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Firefighters control transformer fire near Taft StWichita KS

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Near W Taft St Ste 106, Wichita, KS 67209

Firefighters responded to a house fire near West Taft Street. A transformer was burning in the backyard. Engine 81 took command and controlled the fire. Engine 82 stayed on scene to monitor the transformer fire while other units left the area.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
00:00
Unison around to the check appliance call, near West Taft. It's going to be Battalion 4, Engine 8 and Truck 4. Operate TAC 1[1]. Operate TAC 1.
00:08
Operate TAC 1[1].
00:11
Off to the Battian 34.
00:17
Battian 34, go ahead.
00:20
Can you advise who's going to have command on the house fire?
00:26
I'm not on scene yet. I don't know if anybody took command yet.
00:32
Yeah, more.
00:33
Yeah,
00:35
engine 81 has command at the house fire.
00:39
Probably that engine 81 with commands in 1941.
00:46
All right to show the same 401 route to drillery. Awesome, engine 81.
00:58
I show you en route and engine 81 go.
01:05
So let's go ahead and start every GDR location.
01:08
We do have a transformer that's still on fire in the backyard.
01:16
Squad 32, 33 seizure, at near East Sunny Slope Court, near East Sunny Slope Court, 33 seizure.
01:24
Squad 32, your Machet, 56-55.
01:28
Engine, there you go.
01:36
Do you have a business name or a suite number?
01:44
Negative. I'll try to call the calling party back. All we have is near West Taft.
01:52
Engine A for Battalion 4. It should be Wing Stop.
01:54
Do you have a wing stop there?
02:03
TAN4, we'll check out the Wing Stop.
02:10
Thank you, Battalion 4.
02:13
Yes.
02:14
We have TAP-1Fedish.
02:20
Austin, Mulvanyan 441 for this card.
02:29
Offrey-So, Marlon, 421 available.
02:32
10-4. 10-4.
02:38
Ops 2, Patrick Henry, Command.
02:46
I was from Task Command.
02:48
You can terminate Task Command, release TAC 1[1], Engine 8's got it under control.
02:53
You can release Truck 4 and Battalion 4.
03:01
Releasing Battalion 4, Truck 4 clearing TAC 1[1] at 1944.
03:06
Offs to engine 81.
03:12
Smash, 800, you go ahead and relay a message to me.
03:16
800, I was just letting you know that average he's 104 and en route.
03:22
104, thank you.
03:25
You're welcome. Are you on scene there?
03:37
Negative.
03:40
Copy, just making sure your NCP was working.
03:47
Off from the Titan 34.
03:50
The Titan 34.
03:52
Yeah,
03:56
this is a transformer in the backyard on full. Engine 82 is going to remain on scene. Everybody else is going to back to service, you can release TAC channel.
Police codes explained
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[1]
TAC 1: Tactical radio channel 1

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Near W Taft St Ste 106, Wichita, KS 67209
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