Firefighters battle building roof fire in Semmes, Semmes AL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are actively fighting a roof fire on a building near North Ridge Road in Semmes. They have multiple units on scene, are working on the roof, putting water on the fire from inside and outside, and managing smoke and fire spread. The fire is showing through the roof in the back alleyway area, and crews are pulling back from openings to control fire movement. Additional pumpers have been requested to assist with overhaul operations.
Audio|Source: Mobile County/City and Area Fire
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Transcript:
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Unit 17 operations.
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The fire arms.
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Four ops, go ahead and start your water back.
00:17
I'm a swell on the second floor on the second floor on the side top.
00:21
Peace.
00:23
On the roof at this time, we're going to be here quite a while overhauling.
00:29
Could you try to contact somebody from the church and get them over here?
00:37
The man covered.
00:45
This is 16.
00:47
You were the two and a half open.
00:53
Hey, 19, come look behind you on this side by us. We got some fire coming through roof over here.
00:59
Copy I see if I don't want to leave four over here without a handline.
01:06
Copy that, we're going to take those with the mass stream.
01:14
19 operations.
01:17
Go ahead.
01:20
How much leeway are you hitting from that side over there?
01:28
There's not much you can do if they're cutting the holes on this side and I'm trying to hit the ridge gap.
01:38
Near North Ridge Road, Cross Street to West Ridge Drive,
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County 13, Chest Payne, Zone 11, Timeout 0206.
01:50
We got some fire starting to show through this roof right here on that back alleyway. We're knocking it. We still got a little turbulent smoke coming from the pitch of the roof right now.
02:04
Copy that, I'm looking at it. So go ahead and start your line back. Don't sweep the roof, just hit that area where you see it.
02:12
I approach your command.
02:16
Go ahead, command.
02:19
We advise this building back up here on truck four side off, on side A, this back roof is starting to catch up fire again.
02:28
Copy that, I'm standing inside with Unit 12 at this time.
02:31
They're getting rid of the store, they're putting water on it at this time from the inside.
02:36
Truck 4 operations.
02:40
3rd 4.
02:43
Are you guys through with that hole in the roof yet?
02:49
Okay, we're still working on it.
02:53
Finish up and I want you guys to pull away from that because it's opening up, it's drawing that fire up.
02:59
I believe we have a gap space in that roof.
03:01
Two three, kept pain near North Ridge Road.
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Timeout at 207.
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316, charge the hang-on.
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Injured Porn Service, 0-0-0-0-2.
03:23
Stop the in-rail.
03:30
Operation St.224, we're getting some fire to come in as the back alleyway corridor looks like. It hasn't come to the roof yet, but it looks like it's back in that room where else it's all that roof.
03:42
24 hold off you're pushing all that air to this alpha side is feeding this fire where four's at.
03:50
copy.
03:53
Truck 24 operations, I copy that.
03:56
Engine Rescue 12 is their side this time and they're hitting it from the inside, so they're putting one on and putting it out.
04:06
19 operations, I can see you. You guys keep praying, you're doing a good job if you're hitting it from their side as well.
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Operations command.
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Go ahead, command.
04:25
Be advised from the outside, they don't look like you're hitting it at all. There's something blocking them.
04:32
Chief, I believe that there's a space in between the roof.
04:35
Agent 12, well, Rescue 12 is making headway. I got glistening to be hit with me right now, and they're making some pretty good headway.
04:42
That's why I asked Chuck pull how much closer were they able to open in that roof, and I want to pull them back.
04:50
Copy.
04:57
Obsterman, can you step out here to the command post?
05:02
Copy that, Chief, Yacom. Okay. Okay.
05:04
Okay.
05:10
Unit 4 operations.
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Unit 4 Ops.
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104.
05:24
Hey, let's stop with that hole and get some water on it.
05:29
We've got one more piece. We're not going to have active fire come over the hole. It's more toward the side D on the ridge and we're going to hit it just a second.
05:38
Okay, you need to hurry up because you got pretty moderate fire coming back through this alpha side over you.
05:46
Got it.
05:49
Unit 17, ops.
05:54
17 is out of the hills.
06:01
Rescue 12 Operation. Rescue 12 operation. Go ahead and come on outside.
06:12
Bring your hose line with you. It's just this little one plot on the front.
06:22
Char, long rescue 24 transport arrives 3.2.
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Rescue 24 transportor route 3.13.
06:32
To your left, that fire's coming through.
06:34
We're going to have to get a line up here on this thing.
06:38
Thank you, any, Command.
06:41
Command, go ahead.
06:45
Dispatch me two more pumpers this location to assist with overhaul at this location.
06:53
Command, Kathy.
06:55
Command, we left the voicemail on the church answering machine.
07:00
No one is called as big as enough.
07:04
Copy, thank you.
07:06
Have those two paupers report to command posts.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Ridge Rd, Semmes, AL 36575
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