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Two Injured in Structure Fire, Smoke Emanating From Attic

1070 E Fulton St

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  • Firefighters are responding to a structure fire on E Fulton St in Columbus, Ohio, with reports of individuals trapped on the second floor and back porch. Additional medical personnel have been dispatched to the scene.

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Another investigator is at the medical facility where the injured individuals were transported.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:06
Columbus Fire, Investigator 10 is at OSU Main. Investigator 10, you're at OSU.

Firefighters report no active fire on the third-floor exposure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:10
Command for Engine 15. We need the third floor on the double exposure. We're not seeing any active fire at this time. Alright, copy.

A public information officer is now on scene to assist with communications.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Columbus Fire, PIO is on scene. PIO, you're on scene.

Crews are reporting significant progrees on the fire with only smoke showing at this time.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:11
1 to 4 on IC, how's the back look? Looking a lot better back here. The attic was pretty much just trapped smoke. We got some overhang burning. Charlie side, that's it.

Firefighters report active flames at the knee wall in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
We got fire burning right at the knee wall right in front of me. Fire in front of me right here on the knee wall.

Firefighters are working to break through an interior wall to access an active fire in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:16
I couldn't read you. We're in the Alpha Bravo's corner. We're trying to break through from the interior wall to where he's cutting on the ladder. Alright, copy. We all have that active fire in the front room right here. I need a second line.

An investigator has arrived to assist with the fire investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Investigator 15 on scene. Investigator 15, you're on scene.

Firefighters are requesting a battery-powered chainsaw to cut through the third floor's solid plank flooring.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:20
Rescue 3, Battalion 1. Battalion 1, unit calling. Rescue 3, Battalion 1, the third floor has a solid plank floor. We're trying to cut a hole into it to get this tree. You need a saw in there?
Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
4 to 1 on IC. Can we have somebody bring me battery-powered chainsaw, Charlieside? Copy.

Firefighters report no active fire on the east side of the second floor.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Battalion 1, this is Rescue 3. We have no active fire on the east side, second floor. We're making another access to the attic. We'll give you a report. Alright, message received.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
4, back there. Hey, Ladder 15. Conditions aren't getting any better up there. I'm going to have you come out with Engine 3. Command, we have active fire in the attic. We'll put water out.

Firefighters have water on the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:25
Sweet'n the 5th, where you at? Fire 15 to command, we have water and a fire in the attic. Alright, copy. And you accessed that through the Bravo side, correct? That's correct. The attic went up right above us. They're hidden in the house. Alright, message received. And that's engine 3 with you, correct? Copy that, engine 3 in the attic, water.

Crews have found access to the attic and are headed there.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Ladder 15 to command, we found the sewer access through a well, we're heading up to the attic. Alright, do you have a line with you? Yeah. Rescue 3 to Alpha 5.

Reports indicate two individuals have been transported for medical care, with one in stable condition and one unstable.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:10
164, according to CFD, so far they have only located the two transports that's at OSU, one stable and one unstable. I copy, thank you. You're welcome.

Firefighters are encountering difficulty accessing the attic due to potential structural modifications.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:28
Ladder 15 to command. We're having a hard time finding access to the attic. We're in the Bravo apartment. I don't know if there's access in the Delta apartment. Ladder 15, did you say you have no access? We can't find any. It looks like it's possible they covered up their access with a wall. Alright, message received. We got a battery stall in here. We can check it out.

Firefighters report the attic fire has intensified again despite earlier control efforts. The two injured individuals have been transported for medical care.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:23
to OSU, and Medic 2 transported to OSU. Let's see, it says primary all clear in the basement, secondary all clear, second floor. Did they already clear the house? Because it looks like the house is... They're working on it. It looked like they had it under control, and it looked like the addict just started back up real bad again.

A crew is sending a folding attic ladder to the second floor to address the attic fire.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:10
481 on IC, you can have a crew send a folding attic ladder to the second floor. They'll be able to knock all that attic down. Alright, copy.

Police reports suggest two individuals have been transported from the scene, but their conditions are unconfirmed.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:30
164 on that. 164. Hey, it's kind of chaotic on this 25. There's a bunch of different medics. Do you know, based off of any of fire's runs, how many and what medics did any transports? The rumor right now is that there's two transports, but I can't get confirmation on that. Okay. So far, it looks like maybe two transports, both to OSU. Copy. Do you know what medic and what condition? Well, they never put condition on theirs. There's...

According to firefighters, significant smoke is still coming from the attic and they are working to vent the roof.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:19
1 to 4 on IC. 4, go ahead. Can we get that roof vented from back there? We got a 3 by 2 hole cut in the Charlie side gable end. I mean, if you can get a ground ladder and a roof ladder, you can cut the roof.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:22
Go ahead, ladder. How's it look from the outside now? Better, but the smoke, attic's still got some good smoke coming out of it. Ladder 8, copy. Be advised, we cannot get to the Bravo unit's QA on that Alpha Bravo corner. You're going to need another crew.

Firefighters report fire in the attic and are working to control it, requesting additional crew support.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:27
Command Engine 9, or Engine 3. Command Engine 3. Engine 3, go. Need to come out and get a line. Command from Ladder 8. Go ahead. Secondary all clear. Delta unit. There's fire in most of the attic. We're working on the fire now. We can use another crew to hook feelings.

Fire crews have conducted a more thorough search of the first floor and have not located any injured or trapped victims. Additional hose lines are being adjusted.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:14
Command, Ladder 8. Secondary, all clear. First floor. Alright, copy. Command Engine 3, might want to come back down and get a line.

Firefighters have searched the basement and have not located anyone who is trapped or injured.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:11
Command Ladder 8. Command Ladder 8, primary all clear, basement. Basement, primary all clear. Copy.

The situation is contained, and all fire units are engaged at the scene.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
Battalion 1. We're going to contain it and tie all companies up on scene. All companies on the scene responding to 1070 Fulton Street. Battalion 1 has the situation contained. We're going to tie up all on-scene companies.

Additional EMS units are being redirected to assist with burn victims from the fire.

Columbus PD Police/Fire Interop · 0:11
Columbus Fire EMS 13, replace me on that run out west. 13s, I'll get you replaced here at OSU to help with these burn victims. Message relieved, I'll get you replaced.

An investigator is en route to the fire scene to assist with the investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Columbus to Battalion 1, we also got a investigator, 15 and 10, starting that way. Copy.

All personnel are accounted for at the scene, according to firefighters.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:07
Units from Battalion 1, we have PAR on the fireground. Battalion 1, you have PAR on the fireground, 1147.

Utilities are being contacted to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:05
Units from Battalion 1 and IC also, can I have utilities? Message received, Battalion 1, we're getting utilities started.

Firefighters are evacuating the building to regroup and switch to a defensive strategy.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:24
Affirmative. Columbus Fire from Command. It's a tone, want everybody to come out. We're gonna go to defensive for a minute and regroup. Command, Ladder 8, Engine 2, Rescue 3 on the second floor. We copy, coming out. Columbus Fire to all companies on scene. We're gonna vacate the building. We're gonna vacate the building for Battalion 1.

