Firefighter lost during residential fire rescued, Arlington Heights IL


Firefighters responded to a residential fire near Oakland Street. A firefighter became lost on the second floor and called for help. A rapid intervention team found and safely removed the firefighter.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD2 and Firegrounds
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Transcript:
00:00
All right, Tower 13, you guys are dispatched to fire near Oakland St.
00:04
Yeah, yeah.
00:06
Go ahead and start getting en route.
00:13
Going offensive,
00:15
getting an attack line to the second floor bedroom fire.
00:22
Central AMA signs on scene.
00:25
No time has received.
00:30
All right, Roy Marie, First Floor and Basement.
00:33
Floor fire attack, I've lost the one.
00:36
I don't know where I am and I'm running low on air, 1500 pounds, going down.
00:46
Received Mayday[1], second floor,
00:50
fire attack lost off the line.
00:53
Power 13, search from command.
00:58
I need you guys to transition to a RIT[2] team, get to the second floor for lost firefighter cats here.
01:11
Everybody else on scene go to Fireground Red.
01:16
We're going to keep the May Day on Palm Prospect Fireground.
01:31
Go ahead, Rick.
01:38
Okay, we're located on May Day for the firefighter down.
01:43
We're assessing the air supply current right now.
01:45
Looks like we're going to be executing out at the Alpha Side front door.
01:50
All right. Located the firefighter assessing her and taken out the east side front door. Thank you. Received.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Emergency distress call indicating personnel are in immediate danger and require urgent assistance.
[2]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team assigned for firefighter rescue or emergency assistance.
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Location mentioned:
Arlington Heights, IL
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