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Structure fire with smoldering near Lincoln Way WestSouth Bend IN

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audio iconFire & Arson
Lincoln Way W, South Bend, IN 46628

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure fire near Lincoln Way West with possible rekindling involving smoke and smoldering under the floorboards. The fire crew requested chainsaws and water line support to investigate and manage the situation.

Audio|Heard on: St. Joseph IN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:31
Transcript:
00:00
For South Bend companies be en route for 2014 Lincoln Way West.
00:05
Everyone, there's a structure fire caller saying that's the rekindling.
00:12
And smoke refused to answer further.
00:18
He disconnected.
00:21
Dispatch engine 2.
00:23
Go on engine 2.
00:26
Front scene back at 2014 Lincoln Way West.
00:29
Nothing showing what you're investigating.
00:33
So you're on scene back at 2014 Lincoln Way West, nothing shown you're in the campaign investigating.
00:41
103 is on see.
00:43
Okay.
00:46
Engine 4 is on scene.
00:49
103, can you repeat your traffic out of the system channels?
00:54
I got a fill that we're probably going to have to call AAP out.
00:57
Let me know if they re-energized.
01:03
That area got re-energized.
01:06
I'm pretty sure they turned the breakers back on.
01:12
I'll let you know here in a second.
01:16
116 is unseen.
01:18
Thank you very.
01:20
Thank you.
01:21
All right, the house is still be energized.
01:25
We do have smoldering again underneath the floorboards.
01:28
I'm going to pass command to you in the dry line stretch up here.
01:32
Can you have a company come in here with some chainsaws?
01:40
Truck one's en route.
01:43
Hopefully it'll be here shortly.
01:46
Okay, 10-4.
01:47
Yeah, it's just going to be a lot easier to cut all this plywood out.
01:55
Truck 1-1-103.
01:58
Okay, truck one.
02:00
When you guys get on Steam, they're going to need a chainsaw off the Division 2.
02:07
Check 1.
02:10
Dispac 1-3, I'll have make-away command.
02:14
The fire 103 is doing command.
02:18
Engine 2 driver.
02:20
Engine 2.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:25
Yeah,
02:27
you can go ahead and charge the line.
02:30
Clear, got water coming.

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Lincoln Way W, South Bend, IN 46628

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