Fire destroys 20x20 structure in wooded area, Rensselaer IN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fully engulfed 20 by 20 structure located in the woods near West 700 North. The area is accessible only by brush truck. One male is possibly suffering from smoke inhalation. Crews are coordinating water supply and patient extraction to the road as ambulances cannot reach the scene. Multiple brush trucks and water tenders have been requested to assist.
Audio|Source: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
05:40
Transcript:
00:00
I'd be advised this is going to be an approximate 20 by 20 structure, fully engulfed in the woods, only accessible by brush truck.
00:09
Okay,
00:13
Township. Alfred, can you advise what frequency you might blow fire on?
00:21
I mean, if they could be on our ops four, if they have it, please.
00:29
Right, Township, are you still wanting a brush to chuckle me?
00:39
Affirmative at this time, um,
00:42
yeah, that'd be fine, thank you.
00:45
They're also clear on opts for. They're also clear on opts for.
00:51
Completely lift assist.
00:57
Copy that signal line.
01:04
At (number withheld) West (number withheld) North, uh,
01:09
blown tire.
01:13
413.
01:25
Rockafire request should be not with a second brush truck (number withheld) West 700 North (number withheld) West 700 North there's a fully involved structure that's only accessible by brush truck County is clear at (number withheld) County Morocco's clear clear Okay, maurcoa's clear
01:49
Rockford
01:59
County (number withheld) the actual address the actual address on that big those fires going to be (number withheld) west somewhere north (number withheld) west somewhere north (number withheld) west similar north
02:25
I know we got eight out here, what else you got coming for water?
02:32
We got engine two, we're at (number withheld) west and (number withheld) north on our way.
02:39
Some poor, I don't know,
02:41
engine two is not going to make it back, I don't think.
02:44
And we're going to run out of water quick on six.
02:51
Claire. Tanger 9 is behind us.
02:54
They were getting brush-ev and started. I requested a second brush truck out of Morocco, so we have three brush trucks in and two from Morocco.
03:08
4.6-106.
03:14
The suspect was transported to FHR, a female refused medical attention.
03:21
I obtained both a video and a written statement from (name withheld) and a video statement from the victim. That'd be 10-8[1] X-ray.
03:42
Anybody else is requesting a patient update reference to a mail that has smoke inhalation?
03:51
County, we're not aware of that situation.
03:56
We'll be back to you here in a second.
04:03
40271.
04:06
Go ahead.
04:09
I've got four in the second brush truck. I've got one more head of the station. If you need water, you can roll a tender.
04:17
Message received, thanks.
04:18
I believe we're going to have both our tenders out here, so once I get on the scene, I'll advise.
04:32
It's going to be a 20 by 20 structure, fully involved,
04:37
back in the woods.
04:38
Address that's a little closer to be (number withheld) West, 700 North, (number withheld) West, 700 North.
04:45
There's one mail,
04:48
possible smoke ventilation. We've got nothing further. They advised it's only accessible by brush truck.
04:59
So that's essentially you could show us having an ETA of 13 minutes. If possible, can you have them start packaging with the patient and extricating them to the road? We're going to be unable to make it back there with our ambulance.
05:12
Tricor.
05:16
Our ATA currently is 12 months from Tric Creek EMS.
05:20
Approximately 12 months from Tric Creek EMS.
05:25
Okay, clear.
05:31
Property owner or the neighbor, he said he's going to come around.
05:34
He says you think he can come up his driveway, there's a nice clear lane to maybe get a bigger truck back here.
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Near W 700 N, Rensselaer, IN 47978
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