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Structure fire at church in Grand Blanc under controlGrand Blanc MI

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Near McCandlish Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439

A large structure fire occurred at a church near McCandlish Rd in Grand Blanc. Multiple fire departments responded with extensive manpower and equipment. Firefighters searched inside the building while working to contain the fire. Water supply difficulties were reported but additional water sources were secured. The fire spread into the northeast corner but crews worked to control it. Medical units were staged nearby for assistance.

Audio|Source: Genesee County Fire
08:48
Transcript:
00:00
Respond on Fire Ground 2 to assist Grant Lake Township on a structure fire.
00:04
Near McCandlish Rd at Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints across the Holly.
00:08
You need you with bandpower. You're going to be on Fireground 2 at 1114.
00:15
Plent City Battalion and Engine 11 respond on Fireground 2. Jude was the scrambling township in the structure fire near McCandlish Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints cross the Holly they're requesting you with manpower he'll be fairgrounds 2 at 1114.
00:32
Command this North Oakland chief one we've got rehab set up right here by the two ladders I've got Brandon and Springfield assigned to that.
00:40
We're going to get you another water supply for your truck one, as well as thin cities locked in.
00:47
As well as all the ambulances with the LDH that got laided from the west.
00:53
Command, Ops.
00:56
Demand operations.
00:59
No, it's all in Kemp, too, where you had, I got a pack for you.
01:03
Adam, Fire ground two.
01:06
Sergeant 1, fire ground 2, go ahead.
01:09
They still weren't able to make entry far enough in that the light of the building. You can get me a crew of four.
01:16
Send in and see if we could do a search.
01:19
Okay, I got it coming right now.
01:21
That's Herzberg side.
01:24
Operations from Northeast sector,
01:27
sent me, Chief Creek.
01:29
Go ahead, Chief.
01:32
You getting me a truck back here on the Charlie side?
01:35
You expect the evidence back here and the fire is extending into it.
01:40
Station 1 with 10-1[1].
01:43
Okay, awesome, thank you.
01:45
Listen, I got guys inside by the fire, so they're still trying to search.
01:50
(Name withheld) from Burton Chief 1.
01:53
It's a PV command post.
01:56
Can you put a call in for consumers' gas just to check it out? We can't find anything.
02:02
She's only got a smell in half of her house and didn't notice any other chemical smell or any chemicals that know.
02:10
I don't know who else to call besides them.
02:14
Troy, I'm having another handline come on 25.
02:18
Go ahead, I got water to do that.
02:23
Copy, contacting consumers.
02:26
Paging from Burton Chief 1.
02:29
And you can show all stage 1 units clear in return.
02:33
1116, clear in return.
02:36
Back from Breivlake City, Chief 1.
02:39
See, Gene from Burton Chief 1.
02:42
You got a guy from there, Ryan, so be careful.
02:45
I'm talking, Chief 1, Chief 2, I'm going to interior with the search group.
02:49
Copy that.
02:54
I see from Oxford Fire Alpha 1. We have an ALS unit on scene if you need us.
03:06
Okay, clear.
03:08
But yet all the ambulances are going to be staging on the west side.
03:13
That's the incident.
03:15
Okay, we'll see if we can make it to the west side of the incident thing.
03:19
Okay, we'll see if we can make it to the west side of the incident thing.
03:23
North Oakland, Chief One from Utility One.
03:28
Operations Goals for North Oakland.
03:31
Sent for Grambling Chief One,
03:34
Township Chief One's arriving.
03:36
Copy at 1118.
03:38
I have one additional manpower, I can either bring a pumping apparatus or just manpower.
03:45
All the people you can give me.
03:47
Need me an aerial 25 up for staging, that.
03:50
Cutting Township Utility 16 is on location with two.
03:55
I need that.
03:58
Staging from Burton Chief One.
04:04
Command from Burton Chief One.
04:11
Captain, where is the Burton Chief One calling you?
04:16
No, pardon.
04:21
...by the moving the Grand Blank City area to the northeast corner of the building.
04:29
Clear.
04:31
Grand Point Township, Chief One, to command.
04:35
Go ahead.
04:38
What's your location?
04:45
I'm at engine 3.
04:48
It's going to be on the B-side.
04:52
Ariel 25, Ariel 25, you copy.
05:02
To you left, you see me waiving.
05:05
See me waiving? We need some water over on the roof over here to affect the search, please.
05:10
25 pockets of 25. We're shifting.
05:15
Thank you, 25.
05:17
Just keep in the bay. We're going to do a search with that line.
05:20
All for your seat, have that part and keep on.
05:26
Command from Burton, Chief 1, can you verify it's the northeast corner of the building's been searched or not?
05:32
Negative. Operations that is negative.
05:37
Okay, I'm going to make entry starts.
05:40
You know I can see. Fire is spreading to the northeast corner.
05:43
Where's CD command post that, please?
05:50
In the north end of the parking lot.
05:53
Water supply, we're going to run out of suction.
05:57
Copy, thank you.
05:59
Okay.
06:02
Sergeant 3, command, can we get water on Agent 3, please?
06:07
I-Feed from operations.
06:09
I-B from operations, fire don't you.
06:12
Go ahead.
06:17
I'm not sure how many hydrants we got to have, but what equipment's available to get on the back of the north-east corner so that we get this cut off, but we're getting pretty thin on water.
06:31
Okay, clear.
06:34
25 to command. Be advised, we don't have drivers for your trucks, we're going to start moving them.
06:41
Command from East Interior Search.
06:44
Go ahead.
06:51
The each middle sector is clear,
06:55
primary and secondary.
06:57
We need a line to south advancement is coming this way fast.
07:01
Clear on that. We got water coming to you in a few minutes.
07:07
Command B of I, the fire spread into the northeast corner. It's almost consumed.
07:14
Okay.
07:19
Operation.
07:20
We can probably start one of these engine three-quarters from air 25 over to Burton's crew.
07:25
Okay.
07:27
Water supply from Atlas engine.
07:41
I see you from Apariasease where you're going to.
07:49
Captain Warson from Sergeant 1 in operation.
07:53
Go ahead.
07:59
My staging officer.
08:06
There's no more people to Jeff.
08:07
We did more guys.
08:10
Okay, clear.
08:17
(Name withheld) from the city, I believe it's going to be doing staging,
08:21
get with him,
08:23
and he's working on the water supply too.
08:26
I have a lieutenant for Sergeant Ford. Captain 1, what's your location?
08:31
Troy from operations.
08:34
Right there, Latter 1.
08:36
Go on under 25.
08:41
Troy shut the red 3 inch down with the blitz nozzle.
08:44
I'm having guys move it to the northeast corner.
08:48
There's down.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Unable to copy / Signal weak

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Near McCandlish Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439
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