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Fire in Attic of Two-Story Building

2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW

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  • Firefighters responded to a fire at a two-story wood-frame building on Old Hapeville Road in Atlanta, where flames were visible from the attic.

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Firefighters are working to open a wall to address fire between the walls, with water supply now confirmed.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine 14 to Engine 2, go ahead and supply water. Engine 10 to command. 10-4, command. Can you send a truck cool up here? We need to open up a wall. We have to fire between the walls. We're standby, we're waiting for water. Command to Engine 2, make sure we got the supply to the area off and backing pressure. Engine 2, driver received. Water's coming.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the roof and checking the adjacent apartment for fire spread.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
2. What do you need us? Go ahead and get me a rear can and let me know where to be. And, give me an OJ. Received. This is the command, I'm on Charlie. Heavy fire's been knocked down. We got hot spots still burning on the roof. Going to the apartment next to the, going towards the Bravo. Put somebody on the second floor in that apartment. Apartment.

Firefighters are preparing to re-enter the second floor to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Safety to command. Commanding Engine 20, assisting locating another hazard. Go ahead, safety. Safety to command, heavy fire has been knocked down. I recommend going back in, second floor, hand lines, finish it off. Two hand lines on the second floor, Charlie Delta. Alright, we got to get a positive water source and be able to go back in. Got it.

Firefighters report that the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:14
Go for command. All right, maybe volume of fire knocked down. Still working on that Charlie Delta 5. Once he gets that knocked down, we can finish it off with a headline. Command received.

Firefighters report heavy fire in a bedroom on the second level, requesting additional crew support.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:23
20 received. to command also. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta, got heavy fire in the bedroom. Need the crew up on the second level, Charlie Delta corner. 4. Second level, Charlie Delta corner. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta corner. 20, clear.

Firefighters report progress in controlling the fire, but heavy flames persist toward the front of the building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine to command, I'm back on Charlie. Heavy bar has been knocked down toward the center of the building. We got to have crews working on the second level. Got to have good working lines for the rest of the knockdown. We're making good progress. We've still got some heavy fire towards Alpha. Command to 20, Engine 20, 1225, people with a 12-4. Let me get you to get that fire. Squad.

Utility company is en route to address the power situation at the fire scene.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Radio, affirming you have Georgia Power en route. That's affirmative. 14, see if you have any utilities, the apartment. I'm clear. Thank you, command. It's going to be totally electric, and the power meter's going to be located in a dangerous area. Power meter's going to be located. Alpha, Delta. 10-4.

Firefighters are working to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Emergency command, confirming we're defensive on the main fire, we're going offensive on the Exposure, is that correct? Exposure E, we're going to be offensive. Command to Engine 30, bring your apparatus around and supply Engine 25. Engine 14, Truck 14. Engine 15, you'll be my read for.

Firefighters are actively working to control the attic fire, but flames remain visible.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Engine 2, command. Go ahead. We got a line working the attic now. Do you see any improvement? Still got a lot of fire. Engine 2, driver to command. Engine 2. Hey, Chief, I got a note for residual. Do you want to stretch a two and a half for another line off Engine 2? Standby on that. Thank you.

Additional units are being requested for crowd control at the fire scene.

APD Zone 3 Disp · 0:31
13-10, radio. 13-10. You got him. Can you send us two more units for crowd control? Can you start with the units at 2637 Old Haverhill on that fire? 7, put us in 12 and 8, show me en route. Copy that. Hey, I need one unit that's staying in the gate to make sure they tell the fire where the area of the fire is. You got a lot of fire units inside from on each side. The responding units...

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate and have charged a second hose line to tackle the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
R4 Rose, be ready for ventilation, see how we cut this off. Water's clear. Engine 4. Engine 2, sergeant. Truck 2, command. We need Engine 2 to bring that second line to that Bravo exposure, get up in the attic. Engine 2, you have a line ready? That's affirmative, we're at the door. Engine 2, sergeant, charge the line. Water's coming. 10-4.

Firefighters are preparing to make entry into the building to combat the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Squad 4 is on scene. What two engines do we have laying hose in front? It'll be engine 14's got hose in front, getting ready to make entry with truck 2. Alright, engine 2, engine 14 will be 5, TAC. Truck 14, open it up for me, it's an interior. Truck 14 is clear, open up. Squad 4 is on scene, command. You got assignment for us?

