Structure Fire1636 Edgewood Avenue NW, Grand Rapids · Ridgemoor Park

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Structure Fire

1636 Edgewood Avenue NW, Grand Rapids · Ridgemoor Park

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  1. GRFD dispatched to structure fire at 100 block of Monroe Avenue NW (The Drop House); full assignment responding on Channel 2
  2. Weather conditions: winds 13 mph from the southwest
  3. Rescue 2 on scene at six-story ordinary construction building; nothing visible from the front (Alpha side), but smell of smoke present. Rescue 2 establishing command, Rescue 1 assigned as investigation group, Engine 3 securing hydrant
  4. Rescue 2 establishing command at six-story ordinary construction building; nothing visible from the off-side (Bravo), Rescue 1 investigating
  5. Battalion 6 on scene; assuming Monroe Command
  6. Monroe Command confirming earlier report: six-story building, nothing visible from outside, smell of smoke reported
  7. Rescue 2 investigating interior: smoke decreases going deeper into the building
  8. Another crew deploying to the second floor for investigation
  9. Command directing Engine 5 to check the second floor
  10. Engine 3 heading to the basement to investigate
  11. Engine 3 reports smoke in the basement near the elevator shaft; no fire visible yet
  12. Command acknowledges Engine 3; smoke is concentrated in the lobby, asking for update on conditions in the basement
  13. Command asking Engine 3 crew in the basement what additional resources they need
  14. Engine 3 crew in basement preparing to force open a door for access and checking.
  15. Command assigns Engine 3 as basement division
  16. Command requests keys, Knoxbox access, or master keys to open basement door for investigation
  17. Command sending keys down to basement division to open the door for investigation
  18. Engine 5 investigating second floor unable to proceed without Kinsley (likely an elevator or access device).
  19. Rescue 2 assuming command at the scene
  20. Command requesting a crew be freed up to check the elevator control room
  21. Command dispatching Rescue 1 to check the elevator control room
  22. Engine 5 found keys and heading to the second floor
  23. Confirmed address: 1600 block of Edgewood Avenue NW
  24. Elevator shafts clear; crews heading to the top to check the motor room
  25. Truck 3 directed to check the top floor and investigate the motor room
  26. Rescue 1 has reached the elevator control room on the top floor
  27. Rescue 1 at the elevator control room; light smoke visible, no fire found
  28. Light smoke reported on the sixth floor; crews holding position while investigating
  29. Command assigning Engine 8 to check the third floor
  30. Command directing Engine 9 to check the 4th floor; Rescue 1 checking the penthouse
  31. Rescue 1 in the elevator room on the roof; unable to access stairwell doors without keys
  32. Crews using forcible entry tools to access locked stairwell doors from the elevator room
  33. Command assigning Engine 9 to check floors 4 or 5
  34. Rescue 1 asking command whether to remain in elevator control room on roof or search downward through the building
  35. Command directs Rescue 1 to begin searching downward from the roof through the building
  36. Command asks Rescue 1 if they located roof access while searching the upper floors
  37. Rescue 1 found a door at the top of the stairwell leading to roof access but did not open it
  38. Command asking if Rescue 1 can access the roof through the door found at the top of the stairwell
  39. Truck 2 officer reports mild smoke on the second floor with a water flow alarm sounding; crews masking up to investigate, Truck 2 officer establishing Division 2
  40. Engine 8 clearing from the scene
  41. Truck 2 making entry; crews standing by ready to advance hose lines to support them
  42. Engine 5 officer assuming Division 2 command; crews investigating mild smoke and active alarm on the second floor, masking up
  43. Command directs Engine 8 to check status; Truck 2 assigned as Division 2 crew (interior team on second floor with mild smoke and active alarm).
  44. Fire located on the second floor; controlled by building sprinkler system. Command holding additional units on scene
  45. Engine 8 asking command if standpipe system needs to be charged for water delivery to upper floors
  46. 20 minutes elapsed on scene
  47. Rescue 1 and Truck 3 on the roof; fire on second floor controlled by sprinkler system
  48. Still active fire on the second floor; crews requesting additional extinguishers
  49. Crews requesting hose line to the north stairwell to continue attack on the second-floor fire
  50. Command directs Engine 3 with a high-rise pack to support hose line operations on the second floor
  51. Engine 3 on the second floor stretching high-rise pack hose line and connecting to the standpipe system
  52. Standpipe system to be charged shortly for Engine 3's high-rise pack line on second floor
  53. Fire believed to be out; cardboard burning in the middle of a room on the second floor, crews using water cans to finish extinguishment
  54. Engine 9 conducting search of the building
  55. Engine 9 conducting search; Rescue 1 and Truck 3 released from the roof
  56. Rescue 1 and Truck 3 leaving the scene; equipment being left for another unit
  57. Engine 8 using a water can to extinguish fire in the fire room
  58. Truck 3 and Engine 10 assigned to salvage and overhaul operations
  59. Primary search complete, no victims found
  60. Crews locating water shutoff risers and standing by; overhaul operations continuing
  61. Rescue 2 standing by at water shutoff riser to turn it off when crews finish overhaul operations
  62. Crews requesting dispatch contact a key holder for the business
  63. Engine 3 requests a battery fan and assistance with stairwell access; crews on the second floor continuing overhaul operations
  64. Division 2 authorizes stopping water to the second floor once crew is positioned
  65. Rescue 2 proceeding to shut down the water riser to the second floor
  66. Division 2 checking if water is flowing down from second-floor riser shutdown
  67. Caller is outside with keys to the basement chop house; building manager en route, 15 minutes out
  68. Sprinkler system shut off; fire is completely out and overhauled, crews now ventilating
  69. Rescue 2 silenced the fire alarm
  70. Active smoke still showing between floors; crews stopping ventilation to overhaul the floor, requesting a saw
  71. Engine 3 (command) confirming ventilation stopped; crews need saws for floor overhaul work
  72. Command sending Rescue 2 with saws to help crews with floor overhaul work
  73. Division 2 reports fire burned through the subfloor; crews opening up the hardwood floor to access it
  74. Command reports 40 minutes on scene; requests dispatch notify the duty chief
  75. Crews having difficulty accessing subfloor fire through hardwood flooring with a saw; recommending attempt first-floor access as alternate approach, about 20 feet in from the front
  76. Fire location close to and south of the elevator shaft; crews continuing to work on access
  77. Incident command checking if crews can access the fire from the top floor; exploring access options as cutting through hardwood flooring is proving difficult
  78. If top-floor access doesn't work, crews ready to open ceiling to reach fire
  79. Battalion 5 available on scene at Monroe location

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