Firefighters respond to house fire with attic flames, Post Falls ID
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a single-story house fire with flames visible from the attic and roof. The homeowner tried to control the fire before help arrived. Fire crews launched an offensive attack, searched the home, and checked the homeowner's condition. Backup units were called to assist, and the fire was confirmed and contained without injuries reported.
Audio|Source: Kootenai County Fire and EMS
05:45
Transcript:
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You can be a medical call with one item. The structure by law enforcement phone scene confirmed all residents around there are still some heavy smoke that fell flames. The homeowner is advising that he was able to get the fire to smolder and it's coming from the attic. Central 1014 responding to engine 14.
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13-913 alpha column alpine 2784 north madeira loop up swan matter 13 meter 13 alpha of colonel pain ups 1 satromatic 52 long 10 all the coming units do have a look like a story residence flame shown from the alpha side from the roof line 52 is going to be setting up for the initial fire attack when the engine gets here
00:56
We'll be passing command. I copy on scene single stereo as I'm showing from the roof on alpha side initial fire attack. Central BC5. DC-5. DC-5. We start a second alarm[1].
01:21
952 502 is on scene we do we do have a single story we got fires growing from the outside of eve we have a line stretch for offensive attack
01:44
Copy pedal sorry, Alpha-Site.
01:47
523, I copy.
01:48
You got fire coming out of these.
01:50
523s fire attack, 5-metry-52, you're assisting with fire attack.
01:55
Engine 522, you got primary search.
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Research. Research. CWI.1. A command from 5.23, I'ma.
02:04
We're making entry for fire attack.
02:06
Copy.
02:07
410-10-16 for second alarm[1] structure, final 14775, knock the 2nd Street, 2.
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521, back-up line in the front door.
02:14
Also 521. Good.
02:17
Can you get any 360, please?
02:18
President. Copy, a pack of flying 360.
02:20
9501.
02:21
9051, command?
02:23
9051. Let's get you on deck.
02:25
Okay1, we're meeting a patient in the back.
02:31
Confirming you have a patient in the back?
02:33
51 is going to be doing a quick deval of homeowner and we'll get.
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Copy 51 get kidney posted.
02:39
Okay, 5.522,
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primary search.
02:44
Copy 522 primary search.
02:45
Water on the red line.
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Water is going on the redline.
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Sandra, you can talk to their six running out.
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Copy. The water on the red line is gonna be the lighted.
03:06
We're all under 521.
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All right 521. 3.50 is complete.
03:18
Unvisible fire is still on the opposite side of roof of E lines.
03:23
You have a heavy smoke in the back.
03:24
I do not see a basement.
03:26
I do not see the gas facility.
03:27
I've got to be single story,
03:29
no basement, not see any gas utility.
03:30
Come out five point too.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
second alarm: Request for additional fire units due to the severity of the fire
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Location mentioned:
Near N Madeira Loop, Post Falls, ID 83854
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