Appendix C
Transcript of Radio Transmission of
Training Exercise on February 9, 2007
U.S. Secret Service
175-865-67344
Processed Copy of Exhibit A1
ATF Case Number: 761010-07-0030
9-1-1 Communications
Friday, February 9, 2007
00:05Inaudible words to Command: Do we strike out the box?
00:24Three-story brick dwelling
00:30134 Elder Road
Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, and the RIT
Truck 1, Truck 2, Truck 3 Respond
134 Calverton Road
Three-story brick dwelling
Fire first and second floor
Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, and the RIT
Truck 1, Truck 2, Truck 3 Respond
03:44Command to Engine 1 – Give me an update
03:57Command to Engine 1 – Give me an update
04:14Command to the RIT Team
RIT Team – grab a line
RIT Team?
04:27RIT Team, get a line and let’s go
Inaudible words
04:40Command to Engine 1 – Give me an update
04:27Engine 2, Engine 2 to the PO – charge my line
Engine 2 to the PO – charge my line
05:04Truck 2 to Command – we have heavy fire in the rear. We’ll still waitin’ for a charged line. Truck 2 and Engine 2 is makin’ entry through the rear.
05:20Engine 2 – you gotta straighten that line out; straighten your line out.
05:35Engine 1 – Give me an update
05:51Dispatch: 14 Engine 14
05:58Engine 14
06:00Dispatch: Switch to A-1
06:02EVD Wenger
06:12EVD Wenger – I need an update from you.
08:15Up on the rear roof
Up on the rear roof
08:25Unit calling - repeat – I can’t hear ‘ya
08:30Command – Repeat
09:25Command to second floor – give me an update
09:45Command to second floor – give me an update
11:28This is Engine 2. We’re out on the roof. We have a trapped firefighter. This is not a drill. We have a trapped firefighter. Oh, please Lord. We need help up here now; in the rear, in the rear;
11:42Good copy
11:48Truck Company Who?
11:54Truck 2 Inaudible words
12:00Battalion Chief 3
12:03Dispatch: Battalion Chief 3
12:08Engine 14, Chief 10 and inaudible words assisting for the fire academy in a live burn. Inaudible words
12:21Repeat Company calling for help. Repeat.
12:29Chief, this is Engine 1 on the roof. We have a trapped firefighter and a hurt firefighter. We can’t get off the roof. We need help up here now.
12:43Coming, coming.
12:46Dispatch: Engine 14 and who? You were broke off.
12:50Dispatch: Engine 14, Truck 10 and yourself – I got ‘ya.
12:53Truck 10 and myself
12:54Dispatch: ‘Yea, we got ‘ya Chief - 11:50.
12:57It’s comin’ through the roof over here.
13:00On the roof?
13:04Fire’s coming through the roof. We have no line.
13:08Are you on the roof?
13:12I’m on the ladder.
13:28Truck 2 take a line and all units discontinue; and all units discontinue training operations except for the rear. Truck 2 Charlie side.
13:43This is the crew from Engine 1 – coming down the aerial tower at this time.
13:59Engine 1 do you need a line?
14:08I’m sorry – repeat.
14:16Medic 21 come to the rear.
14:21Stand by; ok calm down, calm down.
14:33Engine 21 – unconscious in the rear.
14:39Inaudible word Chief to Command - We have a downed firefighter on Charlie side on the second floor roof.
Repeat downed firefighter, second floor, Charlie side roof
15:11Dispatch: Medic 15, Medic 15
15:17Repeat
15:18Dispatch: Report to Frederick and Calverton, Calverton and Frederick. On the scene of a live burn, Stand by.
15:30Copy en route.
17:02Battalion Chief 3 – Dispatch Rescue 1 to my location.
17:06Dispatch: Message received – 11:54.
17:20Dispatch: Battalion Chief 3 – you want us to place you on Charlie 1?
17:24TONE
17:26Dispatch: Rescue 1 Respond – Frederick Avenue on Calverton Road. Assistunits. We’re gonna put you on Charlie 1. Rescue 1 respond - Frederick Avenue and Calverton Road to assist units on a live burn. Operations will be on Charlie 1- 11:54.
17:41That’s affirmative.