Primary searches are complete in the fire apartment and the nearby apartment, with no people found inside.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
We got an all clear on the main fire apartment, an all clear on the primary and main fire apartment. Command, received. 1490. Engine 2, command. Truck 4, command. Positive, we're here right now. We came off of Cleveland. Truck 2 to command, we've also got an all clear on the built exposure. We're going to be checking.

Firefighters report flames visible from the attic on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:19
Truck 2 to all units coming in, it's going to be a working fire. Two-story wood frame. Fire showing from the attic, second floor. It's the offensive rescue mode. It's going to be a long lay from the road. They have to do a split lay. 003 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a working fire.

AFRD Dispatch · 0:22
Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue. Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue, on a working fire. That timeout, 0004 hours. Operating on TAC 3. TAC 3. Air 7. 42.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW.

Firefighters are working to open a wall to address fire between the walls, with water supply now confirmed.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine 14 to Engine 2, go ahead and supply water. Engine 10 to command. 10-4, command. Can you send a truck cool up here? We need to open up a wall. We have to fire between the walls. We're standby, we're waiting for water. Command to Engine 2, make sure we got the supply to the area off and backing pressure. Engine 2, driver received. Water's coming.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the roof and checking the adjacent apartment for fire spread.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
2. What do you need us? Go ahead and get me a rear can and let me know where to be. And, give me an OJ. Received. This is the command, I'm on Charlie. Heavy fire's been knocked down. We got hot spots still burning on the roof. Going to the apartment next to the, going towards the Bravo. Put somebody on the second floor in that apartment. Apartment.

Firefighters are preparing to re-enter the second floor to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Safety to command. Commanding Engine 20, assisting locating another hazard. Go ahead, safety. Safety to command, heavy fire has been knocked down. I recommend going back in, second floor, hand lines, finish it off. Two hand lines on the second floor, Charlie Delta. Alright, we got to get a positive water source and be able to go back in. Got it.

Firefighters report that the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:14
Go for command. All right, maybe volume of fire knocked down. Still working on that Charlie Delta 5. Once he gets that knocked down, we can finish it off with a headline. Command received.

Firefighters report heavy fire in a bedroom on the second level, requesting additional crew support.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:23
20 received. to command also. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta, got heavy fire in the bedroom. Need the crew up on the second level, Charlie Delta corner. 4. Second level, Charlie Delta corner. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta corner. 20, clear.

Firefighters report progress in controlling the fire, but heavy flames persist toward the front of the building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine to command, I'm back on Charlie. Heavy bar has been knocked down toward the center of the building. We got to have crews working on the second level. Got to have good working lines for the rest of the knockdown. We're making good progress. We've still got some heavy fire towards Alpha. Command to 20, Engine 20, 1225, people with a 12-4. Let me get you to get that fire. Squad.

Utility company is en route to address the power situation at the fire scene.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Radio, affirming you have Georgia Power en route. That's affirmative. 14, see if you have any utilities, the apartment. I'm clear. Thank you, command. It's going to be totally electric, and the power meter's going to be located in a dangerous area. Power meter's going to be located. Alpha, Delta. 10-4.

Firefighters are working to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Emergency command, confirming we're defensive on the main fire, we're going offensive on the Exposure, is that correct? Exposure E, we're going to be offensive. Command to Engine 30, bring your apparatus around and supply Engine 25. Engine 14, Truck 14. Engine 15, you'll be my read for.

Firefighters are actively working to control the attic fire, but flames remain visible.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Engine 2, command. Go ahead. We got a line working the attic now. Do you see any improvement? Still got a lot of fire. Engine 2, driver to command. Engine 2. Hey, Chief, I got a note for residual. Do you want to stretch a two and a half for another line off Engine 2? Standby on that. Thank you.

Additional units are being requested for crowd control at the fire scene.

APD Zone 3 Disp · 0:31
13-10, radio. 13-10. You got him. Can you send us two more units for crowd control? Can you start with the units at 2637 Old Haverhill on that fire? 7, put us in 12 and 8, show me en route. Copy that. Hey, I need one unit that's staying in the gate to make sure they tell the fire where the area of the fire is. You got a lot of fire units inside from on each side. The responding units...

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate and have charged a second hose line to tackle the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
R4 Rose, be ready for ventilation, see how we cut this off. Water's clear. Engine 4. Engine 2, sergeant. Truck 2, command. We need Engine 2 to bring that second line to that Bravo exposure, get up in the attic. Engine 2, you have a line ready? That's affirmative, we're at the door. Engine 2, sergeant, charge the line. Water's coming. 10-4.

