Fire crews respond to active fire at Connecticut Ave building, Bridgeport CT
Fire & ArsonFire crews respond to an active fire at a building on Connecticut Avenue in Bridgeport. There are concerns about structural safety due to visible cracks in the walls. Firefighters have started to pull back for safety reasons. Power is being shut off to a nearby building to prevent further hazards as water enters it. The Red Cross has been dispatched to assist approximately 10 occupants who might be displaced due to the fire.
Audio|Source: Bridgeport Fire
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Transcript:
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Command and Bridgeport.
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Come in command.
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We need WPCA at this location.
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They have been paged. We're still awaiting.
00:14
We will attempt them again.
00:18
Just please is becoming a safety issue for the crews working on the exterior of the building.
00:24
Message received.
00:31
Higherton, ten irons.
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Turn down to turn two.
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16 to address one.
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Common engine 16.
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Alarm malfunction, system reset, N1621.
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Receive alarm malfunction, system reset, engine 16, 21. Receive alarm malfunction, system reset, engine 16, 2-1.
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Custom down.
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Please.
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Receive.
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Engine forward, command.
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Command.
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Chief, we're going to back away from our position on the Charlie side. We've got the Charlie side wall. It's pretty heavy with some feet cracks throughout the entire wall.
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Receive.
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All crews operate on the fire ground. All crews operate on the fire ground.
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Monitor your collapse zone. Monitor your collapse zone of destruction.
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Do what you got to do.
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We're going to pull back to the Bravo side.
01:50
Do what you got to do.
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And just for the truck's Nick.
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So you guys got to come up, you're hitting the wall there.
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You got to sing, big, you hear that?
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Rescue can to ladder five bucket.
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The rescue can't, a ladder five bucket. All right, rescue, cans.
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You want your bottle warm down here?
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Town will be sure you stay safe.
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All right, we're going to go.
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I want to command.
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We're going to kill the power to this exposure. We've got a lot of water getting into this building.
02:54
Receive.
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To Connecticut Avenue, commit.
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That's primitive.
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Any estimates?
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No idea. Elie, two apartments.
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Connecticut have commanded Bridgeport.
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Come in, command.
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Dispatch Red Cross's location for the exposure building,
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approximately 10 occupants.
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Message, Red Cross for possibly 10 occupants for the exposure building. Are they all adults?
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At this time, we don't know.
03:52
We receive.
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The end in 16.
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Lower the pressure to 100.
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Bridgeport 2, Connecticut Avenue, Command.
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You have maintenance 1 in route to your location, no ETA.
04:20
Receive, maintenance and we're out. Thank you.
04:23
Received. You also have about two minutes until your next can report.
04:30
Proceed.
04:38
Bradstew, Iyer, start pulling our line again.
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First Board 2, Connecticut Avenue, Command.
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All right,
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good about, come here and on, go ahead.
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Time for your next scan report.
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At this time, cruiser still operating,
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multiple knots to stream stretch.
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Location mentioned:
Connecticut Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06607
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