Fire in sauna at YMCA in Frederick contained, Frederick MD
Fire & ArsonA fire started in the sauna area of a two-story YMCA athletic complex in Frederick, Maryland. The fire was small and contained without spreading further. The building was evacuated safely and no injuries were reported. Fire crews worked to ventilate the building and extinguished the fire. Investigation showed the fire was caused by a heated rock falling onto wooden structures in the sauna. There was no evidence of arson.
Audio|Source: Frederick County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, State Police
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Transcript:
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Paramedic engine, 23 is on the scene.
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Two-story commercial athletic complex.
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Nothing evident from the exterior buildings evacuated.
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We're laying out from the hydrant in front of the main entrance.
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Precetic engine, 23 on the scene, two-story complex,
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nothing evident.
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They're reporting fire from this office.
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Just confirmed he said from the office.
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Fire in the sauna.
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Copy Sona.
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It's gonna be a basement level by the pool.
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Got it, thanks.
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Engine 33, engine 502, engine 2991, Jamaican 3-3, truck 23,
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8-8, A-LIS 2, Battalion 9-02, Battalion 902, Battalion 901,
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Safety 901,
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YMCA, near North Market St,
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9-DELTA,
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1923.
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5-2-29-1. We're going to split some of Mew Lane.
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Thank you, Charlie, sir.
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I'm probably just putting a mute in ninth.
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That's correct.
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Paramedic engine 23 to the second due engine. We actually have a hydrant here at the entrance where we're going to enter the building. We've laid out from Market Street, but we'll go ahead and hook up to the one where we're entering.
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33 conference, Chicago in water.
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Normatic 18 on the same engine, 24.
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325 Welfare.
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I'm down-outher. I'm not, I'll offer. You need a Welfare.
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Sent 4.
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City is on Skyview Drive Welfare.
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Okay.
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Deford 3-0.
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The seat house drive.
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194 in the Academus raid, rail registration,
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5, Echo, Gulf,
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Victor, 2-2,
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and a white actor.
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Go ahead.
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Heavy small fire in the sauna, it is contained.
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As soon as we hook up the second section of hairs, I'll tell you to charge it. I'll be on the scene, I'll have the North Market Street Command.
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Parametic Engine 23, I'll direct on your message.
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What additional resources do you need?
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I'm good with resources for the initial fire attack, however, we will need some ventilation.
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Easiest access is probably going to be from the Charlie side.
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There is an emergency exit door that is open, and the sauna is right inside.
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I'm direct.
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Tower one, can you work your way down, or did you make interest to the Alpha side there?
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We're coming back out, we're going to get our blow-hard fans and make our way down there.
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Why don't you go through the first floor?
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We'll call 23 the basement shut as many doors as you can so we don't get more smoke up here than we need.
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Copy that.
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10-9027 of the market suit for you 28 and the truck 23rd.
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Go ahead.
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We get on, saying, can you work with increased and assist with ventilation?
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They're on the Mason Division on the Delta side of the structure.
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Yeah, sorry, if I come down Mews off of the 8th, can I run parallel to the building to the back side? Is that accessible from my GIS management?
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Well, I don't think there's anything blocking the end of that street. I know 30,
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so the 502, I think, was laying in from there. You'll have to go correct with that.
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Rest be by through command.
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Renovation was under 23, the system was what they need.
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Also, I talked to staff on the way down, they said all occupants are out of the building.
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Okay, given the smoke conditions, do we need to double-check that?
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Negative.
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We're going to work on getting things secured down here for ventilation as well.
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We'll take care of that in the basement.
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What about the basement?
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We don't argue a second for anybody.
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We'll also find in this immediate area.
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And we'll move on securing the basement to find out of the corner.
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Okay, I'm direct.
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You'll work with Engine 23 of you guys will be based on fire attack.
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Command engine 291. Go ahead.
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Finish out of 360 for me.
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Yeah, I'm working on now.
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General Officer 2009-1 driver. Go ahead and Steve's down at the floor.
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311 committee.
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6.
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Let's look for the property owner and utilize damage the impact in support of the easement of the state.
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So it's state property and she damaged, minor damage to the guard rail end, paper damage.
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She carried on the court for that to about 20 feet.
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attacks do you make good fire is extinguished we do not need the hose on charge in the process of the backing and out are set up for ventilation
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okay do you believe this may have been malicious and do we need the fire marshal?
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It's the bed of rock that gets hot, became detached from the wall, and fell onto one of the wooden structures within the sauna,
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and that is what's called O'Ire. There is no other extension.
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Okay. Do you need any additional resources other than yourself in the rescue class?
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No, actually, I think we're good with what we have. Let me concur with the other units. Okay, that'll be back to...
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Near N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701
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