Firefighters are preparing to make entry into the building to combat the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Squad 4 is on scene. What two engines do we have laying hose in front? It'll be engine 14's got hose in front, getting ready to make entry with truck 2. Alright, engine 2, engine 14 will be 5, TAC. Truck 14, open it up for me, it's an interior. Truck 14 is clear, open up. Squad 4 is on scene, command. You got assignment for us?

Primary searches are complete in the fire apartment and the nearby apartment, with no people found inside.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
We got an all clear on the main fire apartment, an all clear on the primary and main fire apartment. Command, received. 1490. Engine 2, command. Truck 4, command. Positive, we're here right now. We came off of Cleveland. Truck 2 to command, we've also got an all clear on the built exposure. We're going to be checking.

Firefighters report flames visible from the attic on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:19
Truck 2 to all units coming in, it's going to be a working fire. Two-story wood frame. Fire showing from the attic, second floor. It's the offensive rescue mode. It's going to be a long lay from the road. They have to do a split lay. 003 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a working fire.

AFRD Dispatch · 0:22
Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue. Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue, on a working fire. That timeout, 0004 hours. Operating on TAC 3. TAC 3. Air 7. 42.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW.

Firefighters are working to open a wall to address fire between the walls, with water supply now confirmed.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine 14 to Engine 2, go ahead and supply water. Engine 10 to command. 10-4, command. Can you send a truck cool up here? We need to open up a wall. We have to fire between the walls. We're standby, we're waiting for water. Command to Engine 2, make sure we got the supply to the area off and backing pressure. Engine 2, driver received. Water's coming.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the roof and checking the adjacent apartment for fire spread.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
2. What do you need us? Go ahead and get me a rear can and let me know where to be. And, give me an OJ. Received. This is the command, I'm on Charlie. Heavy fire's been knocked down. We got hot spots still burning on the roof. Going to the apartment next to the, going towards the Bravo. Put somebody on the second floor in that apartment. Apartment.

Firefighters are preparing to re-enter the second floor to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Safety to command. Commanding Engine 20, assisting locating another hazard. Go ahead, safety. Safety to command, heavy fire has been knocked down. I recommend going back in, second floor, hand lines, finish it off. Two hand lines on the second floor, Charlie Delta. Alright, we got to get a positive water source and be able to go back in. Got it.

Firefighters report that the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:14
Go for command. All right, maybe volume of fire knocked down. Still working on that Charlie Delta 5. Once he gets that knocked down, we can finish it off with a headline. Command received.

Firefighters report heavy fire in a bedroom on the second level, requesting additional crew support.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:23
20 received. to command also. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta, got heavy fire in the bedroom. Need the crew up on the second level, Charlie Delta corner. 4. Second level, Charlie Delta corner. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta corner. 20, clear.

Firefighters report progress in controlling the fire, but heavy flames persist toward the front of the building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine to command, I'm back on Charlie. Heavy bar has been knocked down toward the center of the building. We got to have crews working on the second level. Got to have good working lines for the rest of the knockdown. We're making good progress. We've still got some heavy fire towards Alpha. Command to 20, Engine 20, 1225, people with a 12-4. Let me get you to get that fire. Squad.

Utility company is en route to address the power situation at the fire scene.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Radio, affirming you have Georgia Power en route. That's affirmative. 14, see if you have any utilities, the apartment. I'm clear. Thank you, command. It's going to be totally electric, and the power meter's going to be located in a dangerous area. Power meter's going to be located. Alpha, Delta. 10-4.

Firefighters are working to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Emergency command, confirming we're defensive on the main fire, we're going offensive on the Exposure, is that correct? Exposure E, we're going to be offensive. Command to Engine 30, bring your apparatus around and supply Engine 25. Engine 14, Truck 14. Engine 15, you'll be my read for.

Firefighters are actively working to control the attic fire, but flames remain visible.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Engine 2, command. Go ahead. We got a line working the attic now. Do you see any improvement? Still got a lot of fire. Engine 2, driver to command. Engine 2. Hey, Chief, I got a note for residual. Do you want to stretch a two and a half for another line off Engine 2? Standby on that. Thank you.

Additional units are being requested for crowd control at the fire scene.