An additional hose line has been requested on the second floor to manage the fire.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Engine 8 from command. Engine 8, go. Ladder 2 command, can we get a second line on the second floor? It would be on Alpha Brava Exposure Department, where we're taking fire off. We need a line right here. Columbus, command the whole company's on the fireground. Let's exit the building. Did you say exit the building? No.

Power has been shut off.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Rescue 3 to command, we have first floor clear, basement all clear, and power's off.

Firefighters are addressing flames on the first-floor porch and adjusting hose lines for better access.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:23
Command from Engine 14. Engine 14 from Command, your message. We've got a short stretch on the Delta side. We need you to shut down the line and add another 50 foot back in. Alright. Engine 15, I want you to back your line out. We got fire on the porch on the first floor.

Fire crews have cleared the basement and first floor, and the flames are being doused with water.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:18
Radio, there's water on the fire, sector 4, raising. Copy. Ladder 15 to command, we got an all clear on the Bravo exposure on basement and level 1. Alright, we got the all clear on there, on the Bravo exposure.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:15
Engine 8 command, we're on the second floor with a live delta exposure. Alright, lines to the second floor, delta exposure. Rescue 3, primary clear on long.

Two additional fire engines are being dispatched to assist with the ongoing rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:14
Copy that, she's unarrivaled.Command to Columbus, send me two additional engines, or I, ESD to Columbus, send me two additional engines for drivers. Message received, sir. Two more engines.

Three additional medics are being dispatched to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
ES-2, at this time you have three medics. Send me three more. Message received. Three more medics.

Firefighters report a fire in the front bedroom on the second floor, with a possible four more victims inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Truck 8 to Ladder 8, be advised. Victim says possible four more inside. Ladder 8, command. We're working with Engine 2 on a primary on the second floor. I have decent conditions and moderate heat. Alright, copy. I got fire in the front bedroom. Fire in the front bedroom, Alpha-Delta corner, second floor. Alright, copy.

Firefighters have made entry into the building and are working to rescue victims trapped inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:21
Victims on Delta side. One victim on Delta side. Command from Engine 2, we made entry from the Charlie side. It was a bathroom. Alright, copy. EMS 11, we're going to need you, medic 815.

Citizen user video shows black smoke rising in the area.

Additional fire units have arrived to assist with the rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
ES2 is on scene. ES2 is on scene. Engine 14 on scene. Engine 14 on scene.

Additional medics are being dispatched.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
EMS 11 Columbus, add two more medics to this run. We'll add two more medics.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:30
Columbus, Ladder 8, I copy your victim, second floor. Cam, I have command. Command will be mobile. Ladder 8, you have mobile command. Command, Columbus, I got a victim on the D-Delta side, outside, D-Delta side. Ladder 8, we have a victim on the Delta side. Command, Columbus, I'm getting reports, two more people, second floor, on the ground ladder, C, Charlie, side. Ladder 8, it'll be BIS-ing. Ladder 9, I copy your victim on the Delta side.

Firefighters report victims trapped on the second floor and back porch of the structure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:29
Sinus, rhythm on the monitor, rate of 98 beats per minute, blood pressure's 116 over 74, 97%% on. Medic 4. 15, yeah, we got the. Medic 4, go. Advise, we do have victims trapped. We have one patient on the back roof. We're advising patients, victims on the second floor. Message received, Medic 4. All companies responding, Medic 4 is reporting they have victims on the second floor and victims also on the back porch.

Firefighters are on scene of a structure fire.

Columbus FD DISP · 0:24
Medic 4, on this fire. Be advised, we're on scene of a working structure fire at South Ohio Avenue, and we'll give you a cross street momentarily. Fulton and Ohio. Fulton and Ohio. 1068 Fulton and Ohio. Yeah, we have the run-in. 1070 East Fulton. Medic 4 on the scene, working fire.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the location.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30
Respond on Battalion 1 IC. Operate on Battalion 1 Fireground. 1070 East Fulton Street. Report of a fire. Engine 8. Engine 15. Engine 2. Ladder 8. Ladder 2. Medic 173. Rescue 3. Battalion 1. Battalion 4. Cross of South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. 10.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1070 E Fulton St.

Another investigator is at the medical facility where the injured individuals were transported.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:06
Columbus Fire, Investigator 10 is at OSU Main. Investigator 10, you're at OSU.

Firefighters report no active fire on the third-floor exposure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:10
Command for Engine 15. We need the third floor on the double exposure. We're not seeing any active fire at this time. Alright, copy.

A public information officer is now on scene to assist with communications.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Columbus Fire, PIO is on scene. PIO, you're on scene.

Crews are reporting significant progrees on the fire with only smoke showing at this time.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:11
1 to 4 on IC, how's the back look? Looking a lot better back here. The attic was pretty much just trapped smoke. We got some overhang burning. Charlie side, that's it.

Firefighters report active flames at the knee wall in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
We got fire burning right at the knee wall right in front of me. Fire in front of me right here on the knee wall.

Firefighters are working to break through an interior wall to access an active fire in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:16
I couldn't read you. We're in the Alpha Bravo's corner. We're trying to break through from the interior wall to where he's cutting on the ladder. Alright, copy. We all have that active fire in the front room right here. I need a second line.

An investigator has arrived to assist with the fire investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Investigator 15 on scene. Investigator 15, you're on scene.

Firefighters are requesting a battery-powered chainsaw to cut through the third floor's solid plank flooring.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:20
Rescue 3, Battalion 1. Battalion 1, unit calling. Rescue 3, Battalion 1, the third floor has a solid plank floor. We're trying to cut a hole into it to get this tree. You need a saw in there?
Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
4 to 1 on IC. Can we have somebody bring me battery-powered chainsaw, Charlieside? Copy.

Firefighters report no active fire on the east side of the second floor.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Battalion 1, this is Rescue 3. We have no active fire on the east side, second floor. We're making another access to the attic. We'll give you a report. Alright, message received.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
4, back there. Hey, Ladder 15. Conditions aren't getting any better up there. I'm going to have you come out with Engine 3. Command, we have active fire in the attic. We'll put water out.

Firefighters have water on the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:25
Sweet'n the 5th, where you at? Fire 15 to command, we have water and a fire in the attic. Alright, copy. And you accessed that through the Bravo side, correct? That's correct. The attic went up right above us. They're hidden in the house. Alright, message received. And that's engine 3 with you, correct? Copy that, engine 3 in the attic, water.

Crews have found access to the attic and are headed there.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Ladder 15 to command, we found the sewer access through a well, we're heading up to the attic. Alright, do you have a line with you? Yeah. Rescue 3 to Alpha 5.

Reports indicate two individuals have been transported for medical care, with one in stable condition and one unstable.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:10
164, according to CFD, so far they have only located the two transports that's at OSU, one stable and one unstable. I copy, thank you. You're welcome.

Firefighters are encountering difficulty accessing the attic due to potential structural modifications.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:28
Ladder 15 to command. We're having a hard time finding access to the attic. We're in the Bravo apartment. I don't know if there's access in the Delta apartment. Ladder 15, did you say you have no access? We can't find any. It looks like it's possible they covered up their access with a wall. Alright, message received. We got a battery stall in here. We can check it out.

