Partial floor collapses at apartment construction site, Lincoln NE


Fire department responded to a fire alarm at a fourplex apartment building near South St. During construction work, a partial floor collapse occurred. Fire crews evacuated one occupant, requested medical units to stage nearby, and contacted an inspector to assess the building's structural safety before work could continue.
Audio|Source: Lincoln Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Medi4. This command is a fire alarm zone 62 at near South St.
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English 8 and engine 8 and truck 8 are on location.
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They were requesting a medic unit to come stage in the back of the building.
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They're working on Tech 3.
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Tech 3.
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State dispatch, would you have the on duty inspector contact me on TAC 3?
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I will get them to go contact you on TAC 3.
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Inspector Crocker, receive direct type 3.
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The medic 4 to clarify the location they want you to stage.
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They want you on the north side right behind the engine.
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Medi 4 understood you to the north side.
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Okay,
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dispatch, dispatch. Were you 104 with us going on that call and place to medic 4?
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Oh, no, I did not get that information.
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I had been told that Medicaid 8 was out of service for staffing, so I can go ahead and get Medicare 4 off of there and send Medicaid instead.
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Yes, please do.
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We need Medicaid 3 service.
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We'll take that call. Okay. Receive.
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Medicaid 4 did you receive?
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Minute 4 received.
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Thanks 8. We do on location two stories.
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Fourplex. We do have one oxing evacuated.
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We have nothing shown on an approach into one off command.
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Truck one, stage you'll run arrival.
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Truck one, clear stage.
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Dr. Cropper, Truff 8.
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Chris is Sean on truck 8.
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I am down at 16th and south in that strip mall and construction companies in here doing some demo work and they had prior to our arrival had a small floor collapse and I think that we need either you here to initiate but we're going to have to suspend their work until they determine.
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what area of the rest of the wall that can come down.
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Let's stand by just a second, Sean.
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Medicaid on location, Medicaid to 66th Command.
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Do you want to stage it in the back by Engine 8?
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Yeah, pardon my Engine 8.
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Clear. Go on a great service.
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Location mentioned:
Near South St, Lincoln, NE 68502
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