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House fully engulfed in flames on Pickle RdAkron OH

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Pickle Rd, Akron, OH 44312

A house near Pickle Rd is fully engulfed in flames. Emergency units are responding and have requested mutual aid for a tanker to fight the fire. Roads are being blocked to keep people away from the scene, and evacuations are underway. Firefighters are managing the fully involved working fire.

Audio|Source: Southern Summit County / Northern Stark County Public Safety
04:41
Transcript:
00:00
But the house is completely in flames now.
00:07
Three-year-old mental cancer patient, swelling and neck, difficulty breathing.
00:12
Between Verna Court Southeast and Edwin Avenue Southeast.
00:20
This call is third-party information from the male sister-in-law and (name withheld). Her husband, (name withheld), is going to be en route 15 to 20-minute ETA and a gray traverse.
00:33
1.23 copies.
00:36
She advised he's threatening taking pills or are you currently taking?
00:42
She said that he was threatening to take pills.
00:45
I'm unsure if he took anything yet.
00:48
Okay, that's fair.
00:52
Just be advised.
00:54
Both units, just be advised. The mail also walked himself inside the bathroom.
01:03
All right, clear. You notify UFD,
01:07
have them respond.
01:08
They can stage and we'll make sure the scene's clear for they arrive.
01:12
Tenfar.
01:17
They block off coming from southbound, or sorry, northbound.
01:23
Hi, Koppi, can we get a hold of somebody to post on Facebook to avoid the traffic?
01:30
And we'll get there.
01:36
Can you make sure they send the squad for the gentleman here? Can you come to Union Town Fire, respond to (number withheld) Shoshone Avenue Northwest,
01:51
(number withheld) Shoshone Avenue Northwest, Union Town Fire responding,
01:56
PD's en route for a 17-year-old male, threatening suicide by swallowing pills.
02:01
They're requesting you stage.
02:03
You need a on fire responding, 1502.
02:13
We have a med unit from Akron on the way.
02:16
Do you want a secondary med unit for standby? No permit.
02:23
Have it.
02:28
Fully involved working fire.
02:31
Fully involved or I was kind of working fire?
02:37
It's brief a battalion unseen, fully involved, working fire.
02:41
Okay,
02:46
911.
02:49
Clearing up.
02:50
15-04.
02:58
That's such a much.
03:01
Springfield engine one on scene.
03:06
Springfield inch one on scene.
03:10
Springfield inch one on scene.
03:13
Look to the garage, the driveway.
03:23
Got the tragic one, I'm saying.
03:25
Give some room to the power when they get here.
03:30
Let's fly on that hydrant right by you.
03:36
The entire one copies.
03:40
Do you want our elevator on our way?
03:45
Affirmative. Affirmative.
03:48
Affirmative.
03:56
Green fires requesting Mutual Aid for near Pickle Rd, near Pickle Rd, green fires requesting a tanker for a structure fire.
04:07
They're going to be operating on Max 2.
04:10
Entown fire responding, 1506.
04:15
45,
04:17
26, 5518, 45 and fire not my route factor, patient.
04:23
Copy.
04:29
Shoppy.
04:30
We can't have them announce just to stay away from the property, way from the roadway.
04:37
I don't know if anything's going to explode, if it's going to be any residuals.

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Location mentioned:
Near Pickle Rd, Akron, OH 44312
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Incident Timeline

  1. Access Coordination and Scene Management
  2. Public Safety and Medical Response
  3. On-Scene Operations and Mutual Aid
  4. Fire Confirmed as Fully Involved
  5. Responding Units En Route
  6. Initial Dispatch for Garage Fire

Comments ⸱ 1

Madison ProffittMadison Proffitt

Going to cry. Me and my fiancé just past the house and saw what happened and it’s so sad. Praying for the people that were in the house 🌸🙏🏼

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