Name: Two People Rescued From Apartment Fire video
Uploaded: 2025-12-30T02:47:43.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to an apartment fire in Kansas City, Kansas, where multiple residents were reportedly trapped in apartments 5 and 6. Rescue efforts included setting up ladders to assist those attempting to escape, with ambulances dispatched to the scene.

Citizen Summary

Updates

Firefighters responded to an apartment fire in Kansas City, Kansas, where multiple residents were reportedly trapped in apartments 5 and 6. Rescue efforts included setting up ladders to assist those attempting to escape, with ambulances dispatched to the scene.

Two People Rescued From Apartment Fire

Command is 110. 2318, are you ready for fan up there?

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate the building as the situation is under control.

Nation, St. Luke's Plaza. All units staging can be in service. All units staging can be in service.

Staging units are being released from the scene as the situation is under control.

Dispatch, Kansas. Go, Kansas, command. We're going to put this under control. Fire building address is 1747. 1747. We're going to be releasing a second alarm, company. Company address, 1747. Fire under control.

The fire is now under control, and the second alarm units are being released.

Primary, secondary, clear on the entire west exposure. Address is 1749. It's 10-4, 1749. Primary, clear on west side exposure. Command, seven trucks on scene awaiting assignment.

Firefighters confirm the west side of the building is clear. Seven trucks are on scene awaiting assignment.

Rescue 1, go for command. You got primary and secondary clear of all of these units up here. Alright, you're on the third floor? Copy, third floor, primary and secondary cleared by Rescue 1. Copy. 213 on scene. 213 on scene. Primary is clear on 3 and 4 also. Copy. 7, truck's on. 7 on scene.

Firefighters confirm primary and secondary searches are clear on the third and fourth floors.

Command 104. 104, go for command. I'm walking towards the front with property management. If you can give us some better information on occupancy. I got 110 on that. 10, command, 104.

Firefighters are coordinating with property management to gather more information on building occupancy.

Copy. I have a number 4 as well. Command, Truck 5. Command, Truck 5 needs, ladder's clear for two. Truck 5, say again, you got two people? We found one and there's one more missing. Send the note. Get out. 411 on scene. 112 on scene.

Firefighters have rescued one person and are searching for another still missing.

Patient was negative, Cincinnati. Truck 2 on scene. Truck 2 on scene. Command 18, can you do some on the third floor? Say that again, 18? Command, this is 104. 104, go for command. We've got two rescues complete. We're attempting a third rescue on the third floor. Copy. Two rescues complete from the rear, working on number 3. Copy.

Firefighters have completed two rescues from the back of the building and are working on a third rescue on the third floor.

104, you need 35-foot ladders? No, 28s will do. We need at least one more at this time. Alright, I got a couple coming to you. I need 28-foot ladders to the rear, 28-foot ladders to the rear. Command Truck 2, what direction you want us in? You got set up on 18th Street and walk-in Truck 2?

Firefighters are deploying 28-foot ladders to the rear for ongoing rescues. Additional units are setting up nearby.

TAC 7. 22 on a TAC 7. Command, this is 104. 104, command, go ahead. Need ladders to the rear of the structure. I have several people in windows on the third floor. 10 to command, nobody's in apartment 4, under the fire.

Firefighters are deploying more ladders to the rear for several third-floor rescues. No occupants were found in apartment 4.

Dispatch, this is command, or this is 104. 104. We got an attempted rescue on the rear of the structure. We got a rescue in attempt right now. I need more ladders to the back. Dispatch, copy. Attempted rescue on the rear of the structure, more ladders to the back. Command 120, are you cool if I take this to an EMS TAC channel? Affirmative, 120. Dispatch, put all units on an EMS TAC channel. Let me know what it is. Dispatch, copy. It's going to be TAC 7. EMS TAC channel's going to be...

Firefighters are attempting a rescue at the rear of the building, requesting more ladders for assistance.

Dispatch, 102's, Kansas command, go ahead and give me a second alarm. Have a stage on 18th Street. Dispatch copies. I have no pressure on this first line. Command, you have Medic 505. You are. Command, we have Medic 505, Medic 551, and Medic 19 all headed your way for additional resources. No pressure. 18th line.

Medic 551, Medic 505, Medic 19, respond to the apartment fire, 1749 Kansas Avenue. Come up on TAC 5. Medic 551, Medic 505, Medic 19. You're going to be 3rd, 4th, and 5th units in for the apartment fire, 1749 Kansas Avenue.

Additional medical units are responding to assist at the apartment fire.

23's here, we'll be able to help with the plug. Copy. Right on scene. On scene. 24 on scene, pump right on scene. Truck 3, let the tank truck go first. 102 is on the scene, we have heavy fire. I need, truck 10 in here is a working aerial. Truck 3, I need you to find apartment 5 and 6. Rescue in apartment 5 and 6. Second pumper, we need a plug. Copy.

All medics en route, emergent. All medics en route, emergent. Rescue 1's here. Rescue 1 on scene. 24's beat, come over 23 to get him some water. Alright, Kansas advancing two lines off Pumper 23. I need a plug, Brock and Pumper 23.

Heavy fire is reported as crews work to rescue people on balconies.

18, we've got a rig right in front of the building also. We can help you guys work. Chief, you got a plug down there? Do we need to bring this from 18th Street? Alright, Kansas command has truck 5 in the south parking lot. Truck 10, see if you can get from the north side. Command 18, we need ladders to the back. Get people out. Copy, ladders to the back. Copy.

Truck 3, we need ladders to the back. Pumper 10, why don't you sit on that plug and pump? Pumper 5, we need, we're going to need the ambulances right to the front. We need the ambulances right to the pump. Dispatch, pass this to the front. Dispatch 104 is on the scene. We're going to need PD immediately for that line in the middle of the street, off the street. Copy, PD is en route. We have ambulances headed your way. EMS, we'll find a way. We're the.

Firefighters are setting up ladders to rescue people from apartments 5 and 6. Ambulances are on the way.

It's a job, blood pressure. 411, respond. 110 responding. 213 responding. 213 responding. All companies be advised, we have parties stating that they are trapped. They are attempting to jump from the floor that they're on, attempting to jump. We have parties trapped.

All companies be advised, we are getting multiple calls about multiple parties being trapped. Trying to get exact locations for you. We got apartment 5 and apartment 6. Parties trapped in apartment 5 and apartment 6.

Reports indicate multiple people are trapped in apartments 5 and 6, with some attempting to jump.

on an apartment fire. All companies clear on TAC 5. Pumper 24, respond.

Station 23 is responding. Station 23 responding. Rescue 1's en route. Rescue 1 en route. High-rise en route. High-rise is en route.

Additional firefighting units, including a high-rise team, are en route to the apartment fire.

Car 102, Car 104, Drone 1, Pumper 8, Pumper 18, Pumper 23, Pumper 24, Rescue 1, Truck 3, Truck 5, Truck 10, Medic 553, 17, 49 Kansas Avenue on an apartment fire. All companies clear on TAC 5. Car 102, Car 104, Drone 1, Pumper 8, Pumper 18, Pumper 23, Pumper 24, Rescue 1.

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of a fire in an apartment building.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1749 Kansas Ave.

Two People Rescued From Apartment Fire

Summary

Timeline

Radio Clips

Related Incidents

Power Outage Reported

Power Outage Reported

Power Outage Reported

Protect your world.