Fire in multi-unit apartment prompts evacuation, North Canton OH
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in a multi-unit apartment building near Strip Avenue Northwest, causing visible flames at ground level. Firefighters responded with a second alarm, attacked the fire from multiple divisions, and evacuated the building. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Audio|Source: Southern Summit County / Northern Stark County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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E unit, battalion, near Strip Avenue Northwest, books a million, fire alarm, water flow, pole station roll-up door receiving building being evacuated personnel and unsure of the problem.
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Between Portage Street Northwest and Mega Street Northwest.
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Engine 3 Chit, do you want to go to MacChannel or stay on the primary?
00:18
Units, go to Mac 5.
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7.38.
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35 on your area checking.
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30s, they're out by 43.
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1433. 1433.
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All right,
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this scratch, we'll be calling one on fire ground one.
00:27
Copy dispatch, could you send our company and gas company out here,
00:33
reset the meters for us?
00:35
They're pretty damaged and they weren't turning.
00:37
Okay, I'll go down side, so I'd see if they're down there.
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Engine 1's and route.
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Flores Rouse 3.
00:42
Copy. We were at 77 as well.
00:44
Yeah. Sorry.
00:45
Do you have any alarms on the office side?
00:47
There's no alarm, period.
00:49
And you had a second alarm.
00:51
Engine 1 O K, on-scenes, multi-unit apartment, got fire showing Alpha Side from the ground level, extending the number two.
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giving offense a strategy and second alarm.
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Second alarm[1], you have been dispatched.
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Command from Tower 1.
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Command. Command.
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Ronstein.
01:08
Copy you on scene, I need you assist engine one's crew to drag a two and a half supply over to the Charlie side.
01:15
We're going to be running our stamp pipe kit off of that.
01:19
Dispatch from command, follow-up report.
01:21
Go ahead, command.
01:22
Go ahead, command. Okay, 360 completed.
01:23
We have a three-story multiple dwelling that one line is being stretched.
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We're going to be using the stamp pipe off of engine one.
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We're going to remain in the offensive strategy.
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Accountability will be on the Charlie side.
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Sam from Engine 2.
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Engine 2. Engine 2.
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On the scene.
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Engine 2, bring your high-rise kit, connect into the 2 and a half and go to the 2nd Division.
01:45
Copy. Fire attack[2] Division 2.
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Command from Jacks of the Tye.
01:49
Jacks of the Tye. Jacks at the time, go ahead.
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I'm on the scene.
01:51
I understand Engine 1 Tower 1, fire attack on Division 1 on Charlie's side.
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Engine 2 is on Fire Attack Division 2, Charlie's side.
02:01
If that's correct, you make hand report, and I'll assume command.
02:04
That is correct.
02:05
We are doing, we do have water on the fire.
02:09
Charlie's side. The only needs I have now is to check the Division III and Roof report.
02:13
Battalion copies.
02:15
Dispatch from Jackson Battalion.
02:16
Good. Jackson Battalion will have Main Street Command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Second alarm: Indicates escalation of fire response
[2]
Fire attack: Active firefighting operation
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Location mentioned:
Near Strip Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720
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