.
02:36
This is going to be on 23, fire one.
02:39
Attention is to rescue 561, lot of rescue 610, Tanker 532.
02:46
Near Woodland Avenue on a working residential fire, tension, Inger rescue, 561, 2,
02:52
572, Ladder Rescue, 610, Taker, 532,
02:56
Near Woodland Drive Northeast on a working residential fire, 10 to dispatch in 1725.
03:02
This run will be on 23, Fire 1.
03:06
Agent 3, are you going to need buckets and shovels to start overhaul on the ceiling and you get that blood in its place now?
03:19
Affirm, I start preparing for extensive overhaul.
03:22
Copy that, latter one did you copy,
03:25
and Houston Rescue 5171 did you copy.
03:27
We're going to these buckets and shovel and pipe poles.
03:31
Sarah, what copies?
03:32
Tensionall, ISO personnel, there's a working structure fire, near Woodland Drive Northeast.
03:37
Tension all ISO personnel, working structure fire, near Woodland Drive Northeast.
03:43
Time of Tones is 1726.
03:53
Tensionall iso personnel.
03:54
There's a working structure fire, near Woodland Drive Northeast.
03:57
Tensionall ISO personnel, working structure fire, near Woodland Drive Northeast.
04:03
Time it comes to 1726.
04:06
Veryful fire tanker, five, three, zero.
04:09
Taker 532, you're clear.
04:14
Risky 5771.
04:15
Command to Rescue 571.
04:17
We're also going to use salvage covers, I think, to cover up some of the belongings.
04:21
To maintain the interior.
04:28
Go ahead.
04:30
Yeah, we're going to have to, according to the family, we're going to have to check the wall on the D side from the basement up.
04:36
They were running a space here.
04:38
That then blew a circuit,
04:41
and that's when they came outside and noticed the smoke.
04:44
So just check that with a tick from the basement up, please.
04:48
Matt, as you see, what's your location? I give you a face-to-face.
04:51
I'm right behind ladder one.
04:53
Anchor 581's on scene.
04:56
17288.
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Woodland Ave, Lancaster, OH 43130
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