Firefighters respond to residential basement fire with roof collapse, Westernport MD


Firefighters responded to a house fire on Marsh Ave, Westernport. Heavy fire was in the basement with partial roof collapse. Crews gained access to the basement to fight the fire and ventilated the roof. Multiple fire units and ambulances were on scene. The fire was contained.
Audio|Source: Allegany County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Deputy Chief 22, the Chief 20. Good. What do you need up there as far as the adapter? 399212. 2.2. 2.2.2. 2.5 is a 3. And let's the point of your high route, that coming right here. 3.99. 4th Avenue, Rescue Rating. Pansett 2. Panger 22.
00:27
Shut down to blitz fire, we're going to transfer, change it over. Allegan, the rest of you retains on location. 3-2-3, 1-3, more pressure off the orange plight. Blitz line is shut down. Blitz line is shut down. All right, Noganyt County, Utility 22's on the air. Novi. Utility 22, 19, 20, alpha, 6-1. Trays lines on scene.
00:57
Section 1940. Truck 17, take your next left, and come out of Green Street. Okay, sign out, okay, 1920. Not just need 403 now. Communications, Tower 38 is a rounding. Command, we're just starting on March now. Lieutenant 22, 3-42. We've got Toronto-0. We've got trial on purpose.
01:26
All right, I can't copy anything you're saying as far as what's going on back there. 938, any other unit coming in, come to 223, 223 for an assignment. You telly, 22, 22, is on Alpha 1. It turns 22, 22, 22. I'll probably do a face-to-face, with you. Deputy 2-22, charges. 20-22, 622.
01:56
322. We have any sort of access in the basement. 320, let's get ready from the basement now. Chief 20, when you make entries, it's going to be on the Broadway Toronto detector. Oh, you need to be on the Broadway Toronto detector. Oh, you need to truck 17, pumpsy. Truck 17, 19, 22.
02:23
Pressure 17, same driver. All gaming, utility, utility, utility, utility 22 on the scene. Refusion 17, utility 22 on the scene. 1022. 1022, Firefighter Edwards. There's no basement access on the front side.
02:50
It has me, they're inside or in a garage. Going the left side of the house. You're made it from Q-20. We have basement access on the broader side. We have a liner service. If you're okay, we're going to go in the back and the basement. We're going to go in the basement. We've got the green novel. Happy 222. We're going in the basement.
03:20
5.00. You recommend them? Lieutenant Elliott, 39 screws is coming to you. As soon as we figure out basement access, I'll send the next one's in there. We made up from 2.20. We made a basement access on the positive side.
03:42
The 1022, Chiefs like that. I got 39 through. We're just waiting on to see what whoever's in the basement says. Chief 20, you going to the basement? Coming out from Cs 20, we're in the basement. We're making back on, but I got just smoke. Very well, that's good.
04:10
Lieutenant Elliott, access to the basement's been gained. Like I said, an engine crew from 39, or a squad crew from 39. I'll have a truck crew here in a minute. Where do you want them?
04:21
We can get the truck crew, throw some ladders and get up there and maybe vent that roof.
04:26
It's running the whole roof, so we're not going to be able to pull everything on the inside.
04:28
Okay, truck 17, some of the soles and stuff to vent, you can get ladders from up here.
04:36
Patrick Steve, we'll have to go back to our apparatus.
04:38
If you want you, then come to the back side,
04:40
they'll have enough to get up there and vent just there.
04:46
If you take 22, you need more pressure on the blue line, blue line, more pressure.
04:49
I can give you all the pressure I got.
04:51
3-7-1, got possible.
04:53
The half of Chief 20.
04:54
In the basement, that heavy fire was on the trolley collared.
04:58
The floor dropped me weak.
05:00
There's a 14, 1926.
05:01
Chief 19 to command.
05:02
How many tankers you have on them?
05:04
Marsh Avenue Command, All right.
05:05
What ambulances do you have here?
05:07
I've got 50s aimless there to have 519 from Frostburg in route to their station.
05:13
All right, start 57s of the fire scene.
05:16
I'm not a call, or another calling, Rollins.
05:24
I want to knock down.
05:27
It wasn't a new mayor to Ms.
05:28
Bush. See, New Chris would have one if you need it.
05:30
One, 56, Marsh.
05:31
Plain, 151 15.
05:32
Have to Chief 19.
05:33
Chairman, I'm going to you.
05:34
They're asking for you to the scene.
05:35
Billy 50 is going to have a transport.
05:37
If you don't sort of out, 6, we're coming in on that, too.
05:39
All right, any, if you can, give me one more ambulance to the scene, and then one down town.
05:45
Okay. Chief 22, defendant, 22.
05:48
I'm sending in 39 to pull the ceiling in the CD corner, away from where the fire is in the basement.
05:56
They're going to pull the ceiling before 17 gets here to vent, see if we can get that before we vent.
06:00
All right, 38-10, or they're starting.
06:02
Where do you want them to vent?
06:03
5-18.1-8. That's the Hall of Hospital, 1928.
06:08
38th back here, with me right now.
06:11
They can vent this backside.
06:12
24-11, you're going to have water coming.
06:14
2.151, around.
06:15
I'm seeing it at the fire.
06:16
Lieutenant 51, okay, 1928.
06:18
G's 38. Goats in the rear.
06:20
I think you want you to validate back there.
06:22
You can transfer transport unit up since they were not so far another one.
06:26
Correct. It looks like your side-brother side, your alpha and brother quadrants have already collapsed in.
06:32
We're going to open up when your delta side.
06:33
Okay, 519 should be diverting to the fire scene there now.
06:37
221, go ahead and see C-Mont chuna water.
06:40
All right, it's in the attic real hard, starting to vent through the front.
06:45
Man, we give all the tend to rest, change call, we'll be in start.
06:48
Chief 20,
06:49
18 crews coming to you to assist you guys.
06:52
Hi! Allegan, E2 command.
06:53
You have 519 in Route T now, 38 alerted to your station.
06:57
Utility was far in Marshall, 5.
06:59
Was that at 22, the interior.
07:00
The roof has fell down.
07:02
In the kitchen area, where 19 is.
07:05
I suggest you got to pull out.
07:06
I'm going to put right out.
07:09
Command from C20.
07:10
My crew is out of basement.
07:11
Fire's locked down.
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Location mentioned:
Marsh Ave, Westernport, MD 21562
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