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Firefighters responded to a fire at Rhodes College in Memphis, identifying a cooking device in the cafeteria kitchen as the source. Crews worked to extinguish the fire and ventilate the building.

Fire at Rhodes College

13-8, this is 1st Division. Hey, I'm going to leave it with you. I'll give them a secondary search, all clear. Good job, I appreciate it. Good calling.

 13-8, thanks, sir. We're about to clear the 2nd floor. We're doing pretty good.

13-8, this is 1st Division. Hey, I'm going to leave it with you. I'll give them a secondary search, all clear. Good job, I appreciate it. Good calling. 13-8, thanks, sir. We're about to clear the 2nd floor. We're doing pretty good.

Firefighters have completed a secondary search, confirming the building is clear. They are now clearing the second floor.

Command Engine 13A, we're going to keep 17 as well, each for a few minutes because we're good set up, we're clear pretty well.

Command Engine 13A, we're going to keep 17 as well, each for a few minutes because we're good set up, we're clear pretty well. Okay, no problem, use what you got.

Firefighters are maintaining their setup to ensure all smoke is cleared effectively.

All companies on the scene, moving the smoke, let's make sure we compartmentalize this thing a little bit at a time.

 You're working in the oldest part of the college, a lot of old stuff in it.

 So let's close everything off inside and move it out one room at a time.

All companies on the scene, moving the smoke, let's make sure we compartmentalize this thing a little bit at a time. You're working in the oldest part of the college, a lot of old stuff in it. So let's close everything off inside and move it out one room at a time.

Firefighters are compartmentalizing the area to clear smoke room by room in the older part of the college.

Okay, check. Any way we can set up, anybody got a battery-powered fan on the scene?

According to firefighters, they are considering using a battery-powered fan to help clear the remaining smoke.

Okay, check. We've got a building that sometimes these gyms will have like an exhaust system just to cool them off, but it's probably air-conditioned over here.

 Command, Battalion 5, I'm up here and still didn't have accumulation of smoke up here. Yeah, they've got an HPA system they can click on and try to get some of this trapped smoke out. Some areas up here are completely clear.

Okay, check. We've got a building that sometimes these gyms will have like an exhaust system just to cool them off, but it's probably air-conditioned over here. Command, Battalion 5, I'm up here and still didn't have accumulation of smoke up here. Yeah, they've got an HPA system they can click on and try to get some of this trapped smoke out. Some areas up here are completely clear.

Firefighters are using the building's ventilation system to clear remaining smoke from the gym area.

 There is smoke in the entire building on the first floor.

 To the left of where this is at, it's an athletic gym and stuff.

 It's got a moderate amount, not a whole big amount, but just a moderate amount.

Command, Battalion 3. Command, go ahead. There is smoke in the entire building on the first floor. To the left of where this is at, it's an athletic gym and stuff. It's got a moderate amount, not a whole big amount, but just a moderate amount.

Moderate smoke is present on the first floor near the athletic gym, according to firefighters.

Dispatch, Rose Command Fire Knockdown. Rose Command Fire Knockdown, 2101.

Firefighters have successfully knocked down the fire at the college.

Dispatch, Rhodes command, fire's under control. Primary search all clear.

 Check, Rhodes command, fire under control. Primary search clear, 2058.

Dispatch, Rhodes command, fire's under control. Primary search all clear. Check, Rhodes command, fire under control. Primary search clear, 2058.

13-8 command, check, I copy, fire under control.

 Check, give the 13, make sure they're ready, make sure it's got somewhere to go besides.

13-8 command, check, I copy, fire under control. 513, go ahead. Check, give the 13, make sure they're ready, make sure it's got somewhere to go besides.

The fire is under control, and a primary search of the building is clear.

Wolfe command, advise of equipment being used.

Battalion 20, I'm all set, I got a ladder.

Battalion 20, I'm all set, I got a ladder. Standby, roger, ma'am. 13, you got it, here comes your water.

Firefighters are using a ladder and have water ready to extinguish the fire.

I'm in here, I've got some kind of cooking device that's in here, I can't see it good yet, but I don't want it.

I'm in here, I've got some kind of cooking device that's in here, I can't see it good yet, but I don't want it. I just need to get a water to it.

Firefighters have identified a cooking device as the source and are working to extinguish it.

Battalion 5, 13A. I need the job. I'm just going to cut the down, check with the systems going on.

 It's not like we got something in the kitchen area.

 Okay, I can see if we can get a bunch of doors opened up for you. We'll be there in just a minute.

Battalion 5, 13A. I need the job. I'm just going to cut the down, check with the systems going on. It's not like we got something in the kitchen area. Okay, I can see if we can get a bunch of doors opened up for you. We'll be there in just a minute.

Crews are focusing efforts in the kitchen area and working to ventilate the building.

13, this is Battalion 5. We'll be there in just a minute. What do you got?

 We got heavy smoke inside the cafeteria area. We're still trying to find the fire. We will wait out wide lines. I'm trying to find a now.

 Check. You got representatives there with you?

13, this is Battalion 5. We'll be there in just a minute. What do you got? We got heavy smoke inside the cafeteria area. We're still trying to find the fire. We will wait out wide lines. I'm trying to find a now. Check. You got representatives there with you? Check. Representatives are on scene.

Firefighters report heavy smoke inside the cafeteria area and are working to locate the fire.

Engine 19, Engine 11, Engine 17, Truck 8, Rescue 3, Battalion 5, School Fire, 2000 North Parkway, cross of University Street and East Village Lane, Talk Group Alpha 12, ES 207, Battalion 3, Battalion 20, BC 1B, School Fire, 2000 North Parkway.

Engine 19, Engine 11, Engine 17, Truck 8, Rescue 3, Battalion 5, School Fire, 2000 North Parkway, cross of University Street and East Village Lane, Talk Group Alpha 12, ES 207, Battalion 3, Battalion 20, BC 1B, School Fire, 2000 North Parkway. Thank you.

Alarm, a fire. Rose College Campus Life 2000 North Parkway, near East Village Lane. Engine 11, 17, 19, Truck 4, Rescue 3, Truck 8, 1st Division, Battalion 3, responding talk group. Correction, Battalion 5, responding talk group Alpha 12. 24-8.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire at Rhodes College.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2000 North Pkwy.

Fire at Rhodes College

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