Name: Kitchen Fire on Eighth-Floor video
Uploaded: 2026-09-13T15:04:57.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at a high-rise building in Cincinnati, identifying the source as a bathroom on the 10th floor. The situation is under investigation.

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Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at a high-rise building in Cincinnati, identifying the source as a bathroom on the 10th floor. The situation is under investigation.

Kitchen Fire on Eighth-Floor

Parking hour, Thompson, McDonald, we got your mask, we're putting them back.

 Gabe Pitzer, we'll meet you at the truck. Do me a favor and get my elevator keys.

Parking hour, Thompson, McDonald, we got your mask, we're putting them back. Parking hour's clear. Thompson's clear. I got somebody's howling in too. I don't know who's. That should be mine and truck 3. Floors 8 through 11 are clear. Truck 3's heading back with a fan. Gabe Pitzer, we'll meet you at the truck. Do me a favor and get my elevator keys. Got it.

Firefighters confirm floors 8 through 11 are clear and are returning equipment to the trucks.

Command all companies, we'll leave Truck 3 and Truck 29 up there.

 All other companies, come out to the front of the building.

Command all companies, we'll leave Truck 3 and Truck 29 up there. All other companies, come out to the front of the building.

Firefighters are scaling back operations, leaving two trucks on the scene while others regroup outside.

Thanks, Nick. We're just going to be here a while. It's going to take a while.

 Yeah, when we got off at 7, there was a good haze on 7 as well, just FYI.

Thanks, Nick. We're just going to be here a while. It's going to take a while. Yeah, when we got off at 7, there was a good haze on 7 as well, just FYI. That's clear. Sigma 9. Garfield command.

Firefighters noted a haze on the 7th floor and continue ventilation efforts.

Rescue 14 to Engine 3 or Truck 3, do you have the master keys to this building?

 Jerry Holman, can you grab those keys from him and bring them down, please, to the first floor?

 Engine 29 to Chief Flagler, you're going to have two fans starting up in the stairwell.

Rescue 14 to Engine 3 or Truck 3, do you have the master keys to this building? Engine 3, I do not. Truck 3, I have them up in 8. Jerry Holman, can you grab those keys from him and bring them down, please, to the first floor? You're clear. Engine 29 to Chief Flagler, you're going to have two fans starting up in the stairwell. You want pressurized.

Firefighters are coordinating to retrieve master keys and have started two fans in the stairwell for ventilation.

 RAT 17 command, we got the scuttle open.

 You can isolate the individual floors and get either one ramp family or two pressurized to the same stairwell.

 We're getting one set up now, and we got some fans on 8 and 9.

Ramp now, we're heading down. RAT 17 command, we got the scuttle open. You can isolate the individual floors and get either one ramp family or two pressurized to the same stairwell. They'll move it. That's clear. We're getting one set up now, and we got some fans on 8 and 9. District 1 to command. Go ahead. We can get...

The fan, the pressurized, the stairwell that the standpipe is in, that we connected to the standpipe, should be the east side stairwell, east side stairwell.

 Get the stairwell, the east side, pressurized, moment of standpipe.

 Rat 17, moving back down to the 8th floor.

The fan, the pressurized, the stairwell that the standpipe is in, that we connected to the standpipe, should be the east side stairwell, east side stairwell. That's clear. Get the stairwell, the east side, pressurized, moment of standpipe. Rat 17, moving back down to the 8th floor.

Firefighters are pressurizing the east side stairwell to aid ventilation efforts.

6119, fire is out, kitchen fire, that is correct.

 Everything's pretty much locked off by fire equipment.

 I guess the fire department's going to get some fans and bring them in.

6119, fire is out, kitchen fire, that is correct. Everything's pretty much locked off by fire equipment. Okay, 6110, copy that? I copy, thanks. And they're calling for fans. I guess the fire department's going to get some fans and bring them in.

Command to Heavy Rescue 14, are we going to need fans up on the 9th floor also or just the 8th?

 We can probably use a fan on 9, start on 8, start clearing it out. It's the heaviest down here.

 Chief, we'll probably eventually need fans on 9 and on 10 to clear it out.

 Yes, sir. We're starting on the bulk of it right now, and we'll start working our way up.

Command to Heavy Rescue 14, are we going to need fans up on the 9th floor also or just the 8th? We can probably use a fan on 9, start on 8, start clearing it out. It's the heaviest down here. That's clear. Chief, we'll probably eventually need fans on 9 and on 10 to clear it out. You got fans on 8 right now, correct? Yes, sir. We're starting on the bulk of it right now, and we'll start working our way up. That's clear, I'll-

Firefighters are using fans to ventilate smoke from the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors.

 Rescue 14, 8th floor, 804. I got it. It's a kitchen fire. Fire's out. We're going to need to start ventilating here in a second.

 Truck 3, we have a sand on the 8th floor. That's clear. Fire's out.

Repeat that. Rescue 14, 8th floor, 804. I got it. It's a kitchen fire. Fire's out. We're going to need to start ventilating here in a second. Truck 3, we have a sand on the 8th floor. That's clear. Fire's out.

Firefighters confirm a kitchen fire on the 8th floor is out. Ventilation efforts are underway.

Rescue 14, 8th floor to command. I got heavy smoke coming out of 804. It's going to be the east side of the building.

 That's clear. Smoke coming from 804, east side of the building.

 Getting into it. Elevators are coming back down. Firefighter Ira Ray is going to run the elevator.

 Truck 29, we're still unable to find the fire. We do have heavy black smoke coming to 804.

Rescue 14, 8th floor to command. I got heavy smoke coming out of 804. It's going to be the east side of the building. That's clear. Smoke coming from 804, east side of the building. Medic 3. Getting into it. Elevators are coming back down. Firefighter Ira Ray is going to run the elevator. Truck 29, we're still unable to find the fire. We do have heavy black smoke coming to 804.

Firefighters are attempting to locate the source of the smoke.

coming out of it, but I have no heat at all, but still a smell of something burning.

 We need to check the other bathrooms that are in line with this.

coming out of it, but I have no heat at all, but still a smell of something burning. We need to check the other bathrooms that are in line with this. What room are you in? 1004. Okay. Truck 29 is heading down to 804.

Firefighters are checking additional bathrooms on lower floors for signs of smoke or burning smells.

Second elevator heading back down. Rescue 14, I got smoke in 1004. I have some smoke coming out of the bathroom bed. Investigating, trying to figure it out. Engine 14 is clear. We're going to give this a, let us know what you find.

Firefighters report smoke coming from a bathroom on the 10th floor and are investigating the source.

Engine 3 is on scene, large high-rise, nothing showing.

 Engine 3 on scene, large high-rise, nothing showing.

Engine 3 is on scene, large high-rise, nothing showing. Engine 3 on scene, large high-rise, nothing showing.

Firefighters are on scene at a large high-rise with no visible signs of an incident.

Respond on Command B, B2. Still alarm. Garfield Tower Apartments. 111 Garfield Place. Apartment 1004, cross of Rape Street and Elm Street. Engine 3. Engine 14. Truck 3. Truck 17. Truck 29. District 2. Rescue 14. Medic 29. Safety Officer 2. 111 Garfield.

Respond on Command B, B2. Still alarm. Garfield Tower Apartments. 111 Garfield Place. Apartment 1004, cross of Rape Street and Elm Street. Engine 3. Engine 14. Truck 3. Truck 17. Truck 29. District 2. Rescue 14. Medic 29. Safety Officer 2. 111 Garfield. 111.

Firefighters have received a report of an unknown incident.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 111 Garfield Pl.

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