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Sprinkler controls fire with heavy smoke in warehouseColumbia MD

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Berger Rd, Columbia, MD 21046

Firefighters responded to a large warehouse at near Berger Rd with heavy smoke inside. The fire was controlled by the sprinkler system. Crews ventilated the building and checked that office spaces were safe.

Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
08:25
Transcript:
00:00
Okay.
00:01
On the Charlie side,
00:03
we got a door we just forced open.
00:09
I'm going about 100 feet on the Delta side to the interior.
00:18
Looks like we got a head off right back here.
00:22
Okay, it looks like we're just...
00:24
We have smoking and warehouse, but no fire.
00:30
All right, I'm Jerry.
00:32
Trying to make your way straight back.
00:35
I think it's going to be somewhere on this Charlie Wall.
00:40
Okay, it looks like a wood shop.
00:46
9-1-14171-1-1-2 truck 7 truck 6-96 giant 1st2 EMS2 safety 1 responding 95-25 burger road company can't obligation they got smoke show and inside trying to ask what's coming from 511
01:08
101010 101 driver go ahead
01:18
Do you lay out or you need someone to pick up a hydroportia from reverse way?
01:24
I've laid out to across the street. I'm trying to get an address from myandra now.
01:32
Tower 10 driver, is it the one directly across the street from where you parked?
01:42
Tower 10 driver is awesome.
01:44
Good,
01:45
(name withheld).
01:51
We're going to be right up near here.
01:53
The other side.
01:55
On the left all the side,
01:57
look right.
01:58
Fire drop.
02:02
Charlie 3G, copy area, sir. Okay,
02:06
I'm sitting right at the doorway about 5 feet probably at yours.
02:10
A little unreadable,
02:11
insert fire out.
02:14
Come back to that door real quick.
02:16
One-on-one.
02:19
Do you just make a Montgomery Road at Elkridge, Rosson, please? I'm sorry, where is it? Yeah, one of them are.
02:26
Montgomery Road and Elkridge, For Austin.
02:28
Okay.
02:29
All right, confirm.
02:32
It fires out.
02:33
You put out with a sprinkler however we have a lot of smoke this way out. It looks like a paint booth.
02:40
All right, I'm Greg.
02:42
A full paint booth.
02:44
One 401 to one zero one driver.
02:47
We're on the hydrant.
02:48
Copy that.
02:54
Cammar. Command, go ahead.
03:02
Got a sprinkler controlled fire, far as possibly out, still have a significant amount of smoke removal.
03:09
We have to deal with shutting down sprinkler systems.
03:16
Keep everybody coming, and I'll make a good determination in a minute of what resources.
03:20
I'll need just accomplish those few things.
03:23
How, sir, are there any employees' obligation if not I'll call the alarm company back and get a rep?
03:29
Now, you can get a rep,
03:31
and I think the address is going to be incorrect. It's going to be the adjoining address, the actual place that had.
03:41
That's fire.
03:42
I'll get you the numbers in a minute.
03:45
It's going to be 9,500.
03:47
Okay,
03:48
that sounds right. I think there are two addresses assigned.
03:53
Truck 7 arrived.
03:55
We're on side alpha.
03:57
Power 10.
03:59
Command of Truck 7.
04:00
Can you work on shutting down the sprinkler system and bringing your fans over to Tower 10?
04:09
Truck 7, okay.
04:12
Knife was arrived. We got secondary water in the FDC at the corner.
04:17
Everyone's on a scene.
04:19
It's a side alpha right.
04:25
May and all companies,
04:27
I don't see yet.
04:29
You're down to grade and non-emergency as you stay down on Burger, Gerwig,
04:34
your line of approach.
04:36
Time 1, 292, EMS2, you can say your response.
04:40
The tie 1-1 is unsafe.
04:42
I got your 1-0-5-17.
04:44
AMS-2 is on safe.
04:45
MS-2, 5-16.
04:47
1-21-1-2-5-16. 1-21, 5-15.
04:53
And the Howard units aren't working fire this by the Savior.
04:57
Yeah, yeah, this is just the first.
05:02
All units are on team without except for Battalion 2.
05:10
Battalion 1 to commit.
05:15
Yeah, Battalion 1.
05:20
Cat, what is your location?
05:26
Your spot position?
05:28
That's correct.
05:35
Right now I'm interior,
05:38
Charlie's side,
05:39
trying to gauge what's still going to be needed to be done.
05:44
I think of a ventilation sign we need.
05:48
Okay.
05:49
The position of your apparatus is you considering that the alpha side? Is that correct?
05:55
That's correct.
06:01
Okay, I'm direct.
06:04
Currently you have yourself an engine 101 interior and the fire was located on the Charlie side.
06:12
Correct.
06:18
26.
06:22
That's right, I think 141 just walked in.
06:27
Also, truck 7 working on ventilation, secure in the sprinkler.
06:32
If you have one more company out there,
06:35
just to check the Bravo's failure.
06:40
26, you have a message for hours? Okay,
06:45
I'm down right.
06:47
I'm going to sign you interior,
06:49
just let me know how many personnel,
06:51
and I'll take the command.
06:53
All right. The Italian one hour.
06:57
The Italian.
06:58
Adam 11th. 711.
07:00
I'm secure, I don't know.
07:07
Troy, 32, but 108.
07:10
The Italian's assuming 95-25-25 Burger Road.
07:14
I'll have the command.
07:18
I heard something about the address was incorrect.
07:21
The internet, I believe, is 950, that's correct.
07:28
Okay,
07:29
that's correct. That's correct. It should be for cabinet discounters and we're attempting to get a rent.
07:34
I tell you one's direct.
07:36
The plan.
07:39
That was correct. 519. Safety one, a grab.
07:43
Safety one, good.
07:49
You do have offices on the second floor.
07:54
Quadrant floor,
07:56
looks like they might extend back to the side charlie's.
08:00
Space is clear, slight odor, but no need for ventilation on occupations.
08:06
Okay, I'm Derek.
08:09
Offices on the second floor, Quadrant Floor,
08:12
Charlie's side offices are clear.
08:14
Command Engine 1-4-1.
08:17
The 1-4-1, your location.
08:22
Find out, huh?
08:24
Repeat your location, sir.

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