Firefighters rescue occupants trapped in attic fire, Morgantown WV
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire occurred near Pennsylvania Avenue and Brockway Avenue in Morgantown, WV. Firefighters responded to a structure fire where five occupants were trapped in an attic. Tactical teams deployed gas and other measures to safely rescue all individuals inside.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Multi-Tac Group Calls
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05:10
Transcript:
00:00
Mason, are you talking?
00:02
Ten, they have survived there's nothing on this green side that makes it to the attic.
00:09
Okay, can you pull that group you have out because it looks like you're still in a wind of fire from that green side window one?
00:19
Ten four.
00:23
Can anybody confirm that Gasco is the only one left inside there?
00:27
Total prior to entry those five.
00:30
It should be two females, three males total.
00:34
Okay, so you're saying there's five still in there, or are we saying there should be five total that we're in that apartment starting?
00:44
He said there was five total before we made entry.
00:47
We have one male, one female on the green side right now.
00:53
Brad, we should have two males left inside.
00:57
Okay, can we figure out the identity of the male left inside?
01:02
Mr. Gasco and a male named (name withheld).
01:06
Is (name withheld) going to be in the attic with Gasco or do we know that?
01:11
Yes, in the attic.
01:13
Hey Joey, do you have a small drink?
01:19
It's in the van.
01:22
Dakota, Marinop.
01:27
Go ahead, Robb.
01:30
Hey, if you've got a spare patrolman, I could use an extra hand over here.
01:35
Okay, where are you, sir?
01:38
They come up to Brockway Avenue to the pawn shop, just have them start walking towards, um,
01:46
towards the bottom of Pennsylvania Avenue.
01:47
They should be able to see me over here on the left side.
01:51
We're few on here.
01:53
Go ahead for.
01:56
Can you deploy a penetrating round through red wand up into the ceiling?
02:07
Terminous.
02:10
I'm repeat you, Joey.
02:13
Good.
02:15
I'll be walking up to you guys to deploy that round.
02:18
No.
02:21
You may want to go ahead and go on your gas mask there for your unit.
02:28
Murph, go ahead, give me three through that.
02:35
Hey Brad, we're going to back off around the corner and put them on.
02:39
Okay, just trying to keep one man there with the eyes.
02:43
Gas coming in.
02:46
Palmer and Marinov.
02:49
I got movement on backside window one.
02:54
And four,
02:56
did they move the blind or what was the case?
03:00
The light went off.
03:02
I'm still seeing movement.
03:03
Stand by.
03:09
Paul, where you went to gas?
03:11
I got it.
03:14
He opened up that green window one.
03:17
It's open now.
03:19
Jeremy, you put a throwable up there.
03:24
I wouldn't be able to get it into where he's at.
03:28
Just have the window cracked so it wouldn't make it through.
03:32
Jeremy, do you have more pepperball in you?
03:36
It's howl of gas.
03:39
Okay.
03:40
Hey, Mark, can you make your way to that side of the residence and put a penetrator through that window, please?
03:47
That's more loading up on a way that way.
03:50
We still have boom it back on that same window.
03:54
Have you seen a body yet?
03:58
You can just see shadows.
04:00
I saw the head pop out once and it went right back inside.
04:04
I'm gonna be hereinolks.
04:07
I'm coming around the black side.
04:10
Brad, if I can get this stuff, Dr.
04:12
Ball going to start going again, you'll let me start putting rounds on it.
04:16
Who's this?
04:18
Basinger.
04:20
I got the code that coming to you with another one also.
04:25
Yeah.
04:27
Basinger, what wonder was it?
04:30
Closest to me.
04:32
Green one.
04:34
Affirmitted.
04:37
Deploying gas.
04:39
Maronoff. You got movement still back there.
04:45
No movement at this time.
04:47
Before anybody hear anything or government?
04:52
Negative.
04:54
Negative from the brief state.
04:57
We got one person's faulting.
05:01
Dakota, when you're in position, give you five pepper balls through the green one.
05:07
Brad, we got pomp in there.
05:08
Can you make some more down-smiths, please?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave & Brockway Ave, Morgantown, WV 26501
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