Vehicle Fire Near Residence Causes Structure Smoke, Ellensburg WA


Emergency response was initiated after a vehicle caught fire near a residential building on Vantage Highway in Ellensburg. Smoke was visible coming from the two-story residence. The fire was severe enough to prompt an upgrade to a second alarm, with multiple fire stations responding to control the vehicle fire and investigate the smoke inside the residence. No injuries were reported at the scene.
Audio|Source: Kittitas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Drill message, drill message, drilled message.
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Station 21, station 29, station 22,
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station 23, station 26.
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Respond to near Vantage Highway reported structure fire.
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Station 21, station 29, station 22, station 23, station 26.
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Respond to near Vantage Highway, reported structure fire.
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Time out.
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1819
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Ketcom engine TTI2 Meanrow near Vantage Highway Multiple reports of residents,
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smoke showing nothing further
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Engine, engine Gini2 2ndi2
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Hi, Q434.
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District 2, closest unit is near North Bend. Will advise? Will advise?
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Well,
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if it before, Steve, and I just noticed that there's no injuries apparently, but if there is somebody that could get there sooner for traffic control, that would be helpful.
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24341820.
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We have a vehicle on fire next to a resident.
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The fears we have smoke in the residence.
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Engine 292 will be initiating near Vantage Highway Command and investigating.
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And investigating.
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Check,
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I'm received.
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Vehicle on fire,
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smoke from a resident,
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engine 292 initiating command.
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6K comment service.
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618,
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21.
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Question and then,
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correction, ladder 2 11 in route.
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Ladder 211, receive, in route.
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2 will be in route.
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2202 in route.
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221 in route with 4.
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221 in route with 4. 221 in route with 4.
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From ladder 211, we're approaching the scene.
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We're approaching the scene.
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Ingen, you're in 18.
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Tom, go ahead.
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360 complete, size-up report.
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I do have a vehicle fire adjacent to a structure.
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I have a two-story residential smoke showing from floor one.
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Go ahead and upgrade this to a second alarm.
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We're going to be getting attacked on the vehicle fire.
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The engine K2 will be establishing...
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Command post will be at engine 292.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA 98926
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