Firefighters report the attic fire has intensified again despite earlier control efforts. The two injured individuals have been transported for medical care.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:23
to OSU, and Medic 2 transported to OSU. Let's see, it says primary all clear in the basement, secondary all clear, second floor. Did they already clear the house? Because it looks like the house is... They're working on it. It looked like they had it under control, and it looked like the addict just started back up real bad again.

A crew is sending a folding attic ladder to the second floor to address the attic fire.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:10
481 on IC, you can have a crew send a folding attic ladder to the second floor. They'll be able to knock all that attic down. Alright, copy.

Police reports suggest two individuals have been transported from the scene, but their conditions are unconfirmed.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:30
164 on that. 164. Hey, it's kind of chaotic on this 25. There's a bunch of different medics. Do you know, based off of any of fire's runs, how many and what medics did any transports? The rumor right now is that there's two transports, but I can't get confirmation on that. Okay. So far, it looks like maybe two transports, both to OSU. Copy. Do you know what medic and what condition? Well, they never put condition on theirs. There's...

According to firefighters, significant smoke is still coming from the attic and they are working to vent the roof.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:19
1 to 4 on IC. 4, go ahead. Can we get that roof vented from back there? We got a 3 by 2 hole cut in the Charlie side gable end. I mean, if you can get a ground ladder and a roof ladder, you can cut the roof.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:22
Go ahead, ladder. How's it look from the outside now? Better, but the smoke, attic's still got some good smoke coming out of it. Ladder 8, copy. Be advised, we cannot get to the Bravo unit's QA on that Alpha Bravo corner. You're going to need another crew.

Firefighters report fire in the attic and are working to control it, requesting additional crew support.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:27
Command Engine 9, or Engine 3. Command Engine 3. Engine 3, go. Need to come out and get a line. Command from Ladder 8. Go ahead. Secondary all clear. Delta unit. There's fire in most of the attic. We're working on the fire now. We can use another crew to hook feelings.

Fire crews have conducted a more thorough search of the first floor and have not located any injured or trapped victims. Additional hose lines are being adjusted.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:14
Command, Ladder 8. Secondary, all clear. First floor. Alright, copy. Command Engine 3, might want to come back down and get a line.

Firefighters have searched the basement and have not located anyone who is trapped or injured.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:11
Command Ladder 8. Command Ladder 8, primary all clear, basement. Basement, primary all clear. Copy.

The situation is contained, and all fire units are engaged at the scene.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
Battalion 1. We're going to contain it and tie all companies up on scene. All companies on the scene responding to 1070 Fulton Street. Battalion 1 has the situation contained. We're going to tie up all on-scene companies.

Additional EMS units are being redirected to assist with burn victims from the fire.

Columbus PD Police/Fire Interop · 0:11
Columbus Fire EMS 13, replace me on that run out west. 13s, I'll get you replaced here at OSU to help with these burn victims. Message relieved, I'll get you replaced.

An investigator is en route to the fire scene to assist with the investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Columbus to Battalion 1, we also got a investigator, 15 and 10, starting that way. Copy.

All personnel are accounted for at the scene, according to firefighters.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:07
Units from Battalion 1, we have PAR on the fireground. Battalion 1, you have PAR on the fireground, 1147.

Utilities are being contacted to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:05
Units from Battalion 1 and IC also, can I have utilities? Message received, Battalion 1, we're getting utilities started.

Firefighters are evacuating the building to regroup and switch to a defensive strategy.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:24
Affirmative. Columbus Fire from Command. It's a tone, want everybody to come out. We're gonna go to defensive for a minute and regroup. Command, Ladder 8, Engine 2, Rescue 3 on the second floor. We copy, coming out. Columbus Fire to all companies on scene. We're gonna vacate the building. We're gonna vacate the building for Battalion 1.

An additional hose line has been requested on the second floor to manage the fire.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Engine 8 from command. Engine 8, go. Ladder 2 command, can we get a second line on the second floor? It would be on Alpha Brava Exposure Department, where we're taking fire off. We need a line right here. Columbus, command the whole company's on the fireground. Let's exit the building. Did you say exit the building? No.

Power has been shut off.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Rescue 3 to command, we have first floor clear, basement all clear, and power's off.

Firefighters are addressing flames on the first-floor porch and adjusting hose lines for better access.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:23
Command from Engine 14. Engine 14 from Command, your message. We've got a short stretch on the Delta side. We need you to shut down the line and add another 50 foot back in. Alright. Engine 15, I want you to back your line out. We got fire on the porch on the first floor.

Fire crews have cleared the basement and first floor, and the flames are being doused with water.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:18
Radio, there's water on the fire, sector 4, raising. Copy. Ladder 15 to command, we got an all clear on the Bravo exposure on basement and level 1. Alright, we got the all clear on there, on the Bravo exposure.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:15
Engine 8 command, we're on the second floor with a live delta exposure. Alright, lines to the second floor, delta exposure. Rescue 3, primary clear on long.

Two additional fire engines are being dispatched to assist with the ongoing rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:14
Copy that, she's unarrivaled.Command to Columbus, send me two additional engines, or I, ESD to Columbus, send me two additional engines for drivers. Message received, sir. Two more engines.

Three additional medics are being dispatched to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
ES-2, at this time you have three medics. Send me three more. Message received. Three more medics.

Firefighters report a fire in the front bedroom on the second floor, with a possible four more victims inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Truck 8 to Ladder 8, be advised. Victim says possible four more inside. Ladder 8, command. We're working with Engine 2 on a primary on the second floor. I have decent conditions and moderate heat. Alright, copy. I got fire in the front bedroom. Fire in the front bedroom, Alpha-Delta corner, second floor. Alright, copy.

Firefighters have made entry into the building and are working to rescue victims trapped inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:21
Victims on Delta side. One victim on Delta side. Command from Engine 2, we made entry from the Charlie side. It was a bathroom. Alright, copy. EMS 11, we're going to need you, medic 815.

Citizen user video shows black smoke rising in the area.

Additional fire units have arrived to assist with the rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
ES2 is on scene. ES2 is on scene. Engine 14 on scene. Engine 14 on scene.

Additional medics are being dispatched.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
EMS 11 Columbus, add two more medics to this run. We'll add two more medics.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:30
Columbus, Ladder 8, I copy your victim, second floor. Cam, I have command. Command will be mobile. Ladder 8, you have mobile command. Command, Columbus, I got a victim on the D-Delta side, outside, D-Delta side. Ladder 8, we have a victim on the Delta side. Command, Columbus, I'm getting reports, two more people, second floor, on the ground ladder, C, Charlie, side. Ladder 8, it'll be BIS-ing. Ladder 9, I copy your victim on the Delta side.

Firefighters report victims trapped on the second floor and back porch of the structure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:29
Sinus, rhythm on the monitor, rate of 98 beats per minute, blood pressure's 116 over 74, 97%% on. Medic 4. 15, yeah, we got the. Medic 4, go. Advise, we do have victims trapped. We have one patient on the back roof. We're advising patients, victims on the second floor. Message received, Medic 4. All companies responding, Medic 4 is reporting they have victims on the second floor and victims also on the back porch.

Firefighters are on scene of a structure fire.

