Power pole fire causes attic and ceiling hazards at home, Metairie LA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a power pole on Athenia Parkway near a house that was smoking and sparking. The fire spread to the attic of the house, causing embers and smoke. There was a risk of the living room ceiling collapsing. Firefighters worked to ventilate the building and manage the fire from inside and outside to prevent further damage.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
04:18
Transcript:
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Engine 148, respond to a power pole near Athenia Parkway, zone 148.
00:07
(name withheld), I got one firefighter entering the garage from the Charlie side.
00:12
(name withheld), I got a lot of debris back here, so it's going to take us a minute to open up the other doors.
00:17
It's a power pole near Athenae Parkway, he's on 1418.
00:22
Ah, please, the (number withheld). We went to a second-dow to egrass.
00:25
So I was going to be...
00:29
That's not going to be a good egress. Like I said, he's got to climb over a bunch of stuff to get to that door.
00:35
City pole light in front of our house that's smoking and sparking, making a popping sound.
00:42
I'm not saying that, but that's all we've really got right now.
00:44
I'm afraid of it. I'm saying that, calls higher from about 2034.
00:48
We also wanted to ventilate.
00:51
I do have a back door back here already,
00:54
so if we could use that as an egress instead of trying to force people into that door.
00:59
Noffey. Number three, your room's open over here.
01:04
Not for one, 911[1], go ahead and put that ventilation fan. We do it open that we can ventilate through.
01:14
All right one made it in court.
01:18
Current investigator.
01:20
Copy your internet, of course.
01:25
That unit requesting ventilation, I think the investigators are still in the building.
01:32
That's affirmative.
01:34
He is eating folks. He wants to ventilate through the rear of the building,
01:37
which I have a back door open. He requested it.
01:41
Okay, we're going to start it right now.
01:47
One command, can we get some lights instead of Fondor? Coffee.
01:57
Help us outside out from 9-1-1.
02:02
What?
02:04
Whirling bird on a trolley side, I have a lot of embers coming out in the attic opening.
02:09
All right, Kathy, I don't have a handline that it can reach back yet.
02:15
Correction.
02:16
Bravo side, sorry.
02:19
Also, no handoff.
02:22
In Bravo side, that's one.
02:25
Five on three just one.
02:30
The other bravo side that where the bird in the attic needs to be hit.
02:34
It is re-telling one.
02:37
Indian 25, fire alarm, into 25, back quarters.
02:39
Three and quarters.
02:40
21, 26.
02:42
25 mega corners.
02:47
Call on (number withheld), Clemmy from the call, keeping the available on the yeah, changing back to my channel.
02:53
Copy Larry, here's your front.
02:57
You know, I need to shut that fan off a little smoke coming out of the top, y'all got it?
03:02
Need the fan off on the front?
03:09
I got some smoke coming out by the Wurley Bird up there.
03:12
Just know if you, I want to know if you want the fan off.
03:16
Command 911[1], do you have a handline inside on that Bravo side?
03:25
941 to 911[1].
03:27
Negative, we do not have a handline on the inside is by the alpha side. We cannot make our way that way.
03:38
941 a command.
03:49
Go ahead.
03:51
I need two firefighters to go in the attic and hit the Bravo side. Here's it from the alpha side.
03:57
Do you want to hit it from the outside or inside?
04:00
In Syria.
04:02
And top the right.
04:07
Anybody enter in the house, beware the living room ceiling is possibility for collapse. Stay out from under the living room.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Hang-up call (caller stated it was accidental)
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Location mentioned:
Near N Causeway Blvd Ste 350, Metairie, LA 70002
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