APD Zone 3 Disp · 0:31
13-10, radio. 13-10. You got him. Can you send us two more units for crowd control? Can you start with the units at 2637 Old Haverhill on that fire? 7, put us in 12 and 8, show me en route. Copy that. Hey, I need one unit that's staying in the gate to make sure they tell the fire where the area of the fire is. You got a lot of fire units inside from on each side. The responding units...

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate and have charged a second hose line to tackle the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
R4 Rose, be ready for ventilation, see how we cut this off. Water's clear. Engine 4. Engine 2, sergeant. Truck 2, command. We need Engine 2 to bring that second line to that Bravo exposure, get up in the attic. Engine 2, you have a line ready? That's affirmative, we're at the door. Engine 2, sergeant, charge the line. Water's coming. 10-4.

Firefighters are preparing to make entry into the building to combat the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Squad 4 is on scene. What two engines do we have laying hose in front? It'll be engine 14's got hose in front, getting ready to make entry with truck 2. Alright, engine 2, engine 14 will be 5, TAC. Truck 14, open it up for me, it's an interior. Truck 14 is clear, open up. Squad 4 is on scene, command. You got assignment for us?

Primary searches are complete in the fire apartment and the nearby apartment, with no people found inside.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
We got an all clear on the main fire apartment, an all clear on the primary and main fire apartment. Command, received. 1490. Engine 2, command. Truck 4, command. Positive, we're here right now. We came off of Cleveland. Truck 2 to command, we've also got an all clear on the built exposure. We're going to be checking.

Firefighters report flames visible from the attic on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:19
Truck 2 to all units coming in, it's going to be a working fire. Two-story wood frame. Fire showing from the attic, second floor. It's the offensive rescue mode. It's going to be a long lay from the road. They have to do a split lay. 003 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a working fire.

AFRD Dispatch · 0:22
Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue. Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue, on a working fire. That timeout, 0004 hours. Operating on TAC 3. TAC 3. Air 7. 42.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW.

Firefighters are working to open a wall to address fire between the walls, with water supply now confirmed.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine 14 to Engine 2, go ahead and supply water. Engine 10 to command. 10-4, command. Can you send a truck cool up here? We need to open up a wall. We have to fire between the walls. We're standby, we're waiting for water. Command to Engine 2, make sure we got the supply to the area off and backing pressure. Engine 2, driver received. Water's coming.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the roof and checking the adjacent apartment for fire spread.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
2. What do you need us? Go ahead and get me a rear can and let me know where to be. And, give me an OJ. Received. This is the command, I'm on Charlie. Heavy fire's been knocked down. We got hot spots still burning on the roof. Going to the apartment next to the, going towards the Bravo. Put somebody on the second floor in that apartment. Apartment.

Firefighters are preparing to re-enter the second floor to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Safety to command. Commanding Engine 20, assisting locating another hazard. Go ahead, safety. Safety to command, heavy fire has been knocked down. I recommend going back in, second floor, hand lines, finish it off. Two hand lines on the second floor, Charlie Delta. Alright, we got to get a positive water source and be able to go back in. Got it.

Firefighters report that the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:14
Go for command. All right, maybe volume of fire knocked down. Still working on that Charlie Delta 5. Once he gets that knocked down, we can finish it off with a headline. Command received.

Firefighters report heavy fire in a bedroom on the second level, requesting additional crew support.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:23
20 received. to command also. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta, got heavy fire in the bedroom. Need the crew up on the second level, Charlie Delta corner. 4. Second level, Charlie Delta corner. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta corner. 20, clear.

Firefighters report progress in controlling the fire, but heavy flames persist toward the front of the building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine to command, I'm back on Charlie. Heavy bar has been knocked down toward the center of the building. We got to have crews working on the second level. Got to have good working lines for the rest of the knockdown. We're making good progress. We've still got some heavy fire towards Alpha. Command to 20, Engine 20, 1225, people with a 12-4. Let me get you to get that fire. Squad.

Utility company is en route to address the power situation at the fire scene.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Radio, affirming you have Georgia Power en route. That's affirmative. 14, see if you have any utilities, the apartment. I'm clear. Thank you, command. It's going to be totally electric, and the power meter's going to be located in a dangerous area. Power meter's going to be located. Alpha, Delta. 10-4.

Firefighters are working to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Emergency command, confirming we're defensive on the main fire, we're going offensive on the Exposure, is that correct? Exposure E, we're going to be offensive. Command to Engine 30, bring your apparatus around and supply Engine 25. Engine 14, Truck 14. Engine 15, you'll be my read for.

