Firefighters access smoldering area behind false wall, Fort Myers FL


Firefighters responded to a structural fire at a location near Cleveland Ave. They accessed a hidden smoldering area behind a false wall by removing drywall. Power was turned off to ensure safety while they checked for fire spread and hazards.
Audio|Source: Lee County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
C-6.
00:11
City -6. I'm now touching 5.
00:18
Copy 2013.
00:28
Here, the ladder 16.
00:30
Go ahead, 16.
00:35
Did he not you off? We're going to be able to get some more breaker.
00:39
The neon sign is still on.
00:49
The ladder 16, you got the power out.
01:02
Ladder 16 with command. Are you guys going to work your way up to the roof?
01:06
Do the route access?
01:40
Fire is knocked down or checking for exception.
01:47
Happy 2121.
01:51
Give me control of the audit.
02:01
Minutes 16 command.
02:05
Good.
02:08
Oxpins are stating there's a hat there right under the tip of the ladder.
02:16
We're at it.
02:25
The state is should be big enough if he says it's a crawl space you can get in there.
02:39
Medicaid Team Medical.
02:41
At Fort Myers-in.
02:43
(number withheld) Cleveland Ave.
02:44
Respond on this match to, Medicaid Team.
02:55
And just get on 11th.
03:02
Loud of 11 go.
03:06
This is the 1011.
03:08
Let me know, we're making an access panel into the cell service.
03:17
Copy. You said you were making access to the panel.
03:22
Yeah, there used to be an access panel here,
03:25
but there's no longer.
03:27
The web is a great one through the drywall.
03:44
The damage is already got.
03:49
Copy.
03:52
If you want, I can send the guys to show you with the panelists, see if you need more access.
04:00
There's about 30 seconds away.
04:09
Command, lead control.
04:12
Golly control.
04:15
Sir, you're 20 minutes in the ground ops.
04:21
I have a visual and all the units on the scene.
04:27
Caput 227.
04:33
Command the units, agents.
04:35
Just go ahead and hang out for a few, making sure that there's no fire travel to the parasite.
04:47
And then we can see down in that false wall.
04:51
It's definitely smoldering. There's no flames.
04:54
We did find the access panel. It was covered up by a draw wall. So we're having to feel away the dry well to get to the access panel end of that false wall.
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