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Residential house fire under control near South Independence BlvdNew Castle DE

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S Independence Blvd, New Castle, DE 19720

As discussed during the dispatch call, a residential fire occurred near South Independence Boulevard, Jefferson Farm. The fire started in a bedroom and fire crews worked to contain it, checking the attic and other floors. The fire was brought under control with overhaul and removal of exterior siding to address hotspots.

Audio|Heard on: New Castle County Fire
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07:49
Transcript:
00:00
Copy.
00:03
FN21 respond.
00:06
FFFN21 respond.
00:08
Squad 17 bar is made.
00:11
Go ahead, squad 17 bar.
00:15
5-mary on the first floor.
00:18
Complete negative.
00:21
Okay.
00:25
Okay.
00:30
713s were up.
00:32
That's 713 is 4-21-29.
00:34
The Tadia is 2013, man.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:46
28's got the roof opened up, 7-2 million walls me hours.
00:54
Okay.
00:57
Engine 18, no certain air.
01:02
Engine 18.
01:04
Okay.
01:07
Crickendary is negative.
01:11
I'm still working out from the offlock.
01:16
As you can see, the broken apart is knocked out.
01:23
Okay, copy, the bulk is knocked down, you're working on hotspots.
01:29
20, be careful with that line, there's people on the roof there.
01:38
23, 8th command.
01:42
238.
01:45
Sounds up here we have any extension in the attic.
01:48
We are putting 22 up there, just a double check.
01:53
Okay, copy, you're investigating in the attic.
01:56
In Newcast Command Fireboard, I don't see the rundown on the CAD.
01:58
I'm going to have someone switch over attack for and get it for you.
02:01
Receive.
02:06
14 Zichlers.
02:15
Cool 1-1-5, arrival.
02:17
4-3 special.
02:18
Supplemental.
02:19
Cone-5, okay.
02:23
Squad 17, all sure to come in.
02:28
Squad 17.
02:31
Secondary, complete.
02:33
Basement, first floor, second floor, second floor, all negative.
02:37
Working on, take care of the power now.
02:41
Okay, I copy.
02:46
Tower 13 on Tac 4.
02:53
Go ahead.
02:57
20 is going to cover.
03:01
Okay, in the area.
03:06
It was run over or just not being connected?
03:11
It was run over.
03:14
Understood.
03:16
We should be okay.
03:19
Engine 18, Officer of the command.
03:24
Engine 18.
03:27
The attic is clear.
03:31
Copy your advising the attic's clear.
03:34
Copy your advising the attic's clear.
03:41
Momentary. Okay.
03:44
Understood.
03:45
It's 923 you can get these guys off the roof.
03:52
1023 copies.
03:54
We're probably going to have to come back up here once it clears up a little bit.
03:57
The shingles above the window that was on fire with the pretty brown.
04:03
It's okay.
04:18
Okay, receive, thank you.
04:33
Engine 18.
04:41
I have myself in my line and one outside, I believe.
04:52
Okay.
04:54
Engine 22.
05:01
Corr, Division 2,
05:03
31 housing.
05:06
Operators at the front-hound.
05:11
Okay,
05:12
204.
05:14
4.
05:19
4, how to try, there.
05:22
238.
05:29
One bar on Division 2.
05:33
17.
05:37
17, far with the rate.
05:43
Ladder 28.
05:47
Part Division 2, operator at the arrow.
05:54
Okay.
06:00
All right, the remainder of the UNICEX here with May, that concludes the par check.
06:06
Newcast Command Firework.
06:08
New Castle Command.
06:13
38 South Independence Boulevard is a two-story, single-family home.
06:19
We had a bedroom fire in the Alpha Bravo Quadrant.
06:23
addressing the Alpha Delta Quadrant.
06:26
Three-line stretched and in service.
06:28
Vertical ventilation is complete.
06:30
Primaries on Division 1, 2, and the basement are negative.
06:34
We're going to mark this under control.
06:36
Hold on all units.
06:41
38 South Independence Boulevard, Jefferson Farm is under control.
06:44
Holding to all units, 2135.
06:51
159, arrival independent array.
06:57
See 159.
07:02
Orange is 21.
07:08
This is 1.1.
07:11
Station 18 for the cover, please.
07:14
Copy.
07:20
23.
07:23
If I'm comfortable, we're going to have an extending out of this bedroom.
07:26
We're going to hold what we got from the fire marshal.
07:29
There will be a sense of overhaul of this bedroom and then some of the exterior stuff right outside the window.
07:39
Understood.
07:40
Let's get all that opened up and I see 20 is already opening up the outside.
07:43
Let's get all that siding off.
07:48
Yeah, copy.

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