Fire at abandoned house on Steilacoom Blvd, Pierce County WA


Firefighters responded to an abandoned house fire near Steilacoom Boulevard. The building was fully involved and firefighters conducted defensive operations due to water supply challenges. The house appeared to be mostly burned down to the foundation.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
04:24
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 7 from Battalion 3, are you going to try a different route?
00:08
Battalion 3,
00:10
I advise that we,
00:13
this is accessed off Steilacoom Boulevard, so there is no other option for us at this point.
00:24
Let's continue to that location until Firecom calls us off.
00:31
Register 5.
00:36
The time 3 for engine 15, should we continue liquid drive to Steilacoom Boulevard?
00:44
Affirmative. We'll continue all units until FireCom instructs otherwise.
00:53
Italian 3 from engine 10, we're going to enter in through the funeral home.
00:57
Looks like there's also access, maybe off Tyler.
01:03
Battalion 3.
01:04
935 are we all going to commit to this funeral home?
01:11
Agent 15 is that you, standing right and still from Boulevard?
01:15
That's affirmative.
01:18
Hold your position there.
01:22
Receive.
01:28
All units from Engine A, if you can see our location on the map, we've located the building, it looks fully involved, we're still trying to make access to it.
01:42
Call for Engine 7, do we have the RP that they were going to have some speed for us? We have them talking to you at all.
01:52
Indian 7, I'll try to give them a call back.
01:59
Engine 7 from 25, the advisor have two West Pierce units in front of us and the internet cemetery that may have access to the game.
02:10
to film Engine 8 is on scene and command.
02:14
We have a fully involved in the DKFA is approximately 50 by 50.
02:21
Housefire. We're going to be pulling a two and a half for a defensive operations.
02:26
All the units that need to your location on the map.
02:30
Come to that location.
02:33
Engine 8 will be doing a 360 with more to follow.
02:37
Receive engineated on scene, following two and a half, defensive operation 552.
02:46
Tower, too, are you following eight, uh,
02:50
half in?
02:53
I think so.
03:00
I'll keep an eye out for a high grant.
03:09
Engine 11, Channel A2, BLS, breathing problem, (number withheld) East Morton Street. Engine 11, Channel A2, BLS, breathing problem, (number withheld) East Morton Street.
03:23
Time, 553.
03:26
Do we have any West Pearson that's assigned to this channel?
03:39
Engine 7, it looks like you've got Ladder 21 and Medic 21 on scene. I'll give a fire come a call and have them get on channel, A3. 12.
03:52
So,
03:58
engine 8 from Engine 7, we can dump our tank into you. We are not seeing any hydrants.
04:07
Engine 7, that's permanent. We might need your tank.
04:11
We have Engine 10 on scene with us as well.
04:13
We're setting up for defensive fire attack.
04:17
This looks to be a long abandoned house,
04:21
so it's pretty much down to the foundation at this point.
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