Fire grows during response to breathing issue at Hobby Lobby, Lawrence KS

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/08/2025 10:34 AM (PDT)

Near Iowa St Suite C, Lawrence, KS 66046

Fire and medical units responded to a breathing problem in the break room of Hobby Lobby near Iowa Street, Lawrence. During the response, a growing fire was reported, prompting an expedited response and additional emergency vehicles.

Audio|Source: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical

03:27

Transcript:

00:00

Select 4, ladder 5 in route breathing problems, Hobby Lobby, near Iowa St, near Iowa St at 1235.

00:12

Medic 1, go ahead with your traffic.

00:14

At destination.

00:15

At destination. dispatch to ladder five your patient will be in the break room of the business break room

00:26

141 staff is one

00:27

seven one seven one understands we'll advise as soon as we get on scene

00:32

Chief 1101 dispatch.

00:33

00:34

T.A. NSL. Press to Chief 1101.

00:37

1101. 1101.

00:38

was unable to provide a ETA, but I have the closest unit passing city limits on K-10 on Highway 40 right now.

00:46

The fire's growing, so expedite.

00:49

I understand requesting emergent response.

00:51

Five.

00:52

Bobbage, ma'am.

00:53

On scene. 2100-111.

00:55

MIH, go ahead with their traffic.

00:56

On scene, 1740, Mass, for an MIHTCHTEC.

00:59

1740, Massachusetts, that's 1240.

01:01

Chief 1100, Chief 1101 on admin.

01:04

701. 7.1.

01:05

Three state high school, is there someplace I can stage for you?

01:08

You might monitor.

01:10

We might need more apparatus.

01:11

It is at 141 to get whatever we need if we need it, but just be available for apparatus if we need it because the fire is growing and we're waiting for us to get on scene.

01:23

Okay, I'll go to 153.

01:25

We'll stand by. Understood.

01:26

If you got a 153, you might go ahead and grab 1573 and go in route not emergent.

01:33

Copy.

01:34

1573, not emergent.

01:35

1472, we can follow the SOM.

01:37

1472, brush 1175, Chief 1101 will be on scene, Chief 1101 will have 1550[1] command.

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[1]

1550: Command Unit

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