Smoke from dryer causes basement fire in home, Menomonee Falls WI
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke coming from a dryer in the basement of a single-story home near Plainview Drive. All occupants were out when they arrived, and the fire was quickly controlled. There is no sign of arson.
Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West
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Transcript:
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Monomney Falls Fire, Battalion 99, Engine 98, Med 99, Truck 99, Pre-alert Structure Fire, West 151 North, near Plainview Drive, between Paris Drive and Country Lane, Monominee Falls Fire Zone 1, Timeout, 1239.
00:21
All right. I can either function with water down here or I can just be your eyes all the way down here on the other end if you want. You've got...
00:32
Four Tenders sitting down here, not including engine 244, which is already up by you.
00:38
You have a Sussex Truck Company on their way up to you as well, and no one else in staging at this point.
00:46
Copy that. And Battalion 99 is here and round on the mole for a possible appliance, fire west 151, north-70-70-plane-view drive.
00:54
7-0-70-plane-view, callers reporting smoke coming from their dryer in the basement.
00:59
I copy if we upgrade. and we'll be using card 11.
01:13
Mid-97, Med 98, Ecostructure Fire Residential Single, West 151 North, 7070, Plainview Drive, between Paris Drive and Country Lane, Monominee Falls Fire Zone 1, Timeout, 1239.
01:32
dispatch, Waukshaw Engine 4 is on seat. Copy Engine 4.
01:36
Stageing Thunder 44.
01:38
Good.
01:39
Looks like Waukesha Engine 4 just pulled up as well.
01:44
City Walkshaw Engine 4 level on stage.
01:47
Okay, if you want to hold them down there so they don't have to walk away up the hill, there's enough crews up here right now.
01:52
Very good, Cappy, I'll let them up.
01:58
And Pauls units are route to Plainview. PD is on scene. They're in the basin now advising there's no fire there.
02:04
Battalion 9-7. Battalion 9-9-9.
02:11
This is a battalion 99. The Italian.
02:14
We've got a single-story residential.
02:16
It looks like occupants are out.
02:18
Holly Plain v Drive Command.
02:20
Copy. Battalion 99, on-scene in command.
02:22
Single-story residence occupants out.
02:27
Dismatch Falls, Pender 97.
02:29
Tender 97. Tender 97. I'm seen Hartland.
02:33
I copy.
02:34
Staging from Falls, Tender on 2A.
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And Gailene, Command, 20 minutes.
02:43
Dispatch, what country, Tender 37? Tender 37.
02:48
Tender 37, I'll be Tender 37 on. Tender 37. On Tender 37.
02:56
Grant, scale-in command.
02:58
Cale-In command.
03:01
Fire under control.
03:03
No, you're under control.
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Location mentioned:
Country Ln, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
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