Commercial building fire near S Steele St in Tacoma, Tacoma WA


A commercial building near South Steele Street in Tacoma caught fire. Firefighters responded with multiple engines and a ladder truck. They accessed the roof and used hoses to fight the fire. Light smoke was reported throughout the building. A lost child was found near the scene who could not find their parent.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Command received engine 7, making face-to-face with command.
00:08
Command, engine 4, we're headed to the roof with Tower 2.
00:14
Command received engine 4 making roof access with Tower 2 for hoist deployment.
00:20
Major 4 from Tower 2.
00:27
If you can bring up 50 more feet of inch and three quarter, that would work.
00:37
If you could bring up an additional 50 feet of inch and three quarter, that would make the operation goes more smoothly.
00:52
Number four, grabbing another 50 feet, engines required.
01:01
Engine 9 from command, I'm going to have you bump up to the fire attack line interior.
01:06
Medic 4 from command, I'm going to have you staff the backup line that engine 9 was previously staffing.
01:15
Medic 4 receives backup lines on Engine 9.
01:20
That's and I got me bumping up the attack on.
01:27
Tacoma from command, requesting additional two and one.
01:35
Command from Tacoma, just confirmed me two additional engines and one ladder.
01:41
That's affirmative.
01:43
2227.
01:49
Commandant-MIC-4 is inferring access site alpha.
01:55
Commandant received medic4 making access site alpha for back-the-line.
02:03
Engine 13, engine 15, and ladder 1, channel A3, commercial structure fire, F.S.
02:10
Harmon, near South Steele Street, engine 13, engine 15, and ladder 1, channel A3, commercial structure fire, Fs.S. Harmon, near South Steele Street, Time 2229.
02:30
We need to have...
02:34
We should have, like, slow, and drive, we can't find the source?
02:46
Receive engine one, requesting a battalion chief and another engine?
02:51
That's affirmative.
02:53
2230.
03:03
Engine one officer, engine one.
03:08
Okay.
03:20
To come from command, what were my additional two engines and ladder company?
03:27
Command, you have engine 13, engine 15, and ladder 1.
03:34
Command received engine 13, engine 15, and ladder 1.
03:42
Education, South 13th Street and Court C.
03:45
Time 2231.
04:02
How do you want to give any more?
04:08
Tom, Patine 3, I'm just watching about the directs my road.
04:12
Steam route in about a minute enough.
04:21
Battalion 3 of traffic.
04:25
103, receive the dispatch. I'm about 300 yards from my regal being routed in about a minute and a half.
04:31
Proceed, 2232.
04:36
The coma from Engine 1, can you also dispatch PPD routine?
04:41
We have a lost child who approached Engine 1, who can't find their parent.
04:47
Receive, Edge 1, we'll get your DVD, 22, 33.
04:53
and reporting still light smoke throughout the building.
04:57
It appears a ladder or correction tower two is making rough access and applying water from up top.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98409
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