Firefighters are actively working to control the attic fire, but flames remain visible.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Engine 2, command. Go ahead. We got a line working the attic now. Do you see any improvement? Still got a lot of fire. Engine 2, driver to command. Engine 2. Hey, Chief, I got a note for residual. Do you want to stretch a two and a half for another line off Engine 2? Standby on that. Thank you.

Additional units are being requested for crowd control at the fire scene.

APD Zone 3 Disp · 0:31
13-10, radio. 13-10. You got him. Can you send us two more units for crowd control? Can you start with the units at 2637 Old Haverhill on that fire? 7, put us in 12 and 8, show me en route. Copy that. Hey, I need one unit that's staying in the gate to make sure they tell the fire where the area of the fire is. You got a lot of fire units inside from on each side. The responding units...

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate and have charged a second hose line to tackle the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
R4 Rose, be ready for ventilation, see how we cut this off. Water's clear. Engine 4. Engine 2, sergeant. Truck 2, command. We need Engine 2 to bring that second line to that Bravo exposure, get up in the attic. Engine 2, you have a line ready? That's affirmative, we're at the door. Engine 2, sergeant, charge the line. Water's coming. 10-4.

Firefighters are preparing to make entry into the building to combat the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Squad 4 is on scene. What two engines do we have laying hose in front? It'll be engine 14's got hose in front, getting ready to make entry with truck 2. Alright, engine 2, engine 14 will be 5, TAC. Truck 14, open it up for me, it's an interior. Truck 14 is clear, open up. Squad 4 is on scene, command. You got assignment for us?

Primary searches are complete in the fire apartment and the nearby apartment, with no people found inside.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
We got an all clear on the main fire apartment, an all clear on the primary and main fire apartment. Command, received. 1490. Engine 2, command. Truck 4, command. Positive, we're here right now. We came off of Cleveland. Truck 2 to command, we've also got an all clear on the built exposure. We're going to be checking.

Firefighters report flames visible from the attic on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:19
Truck 2 to all units coming in, it's going to be a working fire. Two-story wood frame. Fire showing from the attic, second floor. It's the offensive rescue mode. It's going to be a long lay from the road. They have to do a split lay. 003 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a working fire.

AFRD Dispatch · 0:22
Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue. Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue, on a working fire. That timeout, 0004 hours. Operating on TAC 3. TAC 3. Air 7. 42.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW.

Firefighters are working to open a wall to address fire between the walls, with water supply now confirmed.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine 14 to Engine 2, go ahead and supply water. Engine 10 to command. 10-4, command. Can you send a truck cool up here? We need to open up a wall. We have to fire between the walls. We're standby, we're waiting for water. Command to Engine 2, make sure we got the supply to the area off and backing pressure. Engine 2, driver received. Water's coming.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the roof and checking the adjacent apartment for fire spread.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
2. What do you need us? Go ahead and get me a rear can and let me know where to be. And, give me an OJ. Received. This is the command, I'm on Charlie. Heavy fire's been knocked down. We got hot spots still burning on the roof. Going to the apartment next to the, going towards the Bravo. Put somebody on the second floor in that apartment. Apartment.

Firefighters are preparing to re-enter the second floor to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Safety to command. Commanding Engine 20, assisting locating another hazard. Go ahead, safety. Safety to command, heavy fire has been knocked down. I recommend going back in, second floor, hand lines, finish it off. Two hand lines on the second floor, Charlie Delta. Alright, we got to get a positive water source and be able to go back in. Got it.

Firefighters report that the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:14
Go for command. All right, maybe volume of fire knocked down. Still working on that Charlie Delta 5. Once he gets that knocked down, we can finish it off with a headline. Command received.

Firefighters report heavy fire in a bedroom on the second level, requesting additional crew support.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:23
20 received. to command also. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta, got heavy fire in the bedroom. Need the crew up on the second level, Charlie Delta corner. 4. Second level, Charlie Delta corner. Charlie Delta, Charlie Delta corner. 20, clear.

Firefighters report progress in controlling the fire, but heavy flames persist toward the front of the building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Engine to command, I'm back on Charlie. Heavy bar has been knocked down toward the center of the building. We got to have crews working on the second level. Got to have good working lines for the rest of the knockdown. We're making good progress. We've still got some heavy fire towards Alpha. Command to 20, Engine 20, 1225, people with a 12-4. Let me get you to get that fire. Squad.

