Garbage chute fire in low-rise building activates sprinklers, Seattle WA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in the garbage chute of a low-rise building near NW 56th St. Smoke was reported on floors 3 to 6. Sprinklers activated and fire crews conducted fire attack and ventilation operations. The fire was brought under control and was contained to the garbage chute.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
08:46
Transcript:
00:00
All units responding to are at near NW 56th St, switch to Channel 1.
00:31
All units unseen reminder, this is on channel one, fire attack channel one.
00:40
Command from latter 8, we've got to report that there's smoke on floor 3. We're investigating.
00:47
Yeah, this is no well.
00:50
Okay, smoke floor 3, ladder 8 investigating.
01:04
Command, from Ladder 8.
01:06
We've got light smoke.
01:09
On floor 3, looks like it may be from the garbage chute.
01:14
Okay, light more floor 3, garbage chute.
01:21
Team Bravo command, a ladder 18 Bravo command, can you check out the bottom of the garbage chute?
01:34
The Titan 4, acknowledge.
01:39
We just got a call from the alarm company now, report of water flow.
01:47
Okay, water flow.
01:51
Command from Latter-Aid.
01:53
We've got a report of smoke on four or five.
01:57
Again,
01:58
tenants reporting,
02:01
smoke is from the garbage chute.
02:05
Okay, it sounds like there's a garbage chute fire. And we do have sprinklers in the garbage suit, correct?
02:17
Engine 18 head up there with a line confirmed that the fires in the garbage chute and we have sprinkler activation.
02:26
Steve, head into the sprinkler, the garbage chute, we're trying to get access to the panels.
02:36
11, 45, 43, California amaze Southwest.
02:42
coming units from 56th Street Command.
02:48
This is a low-rise building,
02:51
reports of smoke coming from a garbage chute 4-3,
02:57
smoke migrating to 5 and 6,
03:00
engine 18 laterator investigating,
03:05
low-rise cell.
03:08
Okay, but tied four. Five hat on the hydrant.
03:14
Okay, tied four, low-rise fog in effect. Andrew.
03:24
Command, engine 18.
03:26
I'll be fire attack with engine 35, engine 18.
03:30
We're extending, land extended to floor three.
03:39
Okay, engine 18, engine 35 fire attack,
03:45
35 supply.
03:51
And command, we'll need to get a person in at the fire panel.
04:00
Saman from Latter-A, we put a pump van in the recycle shoot, garbage.
04:10
Activated and we could use TPV on all floors.
04:18
Okay, Latter 18, Brabos, you get that PPV.
04:25
Okay, again for D Bravo.
04:29
Positive pressure for the building.
04:34
Positive pressure. Positive pressure.
04:38
Command from Ladder 8, Team A.
04:42
Go ahead. Go ahead.
04:45
Recommend getting on the intercom and telling all residents to stay in their room.
04:52
Okay, engine 35 officer will do that.
05:13
Latter-A from Command,
05:15
can you confirm that you've got fire under control and that it's only in the garbage suit?
05:23
Command from Latter-A, fire under control,
05:27
only in the garbage chute.
05:30
We've searched all floors with light smoke.
05:34
We've emptied one pump can into the chute. We're now ventilating all floors.
05:42
Okay,
05:44
dispatch command.
05:47
Go ahead, command. All units,
05:50
except engine 18,
05:53
35, ladder 8,
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battalion 4, Medicaid,
05:56
and then my next interrupt.
06:00
Okay, all units on scene are responding to near NW 56th St, code green with the exception of engine 1835.
06:10
Later 8, battalion 4, medicate 18,
06:14
and the second truck, ladder 5 or 9.
06:24
North 50th Street, Keystone Place.
06:27
North. Water five, what's your location?
06:30
Letter 9, that's a code green for you.
06:32
Lotter 5 is the right now and unseen.
06:36
Nine, okay. Letter 9. Cook me.
06:42
Engine 28 response, near Lurie Avenue Northwest.
06:47
Okay.
06:49
Ladder 8 is taking the garbage suit down to the ground floor.
06:59
Okay,
07:00
you might as well pick up your line and head down and help them find the source of that, probably down at the base level of garbage area.
07:10
Okay.
07:18
All right, T-D,
07:21
which floor do you want the fan on?
07:30
The mass and fire attack, we need ventilation on all floors.
07:37
Okay, Latter 5 command, split your team, help with the event plan, help Ladder 8 with the vent plan,
07:45
and secure the sprinkler.
07:47
Okay,
07:52
we're going to have Team Bravo to secure the sprinkler system and Alpha will tie in with Ladder 8.
08:05
Command from Latter-A we found the garbage room. There's access to a roll-up on the Charlie side.
08:15
We just need to get a key. We can bring in a handline from there.
08:22
Engine 18 apparatus driver, can you try to find that key for me?
08:30
18 driver on it.
08:33
I looks like it's a standard configuration key to activate the door.
08:43
Engine 35 from command, we're able to silence that.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 56th St, Seattle, WA 98107
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