Columbus FD DISP · 0:24
Medic 4, on this fire. Be advised, we're on scene of a working structure fire at South Ohio Avenue, and we'll give you a cross street momentarily. Fulton and Ohio. Fulton and Ohio. 1068 Fulton and Ohio. Yeah, we have the run-in. 1070 East Fulton. Medic 4 on the scene, working fire.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the location.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30
Respond on Battalion 1 IC. Operate on Battalion 1 Fireground. 1070 East Fulton Street. Report of a fire. Engine 8. Engine 15. Engine 2. Ladder 8. Ladder 2. Medic 173. Rescue 3. Battalion 1. Battalion 4. Cross of South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. 10.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1070 E Fulton St.

Another investigator is at the medical facility where the injured individuals were transported.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:06
Columbus Fire, Investigator 10 is at OSU Main. Investigator 10, you're at OSU.

Firefighters report no active fire on the third-floor exposure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:10
Command for Engine 15. We need the third floor on the double exposure. We're not seeing any active fire at this time. Alright, copy.

A public information officer is now on scene to assist with communications.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Columbus Fire, PIO is on scene. PIO, you're on scene.

Crews are reporting significant progrees on the fire with only smoke showing at this time.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:11
1 to 4 on IC, how's the back look? Looking a lot better back here. The attic was pretty much just trapped smoke. We got some overhang burning. Charlie side, that's it.

Firefighters report active flames at the knee wall in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
We got fire burning right at the knee wall right in front of me. Fire in front of me right here on the knee wall.

Firefighters are working to break through an interior wall to access an active fire in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:16
I couldn't read you. We're in the Alpha Bravo's corner. We're trying to break through from the interior wall to where he's cutting on the ladder. Alright, copy. We all have that active fire in the front room right here. I need a second line.

An investigator has arrived to assist with the fire investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Investigator 15 on scene. Investigator 15, you're on scene.

Firefighters are requesting a battery-powered chainsaw to cut through the third floor's solid plank flooring.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:20
Rescue 3, Battalion 1. Battalion 1, unit calling. Rescue 3, Battalion 1, the third floor has a solid plank floor. We're trying to cut a hole into it to get this tree. You need a saw in there?
Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
4 to 1 on IC. Can we have somebody bring me battery-powered chainsaw, Charlieside? Copy.

Firefighters report no active fire on the east side of the second floor.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Battalion 1, this is Rescue 3. We have no active fire on the east side, second floor. We're making another access to the attic. We'll give you a report. Alright, message received.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
4, back there. Hey, Ladder 15. Conditions aren't getting any better up there. I'm going to have you come out with Engine 3. Command, we have active fire in the attic. We'll put water out.

Firefighters have water on the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:25
Sweet'n the 5th, where you at? Fire 15 to command, we have water and a fire in the attic. Alright, copy. And you accessed that through the Bravo side, correct? That's correct. The attic went up right above us. They're hidden in the house. Alright, message received. And that's engine 3 with you, correct? Copy that, engine 3 in the attic, water.

Crews have found access to the attic and are headed there.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Ladder 15 to command, we found the sewer access through a well, we're heading up to the attic. Alright, do you have a line with you? Yeah. Rescue 3 to Alpha 5.

Reports indicate two individuals have been transported for medical care, with one in stable condition and one unstable.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:10
164, according to CFD, so far they have only located the two transports that's at OSU, one stable and one unstable. I copy, thank you. You're welcome.

Firefighters are encountering difficulty accessing the attic due to potential structural modifications.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:28
Ladder 15 to command. We're having a hard time finding access to the attic. We're in the Bravo apartment. I don't know if there's access in the Delta apartment. Ladder 15, did you say you have no access? We can't find any. It looks like it's possible they covered up their access with a wall. Alright, message received. We got a battery stall in here. We can check it out.

Firefighters report the attic fire has intensified again despite earlier control efforts. The two injured individuals have been transported for medical care.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:23
to OSU, and Medic 2 transported to OSU. Let's see, it says primary all clear in the basement, secondary all clear, second floor. Did they already clear the house? Because it looks like the house is... They're working on it. It looked like they had it under control, and it looked like the addict just started back up real bad again.

A crew is sending a folding attic ladder to the second floor to address the attic fire.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:10
481 on IC, you can have a crew send a folding attic ladder to the second floor. They'll be able to knock all that attic down. Alright, copy.

Police reports suggest two individuals have been transported from the scene, but their conditions are unconfirmed.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:30
164 on that. 164. Hey, it's kind of chaotic on this 25. There's a bunch of different medics. Do you know, based off of any of fire's runs, how many and what medics did any transports? The rumor right now is that there's two transports, but I can't get confirmation on that. Okay. So far, it looks like maybe two transports, both to OSU. Copy. Do you know what medic and what condition? Well, they never put condition on theirs. There's...

According to firefighters, significant smoke is still coming from the attic and they are working to vent the roof.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:19
1 to 4 on IC. 4, go ahead. Can we get that roof vented from back there? We got a 3 by 2 hole cut in the Charlie side gable end. I mean, if you can get a ground ladder and a roof ladder, you can cut the roof.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:22
Go ahead, ladder. How's it look from the outside now? Better, but the smoke, attic's still got some good smoke coming out of it. Ladder 8, copy. Be advised, we cannot get to the Bravo unit's QA on that Alpha Bravo corner. You're going to need another crew.

Firefighters report fire in the attic and are working to control it, requesting additional crew support.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:27
Command Engine 9, or Engine 3. Command Engine 3. Engine 3, go. Need to come out and get a line. Command from Ladder 8. Go ahead. Secondary all clear. Delta unit. There's fire in most of the attic. We're working on the fire now. We can use another crew to hook feelings.

Fire crews have conducted a more thorough search of the first floor and have not located any injured or trapped victims. Additional hose lines are being adjusted.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:14
Command, Ladder 8. Secondary, all clear. First floor. Alright, copy. Command Engine 3, might want to come back down and get a line.

Firefighters have searched the basement and have not located anyone who is trapped or injured.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:11
Command Ladder 8. Command Ladder 8, primary all clear, basement. Basement, primary all clear. Copy.

The situation is contained, and all fire units are engaged at the scene.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
Battalion 1. We're going to contain it and tie all companies up on scene. All companies on the scene responding to 1070 Fulton Street. Battalion 1 has the situation contained. We're going to tie up all on-scene companies.

Additional EMS units are being redirected to assist with burn victims from the fire.

Columbus PD Police/Fire Interop · 0:11
Columbus Fire EMS 13, replace me on that run out west. 13s, I'll get you replaced here at OSU to help with these burn victims. Message relieved, I'll get you replaced.

An investigator is en route to the fire scene to assist with the investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Columbus to Battalion 1, we also got a investigator, 15 and 10, starting that way. Copy.

All personnel are accounted for at the scene, according to firefighters.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:07
Units from Battalion 1, we have PAR on the fireground. Battalion 1, you have PAR on the fireground, 1147.

Utilities are being contacted to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:05
Units from Battalion 1 and IC also, can I have utilities? Message received, Battalion 1, we're getting utilities started.

Firefighters are evacuating the building to regroup and switch to a defensive strategy.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:24
Affirmative. Columbus Fire from Command. It's a tone, want everybody to come out. We're gonna go to defensive for a minute and regroup. Command, Ladder 8, Engine 2, Rescue 3 on the second floor. We copy, coming out. Columbus Fire to all companies on scene. We're gonna vacate the building. We're gonna vacate the building for Battalion 1.