Utility company is en route to address the power situation at the fire scene.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Radio, affirming you have Georgia Power en route. That's affirmative. 14, see if you have any utilities, the apartment. I'm clear. Thank you, command. It's going to be totally electric, and the power meter's going to be located in a dangerous area. Power meter's going to be located. Alpha, Delta. 10-4.

Firefighters are working to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Emergency command, confirming we're defensive on the main fire, we're going offensive on the Exposure, is that correct? Exposure E, we're going to be offensive. Command to Engine 30, bring your apparatus around and supply Engine 25. Engine 14, Truck 14. Engine 15, you'll be my read for.

Firefighters are actively working to control the attic fire, but flames remain visible.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
Engine 2, command. Go ahead. We got a line working the attic now. Do you see any improvement? Still got a lot of fire. Engine 2, driver to command. Engine 2. Hey, Chief, I got a note for residual. Do you want to stretch a two and a half for another line off Engine 2? Standby on that. Thank you.

Additional units are being requested for crowd control at the fire scene.

APD Zone 3 Disp · 0:31
13-10, radio. 13-10. You got him. Can you send us two more units for crowd control? Can you start with the units at 2637 Old Haverhill on that fire? 7, put us in 12 and 8, show me en route. Copy that. Hey, I need one unit that's staying in the gate to make sure they tell the fire where the area of the fire is. You got a lot of fire units inside from on each side. The responding units...

Firefighters are preparing to ventilate and have charged a second hose line to tackle the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
R4 Rose, be ready for ventilation, see how we cut this off. Water's clear. Engine 4. Engine 2, sergeant. Truck 2, command. We need Engine 2 to bring that second line to that Bravo exposure, get up in the attic. Engine 2, you have a line ready? That's affirmative, we're at the door. Engine 2, sergeant, charge the line. Water's coming. 10-4.

Firefighters are preparing to make entry into the building to combat the attic fire.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:30
Squad 4 is on scene. What two engines do we have laying hose in front? It'll be engine 14's got hose in front, getting ready to make entry with truck 2. Alright, engine 2, engine 14 will be 5, TAC. Truck 14, open it up for me, it's an interior. Truck 14 is clear, open up. Squad 4 is on scene, command. You got assignment for us?

Primary searches are complete in the fire apartment and the nearby apartment, with no people found inside.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:31
We got an all clear on the main fire apartment, an all clear on the primary and main fire apartment. Command, received. 1490. Engine 2, command. Truck 4, command. Positive, we're here right now. We came off of Cleveland. Truck 2 to command, we've also got an all clear on the built exposure. We're going to be checking.

Firefighters report flames visible from the attic on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame building.

AFRD Tac 3 · 0:19
Truck 2 to all units coming in, it's going to be a working fire. Two-story wood frame. Fire showing from the attic, second floor. It's the offensive rescue mode. It's going to be a long lay from the road. They have to do a split lay. 003 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a working fire.

AFRD Dispatch · 0:22
Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue. Air 7, respond to 2637 Old Hapeville Road Southwest, across of Cleveland Avenue, on a working fire. That timeout, 0004 hours. Operating on TAC 3. TAC 3. Air 7. 42.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2637 Old Hapeville Rd SW.

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ChosenChoice79Sep 30 at 12:54 AM

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TheKidsteezeSep 30 at 12:43 AM

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romeUser2451274008Sep 30 at 12:39 AM

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decaturUser2212279015Sep 30 at 2:24 AM

Can you get closer

ChosenChoice79Sep 30 at 12:54 AM

Bless I pray that all is well

TheKidsteezeSep 30 at 12:43 AM

We can’t see anything

romeUser2451274008Sep 30 at 12:39 AM

Colonial squares?

decaturUser2212279015Sep 30 at 2:24 AM

Can you get closer

ChosenChoice79Sep 30 at 12:54 AM

Bless I pray that all is well

TheKidsteezeSep 30 at 12:43 AM

We can’t see anything

romeUser2451274008Sep 30 at 12:39 AM

Colonial squares?

decaturUser2212279015Sep 30 at 2:24 AM

Can you get closer

ChosenChoice79Sep 30 at 12:54 AM

Bless I pray that all is well

TheKidsteezeSep 30 at 12:43 AM

We can’t see anything

romeUser2451274008Sep 30 at 12:39 AM

Colonial squares?

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