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Active structure fire at near Newton St with attic breachChattanooga TN

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Near Newton St, Chattanooga, TN 37406

A structure fire is active near Newton Street. The fire has reached the attic from the rear, causing heavy smoke to come from the roof. Firefighters are on site conducting searches and working to control the fire, currently connected to a water hydrant. Authorities are also searching for a suspect related to a firearm magazine found near the scene.

Audio|Source: Chattanooga Public Safety
04:43
Transcript:
00:00
New Street command.
00:02
P-60 complete.
00:05
Have every fire from the side,
00:10
Charlie Delta, side.
00:16
Three, are you calling for me?
00:18
Yeah, every fire's training from a Charlie Death of Side.
00:20
Three completely.
00:23
All far as the field of me is the smoke, at this time.
00:27
Sound clear.
00:29
What is that the destruction?
00:31
Three, that's correct. That was. The forest can be handled it to this district.
00:36
Hey, I'm clear.
00:38
I was in a dead spot and I wasn't getting any radio traffic there.
00:42
I'm clear. That's all.
00:44
Adam 59.
00:47
Can you look at ID 723?
00:50
I'll let me know if you want me to send someone.
00:53
We are transporting right back to the scene of that accident. It's going to be less than 400 meters.
00:58
I'm clear. Transporting the party back to the scene of the accident.
01:01
Can we go ahead and release the patch?
01:04
3.9 that's correct. You can also resume normal?
01:07
I'm clear. All units resume normal. All units resume normal.
01:11
All units resume normal.
01:12
Duke, may be advised that we do believe that the fire is about to breach the attic from the rear of the structure.
01:21
Again, we got heavy smoke conditions coming from the roof system at this time.
01:27
Appreciate fire is about to breach the rear of the structure. Every smoke coming from, every fire coming from the rear destruction.
01:33
Squad want to be right on us.
01:37
Major Bob can grab.
01:39
Any unit in the area of 237, Acorn, Oaks Circle, between Black Frosty Pine Trail and Pineville Road.
01:46
Follow for some barking dogs in the apartment below 203.
01:53
No reporting party contact at this time.
01:57
Well, load, Adam, 0253.
02:00
Midnight 7.
02:02
I had a roadblock to east, 7th and 4th Avenue.
02:06
Someone who's locked the other ends.
02:08
No command.
02:10
Clear on roadblocked at 32nd and 4th and 39th at 4th.
02:18
Newton Command.
02:20
6. Word is 7 and 5th, he's roadblock.
02:24
9. Red blocked.
02:25
7 has it at 4th Street and 32nd. 9 has it at 4th Street and 39th.
02:30
9th. Go ahead.
02:33
Retracing the past the suspect ran. We've located a magazine.
02:37
Here.
02:40
Clear on Locator in a magazine.
02:43
That one page of four will be missed.
02:50
Nice.
02:52
Go ahead.
02:57
Oh,
03:00
man. What's that in a print?
03:03
We found a firearm magazine. He may have ditched gun while he's running.
03:07
Is there any county or city dogs?
03:13
Come in a copy.
03:19
Any canines missing some...
03:22
Any canine unit on the air for Baker? Any K9 unit on the air for Baker? Any firearms sniffing canines on air? Any firearms sniffing canines on air?
03:36
on signal 40 command.
03:42
On arrival,
03:44
I need for you to go in through side alpha and perform a primary search.
03:49
We need somebody that's got a gun dog.
03:54
We're connected to the hydrant. Let me know when you're ready for water.
03:59
69.
04:02
69, go ahead.
04:05
69, that's correct. If you can find somebody with a gun dog, you can call them out.
04:11
I'm clear.
04:18
6.9. Be advised.
04:20
Fire. Say again.
04:22
Go ahead, thanks.
04:25
Line 5, command, don't get a van going.
04:28
You should have got the trail to them.
04:31
We said you copy on ventilation.
04:34
Okay, safe.
04:36
Just be advised, fire department is out on near Newton St, working a fire, an active fire.
04:42
They did not ask support at this time.

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