An additional hose line has been requested on the second floor to manage the fire.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Engine 8 from command. Engine 8, go. Ladder 2 command, can we get a second line on the second floor? It would be on Alpha Brava Exposure Department, where we're taking fire off. We need a line right here. Columbus, command the whole company's on the fireground. Let's exit the building. Did you say exit the building? No.

Power has been shut off.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Rescue 3 to command, we have first floor clear, basement all clear, and power's off.

Firefighters are addressing flames on the first-floor porch and adjusting hose lines for better access.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:23
Command from Engine 14. Engine 14 from Command, your message. We've got a short stretch on the Delta side. We need you to shut down the line and add another 50 foot back in. Alright. Engine 15, I want you to back your line out. We got fire on the porch on the first floor.

Fire crews have cleared the basement and first floor, and the flames are being doused with water.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:18
Radio, there's water on the fire, sector 4, raising. Copy. Ladder 15 to command, we got an all clear on the Bravo exposure on basement and level 1. Alright, we got the all clear on there, on the Bravo exposure.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:15
Engine 8 command, we're on the second floor with a live delta exposure. Alright, lines to the second floor, delta exposure. Rescue 3, primary clear on long.

Two additional fire engines are being dispatched to assist with the ongoing rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:14
Copy that, she's unarrivaled.Command to Columbus, send me two additional engines, or I, ESD to Columbus, send me two additional engines for drivers. Message received, sir. Two more engines.

Three additional medics are being dispatched to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
ES-2, at this time you have three medics. Send me three more. Message received. Three more medics.

Firefighters report a fire in the front bedroom on the second floor, with a possible four more victims inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Truck 8 to Ladder 8, be advised. Victim says possible four more inside. Ladder 8, command. We're working with Engine 2 on a primary on the second floor. I have decent conditions and moderate heat. Alright, copy. I got fire in the front bedroom. Fire in the front bedroom, Alpha-Delta corner, second floor. Alright, copy.

Firefighters have made entry into the building and are working to rescue victims trapped inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:21
Victims on Delta side. One victim on Delta side. Command from Engine 2, we made entry from the Charlie side. It was a bathroom. Alright, copy. EMS 11, we're going to need you, medic 815.

Citizen user video shows black smoke rising in the area.

Additional fire units have arrived to assist with the rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
ES2 is on scene. ES2 is on scene. Engine 14 on scene. Engine 14 on scene.

Additional medics are being dispatched.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
EMS 11 Columbus, add two more medics to this run. We'll add two more medics.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:30
Columbus, Ladder 8, I copy your victim, second floor. Cam, I have command. Command will be mobile. Ladder 8, you have mobile command. Command, Columbus, I got a victim on the D-Delta side, outside, D-Delta side. Ladder 8, we have a victim on the Delta side. Command, Columbus, I'm getting reports, two more people, second floor, on the ground ladder, C, Charlie, side. Ladder 8, it'll be BIS-ing. Ladder 9, I copy your victim on the Delta side.

Firefighters report victims trapped on the second floor and back porch of the structure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:29
Sinus, rhythm on the monitor, rate of 98 beats per minute, blood pressure's 116 over 74, 97%% on. Medic 4. 15, yeah, we got the. Medic 4, go. Advise, we do have victims trapped. We have one patient on the back roof. We're advising patients, victims on the second floor. Message received, Medic 4. All companies responding, Medic 4 is reporting they have victims on the second floor and victims also on the back porch.

Firefighters are on scene of a structure fire.

Columbus FD DISP · 0:24
Medic 4, on this fire. Be advised, we're on scene of a working structure fire at South Ohio Avenue, and we'll give you a cross street momentarily. Fulton and Ohio. Fulton and Ohio. 1068 Fulton and Ohio. Yeah, we have the run-in. 1070 East Fulton. Medic 4 on the scene, working fire.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the location.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30
Respond on Battalion 1 IC. Operate on Battalion 1 Fireground. 1070 East Fulton Street. Report of a fire. Engine 8. Engine 15. Engine 2. Ladder 8. Ladder 2. Medic 173. Rescue 3. Battalion 1. Battalion 4. Cross of South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. 10.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1070 E Fulton St.

Another investigator is at the medical facility where the injured individuals were transported.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:06
Columbus Fire, Investigator 10 is at OSU Main. Investigator 10, you're at OSU.

Firefighters report no active fire on the third-floor exposure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:10
Command for Engine 15. We need the third floor on the double exposure. We're not seeing any active fire at this time. Alright, copy.

A public information officer is now on scene to assist with communications.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Columbus Fire, PIO is on scene. PIO, you're on scene.

Crews are reporting significant progrees on the fire with only smoke showing at this time.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:11
1 to 4 on IC, how's the back look? Looking a lot better back here. The attic was pretty much just trapped smoke. We got some overhang burning. Charlie side, that's it.

Firefighters report active flames at the knee wall in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
We got fire burning right at the knee wall right in front of me. Fire in front of me right here on the knee wall.

Firefighters are working to break through an interior wall to access an active fire in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:16
I couldn't read you. We're in the Alpha Bravo's corner. We're trying to break through from the interior wall to where he's cutting on the ladder. Alright, copy. We all have that active fire in the front room right here. I need a second line.

An investigator has arrived to assist with the fire investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Investigator 15 on scene. Investigator 15, you're on scene.

Firefighters are requesting a battery-powered chainsaw to cut through the third floor's solid plank flooring.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:20
Rescue 3, Battalion 1. Battalion 1, unit calling. Rescue 3, Battalion 1, the third floor has a solid plank floor. We're trying to cut a hole into it to get this tree. You need a saw in there?
Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
4 to 1 on IC. Can we have somebody bring me battery-powered chainsaw, Charlieside? Copy.

Firefighters report no active fire on the east side of the second floor.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Battalion 1, this is Rescue 3. We have no active fire on the east side, second floor. We're making another access to the attic. We'll give you a report. Alright, message received.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
4, back there. Hey, Ladder 15. Conditions aren't getting any better up there. I'm going to have you come out with Engine 3. Command, we have active fire in the attic. We'll put water out.

Firefighters have water on the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:25
Sweet'n the 5th, where you at? Fire 15 to command, we have water and a fire in the attic. Alright, copy. And you accessed that through the Bravo side, correct? That's correct. The attic went up right above us. They're hidden in the house. Alright, message received. And that's engine 3 with you, correct? Copy that, engine 3 in the attic, water.

Crews have found access to the attic and are headed there.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Ladder 15 to command, we found the sewer access through a well, we're heading up to the attic. Alright, do you have a line with you? Yeah. Rescue 3 to Alpha 5.

Reports indicate two individuals have been transported for medical care, with one in stable condition and one unstable.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:10
164, according to CFD, so far they have only located the two transports that's at OSU, one stable and one unstable. I copy, thank you. You're welcome.

Firefighters are encountering difficulty accessing the attic due to potential structural modifications.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:28
Ladder 15 to command. We're having a hard time finding access to the attic. We're in the Bravo apartment. I don't know if there's access in the Delta apartment. Ladder 15, did you say you have no access? We can't find any. It looks like it's possible they covered up their access with a wall. Alright, message received. We got a battery stall in here. We can check it out.

