Fire on third floor of three-story building, State College PA


A fire broke out on the third floor of a three-story garden style building near Southgate Dr in Centre County. Fire and smoke were visible on the third floor exterior. Firefighters responded quickly, establishing command and requesting a second alarm. The fire was knocked down on the interior and exterior third floor. There was a small fire on the first floor which was later disregarded. No extension of the fire occurred beyond the third floor.
Audio|Source: Centre and Clearfield Counties Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Action 5-4.
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Engine 5-4. Engine 5-4. Engine 5-4 is responding.
00:13
554, you're responding. Fire in the third floor.
00:16
Small explosion from the area.
00:22
Centre County Captain 551.
00:26
Cap 551.
00:29
I'm on scene, I have a three-story garden style.
00:31
I have fire and smoke on the third floor, out the side. Captain 551 will house Southgate Command.
00:38
I'll be out for my 360.
00:41
Copy. All units, Captain 551 is on scene reporting fire and smoke, third floor,
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side A.
00:49
5-1 is on scene.
00:52
Destruction of 200 to the second floor dry.
00:54
We have run water supply.
00:58
Sorry, Cady, engine 5-4.
01:01
Go ahead, 5-4.
01:08
Copy, engine 5-1, engine 5-4 on scene.
01:14
How is his name?
01:20
Go ahead, Captain.
01:24
Confirmed working fire, third floor, it's an outside-in-fire.
01:28
I have three stories on the rear,
01:30
buildings on its slab,
01:32
no Charlie side-out apparatus.
01:35
Have the first few companies special lines through side-ed-air.
01:42
Captain VIII, you have two engines on the scene. You require additional.
01:51
Forret, go ahead and dispatch a second alarm.
01:58
The captain is requesting the second alarm.
02:05
After that white one, send them up above, Aaron, and I'll be up on the upper side.
02:10
Copy that.
02:18
On Division 2.
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Stay my way in Division 3.
02:26
Man's okay. No conditions on the second floor making your way up to 3.
02:35
Sam's Region 5, 4.
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Go ahead.
02:40
You want to stretch backup lines?
02:45
That's correct. Let's see if we can get a second line into the third floor and try to find access to that balcony.
02:54
One is we're going to access to the floor?
02:57
Fire on the Bravos side.
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We're going to knock on it now.
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We have a fire third floor.
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Towards the Bravo side, you're going to get a knock on it.
03:09
Unit calling command try again.
03:13
Okay,
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fire's been knocked on the interior.
03:16
There's a small burrow on the outside of the outside.
03:21
Command copies fire's been knocked, third floor,
03:25
small fire on the exterior towards the opposite side.
03:32
County from Southgate Drive, Command. County, Command, Command, command.
03:40
Interior crews are reporting the fires knocked down on the third floor.
03:44
Go ahead and have all my second alarm unit's level one stage on Southgate.
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Copy.
03:52
Captain B advised, we're getting significant weather alerts for your area with heavy rain in the area.
04:02
Command's okay.
04:07
Commander 5-1 officer, fire is being knocked on the exterior,
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third floor alpha-side.
04:17
Primaries on 4-3 are complete and negative.
04:22
Command copies. Fire on the exterior alpha side has been knocked down.
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Primary and the third floor complete.
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Do you guys have any additional needs?
04:35
Grant from engine 5-4 opposite.
04:40
Go ahead for command.
04:42
We have a small fire in the first floor attention.
04:50
Okay, I believe you guys can disregard that.
04:56
Fire been knocked on Division 3, no extension,
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natural ventilation.
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And from Officer Fire.
05:09
Go ahead.
05:15
We have a victim in the garage. We bring it up the man door.
05:22
Okay, I believe you can also disregard that.
05:29
Matt, number 5-1.
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Are we good to break down?
05:36
Yeah, that's correct. All units operating at near Southgate Dr.
05:39
I believe we can break down and come out.
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