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Fire damages back porch and most of a house in GeorgiaDekalb County GA

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Covington Hwy, Georgia

Firefighters responded to a house fire near Covington Hwy in Georgia. About 75% of the single-family home is involved, mainly starting at or affecting the back porch. The house appears vacant and no signs of arson or crime were found. Crews are working to control and extinguish the fire.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead and charge the line.
00:03
Go up for beside one.
00:06
Man, I'm keeping loose from a fire down here off of Covington.
00:11
What's your location?
00:15
You got water coming home with Green Line now.
00:19
Um, my name, uh,
00:22
(number withheld).
00:23
and Chris Road.
00:28
Okay, I'll handle for you.
00:32
Ten, four, I'm clear.
00:36
Engine 9, driver from 4.3 Cailboard.
00:39
I mean when you're ready for water from the hydrant.
00:41
All right. Yeah, bye.
00:48
Tyrant 3 is on swing.
00:54
Change drive.
00:56
Put me a route to the fire indicator avenue.
00:59
I pay fine.
01:05
Take the radio.
01:08
Go ahead.
01:11
Make you show us late on scene, nurse navigation.
01:17
You're about to delay don't seem.
01:21
Stand for a nurse nurse nurse.
01:28
Where you go from the Italian?
01:31
Go ahead.
01:34
Eastrow battalion one, making service.
01:38
Okay,
01:39
battalion five.
01:40
Okay.
01:46
We have five from water supply.
01:53
Command from Trut 23.
02:00
Go ahead, trot 23.
02:05
Looks like that's just the back porch just involved. We checked this the front room on Alpha side.
02:11
There's a TV on the lights on. It's clear.
02:14
We're trying to look at a few other doors.
02:21
Stand for us.
02:35
This house is clearly vacant.
02:45
Where did you from Battalion 1?
02:48
Battalion 1? Were you clear,
02:52
replaced by Battalion 5 on the fire call?
02:55
Affirmness.
03:01
(name withheld) was clearing that traffic.
03:03
I'm made to the structure doing additional 360.
03:07
We've got 75% involvement, one store, single family.
03:15
Engine 203.
03:18
Make me a shed load with 3 inch and a Y and bring it back here so we can wide off with another line.
03:28
We do have a bundle back here as well.
03:33
Ninja 23 is clear on making the skid mode with a lot.
03:41
Aftermat 19's all team.
03:49
I have my 5th engine 23 we're getting the 3 inch down here to make a skidload with it.
04:02
How's not clear on helping them, engine 23 with three-ups.
04:06
And to nine, I need you go ahead and open up the line towards the fence.
04:15
How far, you can enter up front of arrival.
04:21
Go for the radio, you can count for point 17.
04:26
Quentin 17 cancel, point 17 council. Point 17 council.
04:31
It's very valuable.
04:34
Thank you so important.
04:40
Engine 1, you're going to take the additional line to the Delta Charlie Corner.
04:50
Work the fence and the Delta Charlie corner of the structure.
04:58
There's a one for the Delta Charlie Clinton.
05:07
The engine nine, focus your water into the structure now.
05:17
You're not advanced in.
05:19
Just focus your water inside the structure.
05:28
and 9 driver from under 23.
05:31
We're ready for water on that pin load.
05:33
All right, 10-4[1] stand fire. We're hooking up now and I'll have water on the way to on Skidlo.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received and understood.

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Covington Hwy, Georgia

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