Firefighters report the attic fire has intensified again despite earlier control efforts. The two injured individuals have been transported for medical care.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:23
to OSU, and Medic 2 transported to OSU. Let's see, it says primary all clear in the basement, secondary all clear, second floor. Did they already clear the house? Because it looks like the house is... They're working on it. It looked like they had it under control, and it looked like the addict just started back up real bad again.

A crew is sending a folding attic ladder to the second floor to address the attic fire.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:10
481 on IC, you can have a crew send a folding attic ladder to the second floor. They'll be able to knock all that attic down. Alright, copy.

Police reports suggest two individuals have been transported from the scene, but their conditions are unconfirmed.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:30
164 on that. 164. Hey, it's kind of chaotic on this 25. There's a bunch of different medics. Do you know, based off of any of fire's runs, how many and what medics did any transports? The rumor right now is that there's two transports, but I can't get confirmation on that. Okay. So far, it looks like maybe two transports, both to OSU. Copy. Do you know what medic and what condition? Well, they never put condition on theirs. There's...

According to firefighters, significant smoke is still coming from the attic and they are working to vent the roof.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:19
1 to 4 on IC. 4, go ahead. Can we get that roof vented from back there? We got a 3 by 2 hole cut in the Charlie side gable end. I mean, if you can get a ground ladder and a roof ladder, you can cut the roof.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:22
Go ahead, ladder. How's it look from the outside now? Better, but the smoke, attic's still got some good smoke coming out of it. Ladder 8, copy. Be advised, we cannot get to the Bravo unit's QA on that Alpha Bravo corner. You're going to need another crew.

Firefighters report fire in the attic and are working to control it, requesting additional crew support.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:27
Command Engine 9, or Engine 3. Command Engine 3. Engine 3, go. Need to come out and get a line. Command from Ladder 8. Go ahead. Secondary all clear. Delta unit. There's fire in most of the attic. We're working on the fire now. We can use another crew to hook feelings.

Fire crews have conducted a more thorough search of the first floor and have not located any injured or trapped victims. Additional hose lines are being adjusted.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:14
Command, Ladder 8. Secondary, all clear. First floor. Alright, copy. Command Engine 3, might want to come back down and get a line.

Firefighters have searched the basement and have not located anyone who is trapped or injured.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:11
Command Ladder 8. Command Ladder 8, primary all clear, basement. Basement, primary all clear. Copy.

The situation is contained, and all fire units are engaged at the scene.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
Battalion 1. We're going to contain it and tie all companies up on scene. All companies on the scene responding to 1070 Fulton Street. Battalion 1 has the situation contained. We're going to tie up all on-scene companies.

Additional EMS units are being redirected to assist with burn victims from the fire.

Columbus PD Police/Fire Interop · 0:11
Columbus Fire EMS 13, replace me on that run out west. 13s, I'll get you replaced here at OSU to help with these burn victims. Message relieved, I'll get you replaced.

An investigator is en route to the fire scene to assist with the investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Columbus to Battalion 1, we also got a investigator, 15 and 10, starting that way. Copy.

All personnel are accounted for at the scene, according to firefighters.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:07
Units from Battalion 1, we have PAR on the fireground. Battalion 1, you have PAR on the fireground, 1147.

Utilities are being contacted to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:05
Units from Battalion 1 and IC also, can I have utilities? Message received, Battalion 1, we're getting utilities started.

Firefighters are evacuating the building to regroup and switch to a defensive strategy.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:24
Affirmative. Columbus Fire from Command. It's a tone, want everybody to come out. We're gonna go to defensive for a minute and regroup. Command, Ladder 8, Engine 2, Rescue 3 on the second floor. We copy, coming out. Columbus Fire to all companies on scene. We're gonna vacate the building. We're gonna vacate the building for Battalion 1.

An additional hose line has been requested on the second floor to manage the fire.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Engine 8 from command. Engine 8, go. Ladder 2 command, can we get a second line on the second floor? It would be on Alpha Brava Exposure Department, where we're taking fire off. We need a line right here. Columbus, command the whole company's on the fireground. Let's exit the building. Did you say exit the building? No.

Power has been shut off.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Rescue 3 to command, we have first floor clear, basement all clear, and power's off.

Firefighters are addressing flames on the first-floor porch and adjusting hose lines for better access.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:23
Command from Engine 14. Engine 14 from Command, your message. We've got a short stretch on the Delta side. We need you to shut down the line and add another 50 foot back in. Alright. Engine 15, I want you to back your line out. We got fire on the porch on the first floor.

Fire crews have cleared the basement and first floor, and the flames are being doused with water.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:18
Radio, there's water on the fire, sector 4, raising. Copy. Ladder 15 to command, we got an all clear on the Bravo exposure on basement and level 1. Alright, we got the all clear on there, on the Bravo exposure.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:15
Engine 8 command, we're on the second floor with a live delta exposure. Alright, lines to the second floor, delta exposure. Rescue 3, primary clear on long.

Two additional fire engines are being dispatched to assist with the ongoing rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:14
Copy that, she's unarrivaled.Command to Columbus, send me two additional engines, or I, ESD to Columbus, send me two additional engines for drivers. Message received, sir. Two more engines.

Three additional medics are being dispatched to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
ES-2, at this time you have three medics. Send me three more. Message received. Three more medics.

Firefighters report a fire in the front bedroom on the second floor, with a possible four more victims inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Truck 8 to Ladder 8, be advised. Victim says possible four more inside. Ladder 8, command. We're working with Engine 2 on a primary on the second floor. I have decent conditions and moderate heat. Alright, copy. I got fire in the front bedroom. Fire in the front bedroom, Alpha-Delta corner, second floor. Alright, copy.

Firefighters have made entry into the building and are working to rescue victims trapped inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:21
Victims on Delta side. One victim on Delta side. Command from Engine 2, we made entry from the Charlie side. It was a bathroom. Alright, copy. EMS 11, we're going to need you, medic 815.

Citizen user video shows black smoke rising in the area.

Additional fire units have arrived to assist with the rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
ES2 is on scene. ES2 is on scene. Engine 14 on scene. Engine 14 on scene.

Additional medics are being dispatched.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
EMS 11 Columbus, add two more medics to this run. We'll add two more medics.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:30
Columbus, Ladder 8, I copy your victim, second floor. Cam, I have command. Command will be mobile. Ladder 8, you have mobile command. Command, Columbus, I got a victim on the D-Delta side, outside, D-Delta side. Ladder 8, we have a victim on the Delta side. Command, Columbus, I'm getting reports, two more people, second floor, on the ground ladder, C, Charlie, side. Ladder 8, it'll be BIS-ing. Ladder 9, I copy your victim on the Delta side.

Firefighters report victims trapped on the second floor and back porch of the structure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:29
Sinus, rhythm on the monitor, rate of 98 beats per minute, blood pressure's 116 over 74, 97%% on. Medic 4. 15, yeah, we got the. Medic 4, go. Advise, we do have victims trapped. We have one patient on the back roof. We're advising patients, victims on the second floor. Message received, Medic 4. All companies responding, Medic 4 is reporting they have victims on the second floor and victims also on the back porch.

