Fire reported with smoke on third floor near elevator, Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS units responded to a fire in a building in Des Moines, IA. Smoke was reported on the third floor near the elevator, where a roof hatch (scuttle) was opened to ventilate the smoke. Additional electric fans were requested to assist ventilation. Mutual aid was also requested for a fire assignment in Altoona.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Command from safety, do you want to send that guy to the stairwell?
00:07
Repeat that?
00:11
Do you want to send that building manager, at least to the stairwell so we can get an idea where this scuttle is?
00:24
Yes, you said AD Corner, nobody's here.
00:30
You can set them up.
00:34
Copy, alpha bravo foreigner.
00:38
Alpha Bravo, okay, he's coming with Captain Olkirk.
00:44
Okay, he's coming with Captain Olkirk. Okay.
00:47
Walker to Gileas.
00:54
Safety.
00:57
building manager says third floor room right next to the elevator is where the shuttle hole is located.
01:05
Copy by the elevator.
01:13
Mason from Canisville, we need that key down here by the elevator.
01:17
Copy coming.
01:28
Command from safety, we're going to need all the electric fans we can get.
01:40
Looks like there's a regular going out with our people at all, too, and you want to respond to that.
01:48
I think if we use the ones on scene it's the conditions are okay up here so engine 11 medic 11 truck three you're going to (number withheld) in Altuna (number withheld) in Altuna on a mutual aid[1] fire assignment engine 11 medic 11 truck three go response one we're going to SR one tech 112 347
02:17
30th Avenue in Altoona.
02:21
You have to copy that.
02:27
Charge 6 days, are you ready for ventilation?
02:33
Yes, go ahead. Yeah,
02:39
you can send the ventilation.
02:45
Pass from engine two.
02:49
Go ahead, engine two.
02:52
You notify an investigator.
02:56
We'll get a notify. We'll get a notify.
02:58
Command from safety, we got that scuttle open.
03:02
We're going to get some fans running on the third, see if we can get some of this smoke pushed out of here.
03:11
Motion 2 from dispatch.
03:16
Go ahead, dispatcher.
03:18
Would you like him on Fireground 5 or would you like him to respond?
03:26
Standby.
03:28
Copy.
03:30
You see two from dispatch?
03:40
Safety from command. We need you down here, please. You got a regular alarm, but one out, Paltoona.
03:48
Copy. I'll get down to the street.
03:55
dispatch from DC2.
03:57
Go ahead, DC2.
04:02
Do you want to put me on the Al-Tuna trip?
04:08
I sure can, DC2. You're going to be on SR1, TAC 112.
Police codes explained
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[1]
mutual aid: Request for assistance from another agency
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