Structure fire engulfs apartment near Northeast 18th Dr, North Miami FL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire fully engulfed an apartment near Northeast 18th Drive in North Miami. Firefighters from multiple units responded, conducting search and rescue operations on the first and second floors. The fire was mainly located near the entrance, with some flames visible on lower apartments. Efforts included breaking through burglar bars and positioning hoses on multiple sides of the building to contain the fire and search for occupants.
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06:6
Transcript:
00:00
The apartment unit is completely engulfed from apartment number one.
00:06
Confirming the correct QTH is going to be 11680 Northeast 18th Drive.
00:12
I'll go ahead and update that in the CAD.
00:14
Your lineup is Ladder 22, Engine 20, Engine 76, Rescue 20, Ladder 31, Engine 30, Rescue 76, and Battalion 1.
00:26
Understood, thank you.
00:30
2056, stay counting.
00:36
We got a fireman fully involved, all companies operating.
00:40
Sure, you're in the past tax.
00:47
Engine 30, I copy your arrival, apartment fully involved.
00:50
We're going to make this in all companies operating.
00:52
I'll show you didn't come in.
01:00
Battalion 3, I'm a rival with Engine 30.
01:04
We have a hydrant here right by Engine 30.
01:07
Engine 30 will be catching the hydrant.
01:09
Engine 30 driver can handle that by himself.
01:15
Battalion 3, I copy your arrival, engine dirty driver to catch the hydrant.
01:21
Do you like for me to transfer command from engine 20 to you?
01:25
Battalion 3 to command, you can transfer command at this time.
01:30
Transfer command, Chief, we're going to 1.50, about to make entry.
01:35
Copy.
01:37
Copy.
01:41
Command 2, Engine 30.
01:45
I'm going to ask you to look for search and rescue opportunities.
01:51
Engine 76, arrival.
01:58
Command to engine 76.
02:02
Grab your saws and start working on these burglar bars.
02:11
I see that, Jackie.
02:14
I'm the car.
02:15
Bring up.
02:20
Command engine 30, copy to search.
02:26
Command engine 30, copy the search.
02:34
Ladis to RELAZE, RELAZE, RELPING.
02:48
Command to Ladder 22.
02:50
It looks like there's an apartment above.
02:52
Can you guys search the apartment above?
02:57
Two-two-year-old.
02:58
Two-surge.
03:02
Take county to command.
03:04
We're running on a 10-minute incident time, advise.
03:08
Command, it looks like the bulk of the fire was located right by the entrance.
03:12
Engine 20s put a good hit on it, but we still have...
03:16
It looks like an occupant on the second occupied apartment on the second floor that hasn't been searched.
03:22
Engine 30 is doing a search on the first floor, ladder 22, second floor,
03:27
and engine 76 is softening the structure.
03:36
Command, I copy.
03:38
213 D.3D. County.
03:46
Commander 31, we're a rival off.
03:48
The west side of the structure.
03:53
What do you need?
03:55
Command of Ladder 31.
03:57
I can't see the Charlie side.
04:00
You give me a size up of the Charlie side and let me know of any needs.
04:08
Copy that, Chief, right now we have just smoke pushing over to this side.
04:14
It's all cleared on this site.
04:18
A copy, if you have any VES or search opportunities, take advantage of them on the Charlie's side.
04:24
You guys can stay there.
04:27
Copy that team, we're going to make up one hand through the other structures.
04:41
That is 31 in command.
04:42
We made ourselves to the bottom of the burning apartment.
04:48
We do have some flames showing on the apartment at the bottom.
04:54
Copy. Engine 20 is working on that right now.
04:57
Just let me know if you think we need a second line or if the one line will be able to knock out the rest of this fire.
05:06
Steve, affirmative, then pull a line onto the bottom.
05:12
Sorry, you'd like a line from your truck or a second line from engine 20?
05:19
Okay, let's take a second line from engine 20, we're way in the back of the structure.
05:29
Command to Latter 31 confirming you're going to want that second line around the Delta side to the Charlie side.
05:45
Okay, baby, bring me a line on the Bravo side.
05:51
Actually, we're in the left of the cutting the bar.
05:54
If you can bring a line right to the gate.
05:58
Copy, we see you.
05:59
It's going to come around the Bravo side through the main entrance of the courtyard.
06:05
We're going to see you.
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Location mentioned:
NE 18th Dr, North Miami, FL 33181
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