Firefighters are on scene of a structure fire.

Columbus FD DISP · 0:24
Medic 4, on this fire. Be advised, we're on scene of a working structure fire at South Ohio Avenue, and we'll give you a cross street momentarily. Fulton and Ohio. Fulton and Ohio. 1068 Fulton and Ohio. Yeah, we have the run-in. 1070 East Fulton. Medic 4 on the scene, working fire.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the location.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30
Respond on Battalion 1 IC. Operate on Battalion 1 Fireground. 1070 East Fulton Street. Report of a fire. Engine 8. Engine 15. Engine 2. Ladder 8. Ladder 2. Medic 173. Rescue 3. Battalion 1. Battalion 4. Cross of South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. 10.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1070 E Fulton St.

Another investigator is at the medical facility where the injured individuals were transported.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:06
Columbus Fire, Investigator 10 is at OSU Main. Investigator 10, you're at OSU.

Firefighters report no active fire on the third-floor exposure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:10
Command for Engine 15. We need the third floor on the double exposure. We're not seeing any active fire at this time. Alright, copy.

A public information officer is now on scene to assist with communications.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Columbus Fire, PIO is on scene. PIO, you're on scene.

Crews are reporting significant progrees on the fire with only smoke showing at this time.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:11
1 to 4 on IC, how's the back look? Looking a lot better back here. The attic was pretty much just trapped smoke. We got some overhang burning. Charlie side, that's it.

Firefighters report active flames at the knee wall in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
We got fire burning right at the knee wall right in front of me. Fire in front of me right here on the knee wall.

Firefighters are working to break through an interior wall to access an active fire in the front room.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:16
I couldn't read you. We're in the Alpha Bravo's corner. We're trying to break through from the interior wall to where he's cutting on the ladder. Alright, copy. We all have that active fire in the front room right here. I need a second line.

An investigator has arrived to assist with the fire investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:04
Investigator 15 on scene. Investigator 15, you're on scene.

Firefighters are requesting a battery-powered chainsaw to cut through the third floor's solid plank flooring.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:20
Rescue 3, Battalion 1. Battalion 1, unit calling. Rescue 3, Battalion 1, the third floor has a solid plank floor. We're trying to cut a hole into it to get this tree. You need a saw in there?
Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
4 to 1 on IC. Can we have somebody bring me battery-powered chainsaw, Charlieside? Copy.

Firefighters report no active fire on the east side of the second floor.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Battalion 1, this is Rescue 3. We have no active fire on the east side, second floor. We're making another access to the attic. We'll give you a report. Alright, message received.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
4, back there. Hey, Ladder 15. Conditions aren't getting any better up there. I'm going to have you come out with Engine 3. Command, we have active fire in the attic. We'll put water out.

Firefighters have water on the fire in the attic.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:25
Sweet'n the 5th, where you at? Fire 15 to command, we have water and a fire in the attic. Alright, copy. And you accessed that through the Bravo side, correct? That's correct. The attic went up right above us. They're hidden in the house. Alright, message received. And that's engine 3 with you, correct? Copy that, engine 3 in the attic, water.

Crews have found access to the attic and are headed there.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:13
Ladder 15 to command, we found the sewer access through a well, we're heading up to the attic. Alright, do you have a line with you? Yeah. Rescue 3 to Alpha 5.

Reports indicate two individuals have been transported for medical care, with one in stable condition and one unstable.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:10
164, according to CFD, so far they have only located the two transports that's at OSU, one stable and one unstable. I copy, thank you. You're welcome.

Firefighters are encountering difficulty accessing the attic due to potential structural modifications.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:28
Ladder 15 to command. We're having a hard time finding access to the attic. We're in the Bravo apartment. I don't know if there's access in the Delta apartment. Ladder 15, did you say you have no access? We can't find any. It looks like it's possible they covered up their access with a wall. Alright, message received. We got a battery stall in here. We can check it out.

Firefighters report the attic fire has intensified again despite earlier control efforts. The two injured individuals have been transported for medical care.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:23
to OSU, and Medic 2 transported to OSU. Let's see, it says primary all clear in the basement, secondary all clear, second floor. Did they already clear the house? Because it looks like the house is... They're working on it. It looked like they had it under control, and it looked like the addict just started back up real bad again.

A crew is sending a folding attic ladder to the second floor to address the attic fire.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:10
481 on IC, you can have a crew send a folding attic ladder to the second floor. They'll be able to knock all that attic down. Alright, copy.

Police reports suggest two individuals have been transported from the scene, but their conditions are unconfirmed.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:30
164 on that. 164. Hey, it's kind of chaotic on this 25. There's a bunch of different medics. Do you know, based off of any of fire's runs, how many and what medics did any transports? The rumor right now is that there's two transports, but I can't get confirmation on that. Okay. So far, it looks like maybe two transports, both to OSU. Copy. Do you know what medic and what condition? Well, they never put condition on theirs. There's...

According to firefighters, significant smoke is still coming from the attic and they are working to vent the roof.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:19
1 to 4 on IC. 4, go ahead. Can we get that roof vented from back there? We got a 3 by 2 hole cut in the Charlie side gable end. I mean, if you can get a ground ladder and a roof ladder, you can cut the roof.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:22
Go ahead, ladder. How's it look from the outside now? Better, but the smoke, attic's still got some good smoke coming out of it. Ladder 8, copy. Be advised, we cannot get to the Bravo unit's QA on that Alpha Bravo corner. You're going to need another crew.

Firefighters report fire in the attic and are working to control it, requesting additional crew support.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:27
Command Engine 9, or Engine 3. Command Engine 3. Engine 3, go. Need to come out and get a line. Command from Ladder 8. Go ahead. Secondary all clear. Delta unit. There's fire in most of the attic. We're working on the fire now. We can use another crew to hook feelings.

Fire crews have conducted a more thorough search of the first floor and have not located any injured or trapped victims. Additional hose lines are being adjusted.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:14
Command, Ladder 8. Secondary, all clear. First floor. Alright, copy. Command Engine 3, might want to come back down and get a line.

Firefighters have searched the basement and have not located anyone who is trapped or injured.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:11
Command Ladder 8. Command Ladder 8, primary all clear, basement. Basement, primary all clear. Copy.

The situation is contained, and all fire units are engaged at the scene.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:17
Battalion 1. We're going to contain it and tie all companies up on scene. All companies on the scene responding to 1070 Fulton Street. Battalion 1 has the situation contained. We're going to tie up all on-scene companies.

Additional EMS units are being redirected to assist with burn victims from the fire.

Columbus PD Police/Fire Interop · 0:11
Columbus Fire EMS 13, replace me on that run out west. 13s, I'll get you replaced here at OSU to help with these burn victims. Message relieved, I'll get you replaced.

An investigator is en route to the fire scene to assist with the investigation.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Columbus to Battalion 1, we also got a investigator, 15 and 10, starting that way. Copy.

All personnel are accounted for at the scene, according to firefighters.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:07
Units from Battalion 1, we have PAR on the fireground. Battalion 1, you have PAR on the fireground, 1147.

Utilities are being contacted to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:05
Units from Battalion 1 and IC also, can I have utilities? Message received, Battalion 1, we're getting utilities started.

Firefighters are evacuating the building to regroup and switch to a defensive strategy.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:24
Affirmative. Columbus Fire from Command. It's a tone, want everybody to come out. We're gonna go to defensive for a minute and regroup. Command, Ladder 8, Engine 2, Rescue 3 on the second floor. We copy, coming out. Columbus Fire to all companies on scene. We're gonna vacate the building. We're gonna vacate the building for Battalion 1.

An additional hose line has been requested on the second floor to manage the fire.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Engine 8 from command. Engine 8, go. Ladder 2 command, can we get a second line on the second floor? It would be on Alpha Brava Exposure Department, where we're taking fire off. We need a line right here. Columbus, command the whole company's on the fireground. Let's exit the building. Did you say exit the building? No.

Power has been shut off.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:05
Rescue 3 to command, we have first floor clear, basement all clear, and power's off.

Firefighters are addressing flames on the first-floor porch and adjusting hose lines for better access.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:23
Command from Engine 14. Engine 14 from Command, your message. We've got a short stretch on the Delta side. We need you to shut down the line and add another 50 foot back in. Alright. Engine 15, I want you to back your line out. We got fire on the porch on the first floor.

Fire crews have cleared the basement and first floor, and the flames are being doused with water.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:18
Radio, there's water on the fire, sector 4, raising. Copy. Ladder 15 to command, we got an all clear on the Bravo exposure on basement and level 1. Alright, we got the all clear on there, on the Bravo exposure.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:15
Engine 8 command, we're on the second floor with a live delta exposure. Alright, lines to the second floor, delta exposure. Rescue 3, primary clear on long.

Two additional fire engines are being dispatched to assist with the ongoing rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:14
Copy that, she's unarrivaled.Command to Columbus, send me two additional engines, or I, ESD to Columbus, send me two additional engines for drivers. Message received, sir. Two more engines.

Three additional medics are being dispatched to assist at the fire scene.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:08
ES-2, at this time you have three medics. Send me three more. Message received. Three more medics.

Firefighters report a fire in the front bedroom on the second floor, with a possible four more victims inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:31
Truck 8 to Ladder 8, be advised. Victim says possible four more inside. Ladder 8, command. We're working with Engine 2 on a primary on the second floor. I have decent conditions and moderate heat. Alright, copy. I got fire in the front bedroom. Fire in the front bedroom, Alpha-Delta corner, second floor. Alright, copy.

Firefighters have made entry into the building and are working to rescue victims trapped inside.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:21
Victims on Delta side. One victim on Delta side. Command from Engine 2, we made entry from the Charlie side. It was a bathroom. Alright, copy. EMS 11, we're going to need you, medic 815.

Citizen user video shows black smoke rising in the area.

Additional fire units have arrived to assist with the rescue efforts.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
ES2 is on scene. ES2 is on scene. Engine 14 on scene. Engine 14 on scene.

Additional medics are being dispatched.

Columbus FD BN1 IC · 0:07
EMS 11 Columbus, add two more medics to this run. We'll add two more medics.
Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:30
Columbus, Ladder 8, I copy your victim, second floor. Cam, I have command. Command will be mobile. Ladder 8, you have mobile command. Command, Columbus, I got a victim on the D-Delta side, outside, D-Delta side. Ladder 8, we have a victim on the Delta side. Command, Columbus, I'm getting reports, two more people, second floor, on the ground ladder, C, Charlie, side. Ladder 8, it'll be BIS-ing. Ladder 9, I copy your victim on the Delta side.

Firefighters report victims trapped on the second floor and back porch of the structure.

Columbus FD BN1 FG · 0:29
Sinus, rhythm on the monitor, rate of 98 beats per minute, blood pressure's 116 over 74, 97%% on. Medic 4. 15, yeah, we got the. Medic 4, go. Advise, we do have victims trapped. We have one patient on the back roof. We're advising patients, victims on the second floor. Message received, Medic 4. All companies responding, Medic 4 is reporting they have victims on the second floor and victims also on the back porch.

Firefighters are on scene of a structure fire.

Columbus FD DISP · 0:24
Medic 4, on this fire. Be advised, we're on scene of a working structure fire at South Ohio Avenue, and we'll give you a cross street momentarily. Fulton and Ohio. Fulton and Ohio. 1068 Fulton and Ohio. Yeah, we have the run-in. 1070 East Fulton. Medic 4 on the scene, working fire.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the location.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30
Respond on Battalion 1 IC. Operate on Battalion 1 Fireground. 1070 East Fulton Street. Report of a fire. Engine 8. Engine 15. Engine 2. Ladder 8. Ladder 2. Medic 173. Rescue 3. Battalion 1. Battalion 4. Cross of South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. 10.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1070 E Fulton St.

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columbusUser2039363005Sep 27 at 11:58 AM

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columbusUser1184858016Sep 27 at 12:30 PM

Or like another commented they are here for work

r3n331234Sep 27 at 11:56 AM

Why the fuck are some of you laughing about this

columbusUser2443847004Sep 27 at 11:54 AM

let’s be respectful.

MsKamiliSep 27 at 11:50 AM

That's looks real bad, I pray everyone got out safely

columbusUser2039363005Sep 27 at 11:58 AM

Also, dismissing because its "ghetto" is wild. You know how many airbnbs are over here for people coming to visit children's?

columbusUser1184858016Sep 27 at 12:30 PM

Or like another commented they are here for work

r3n331234Sep 27 at 11:56 AM

Why the fuck are some of you laughing about this

columbusUser2443847004Sep 27 at 11:54 AM

let’s be respectful.

MsKamiliSep 27 at 11:50 AM

That's looks real bad, I pray everyone got out safely

columbusUser2039363005Sep 27 at 11:58 AM

Also, dismissing because its "ghetto" is wild. You know how many airbnbs are over here for people coming to visit children's?

columbusUser1184858016Sep 27 at 12:30 PM

Or like another commented they are here for work

r3n331234Sep 27 at 11:56 AM

Why the fuck are some of you laughing about this

columbusUser2443847004Sep 27 at 11:54 AM

let’s be respectful.

MsKamiliSep 27 at 11:50 AM

That's looks real bad, I pray everyone got out safely

columbusUser2039363005Sep 27 at 11:58 AM

Also, dismissing because its "ghetto" is wild. You know how many airbnbs are over here for people coming to visit children's?

columbusUser1184858016Sep 27 at 12:30 PM

Or like another commented they are here for work

r3n331234Sep 27 at 11:56 AM

Why the fuck are some of you laughing about this

columbusUser2443847004Sep 27 at 11:54 AM

let’s be respectful.

MsKamiliSep 27 at 11:50 AM

That's looks real bad, I pray everyone got out safely

columbusUser2039363005Sep 27 at 11:58 AM

Also, dismissing because its "ghetto" is wild. You know how many airbnbs are over here for people coming to visit children's?

columbusUser1184858016Sep 27 at 12:30 PM

Or like another commented they are here for work

r3n331234Sep 27 at 11:56 AM

Why the fuck are some of you laughing about this

columbusUser2443847004Sep 27 at 11:54 AM

let’s be respectful.

MsKamiliSep 27 at 11:50 AM

That's looks real bad, I pray everyone got out safely

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