18:18Division Chief 4 to Communications 3 1
18:21Dispatch: Division Chief 4
18:26I need a tone out, Division Chief 1, Deputy Chief of Operations, Deputy Chief of Administration, respond to ‘um Frederick and ‘ah Calverton. We have a ‘ah unconscious firefighter.
18:48Dispatch: Message received – Division Chief 4 – 11:55.
19:28Division Chief 4 to Communications
19:34Dispatch: Division Chief 4 – come over to Charlie 1
19:44Division Chief 4, give me a second medic unit.
19:47Dispatch: Message received – 11:56.
19:50Dispatch: You already have Medic 15 on the way Division Chief 4
19:55Truck 2 to Command: the last of the firefighters are exiting the second floor roof for a inaudible words.
20:05Ok – give me a second. Make it a total of three.
20:12Dispatch: Message received Division Chief 4 – 11:56.
20:28TONE
20:29Dispatch: Medic 12, EMS2 respond – Frederick Avenue and Calverton Road. Engine respond on Charlie 1. Medic 12 EMS 2 respond – Frederick Avenue and Calverton Road. Operations Charlie 1– 11:56.
21:55Frederick and Calverton
22:00Medic 15 – 11:57
22:24Division Chief 1 responding
22:27Dispatch: Division Chief 1 – 11:58.
23:24Everybody in the buildin’ shut down the hand lines
23:41Command to all units – shut down the hand lines and evacuate the buildin’.
23:47Chief PIO, I’ll be responding to that location. Give me a page.
23:52Dispatch: Chief PIO – 11:59.
24:07Battalion Commander 6 – you can put me on it as well.
Inaudible words to my pager
24:5612 – we at Calverton and Frederick
25:28Truck 2 to Command: Side Charlie – I am the last one. I’m exiting the roof. I repeat,side Charlie, Instructor Jones is last one exiting the roof.
25:45Command copy
28:07Dispatch: Safety Officer 1, Safety Officer 1
29:56Communications inaudible word 16
30:03Dispatch: Message received – 12:05.
30:15Dispatch: Division Chief 1
30:20Dispatch Mobile Command Unit. Notify ‘ah Division Chief 2 take over field operations and ‘ah I’ll get back to ‘ya.
30:39Division 2 copy 3
30:43Dispatch: 12:05.
31:06TONE
31:08Dispatch: Mobile Command Unit respond to Frederick Avenue and Calverton Road. Operations Charlie 1 at request ofthe Division Chief 1.Mobile Command Unit 1 respond. Frederick Avenue and Calverton Road. Operations Charlie 1 at– 12:06.
31:50PASS DEVICE ALERT
31:51Division Chief 1 – dispatch a tactical box to ‘ahFrederick, to the Frederick Avenue location. I’m on the box.
32:03Dispatch: Alright. A tactical box to Frederick and Calverton– 12:06.
32:10Safety Officer 2 out of service – responding on the…
32:13Dispatch: Safety Officer 2 – 12:07.
32:192 – 12:07.
32:55Acting Chief of the fire department;
32:55SIRENS
32:57Dispatch: Acting Chief of the department – you’re responding – 12:07.
34:08TONES
34:17Dispatch: Tactical box14-5– Twelve Group is Charlie 1, Engine 30, Engine 8, Truck 8 respond. Stand by the scene – Frederick Avenue and South Calverton Road.
34:31Tactical box 14-5 – Operations are on Charlie 1
Engine 30, Engine 8, Truck 8 Respond. Orders of Division Chief 1 – stand by the scene – Frederick Avenue and South Calverton Road – 12:09.
34:45Battalion Chief 3 – who am I gettin’ on the tactical box?
34:52Dispatch: Engine 30, Engine 8, Truck 8, Chief; Engine 30, Engine 8, Truck 8.
35:02Battalion Chief 3 – all units responding on the tactical box. Why don’t you use Hollins Street as an access onto Calverton. Report to the front of the building; bring hooks and rolled up hose.
35:25Rescue 1 to Battalion Chief 3.
35:30Go ahead.
35:35I’ve got live fire conditions, third floor, exposure Bravo.
We’ll go on down and we’ll get a line and go to the first floor.
35:47Ok.
36:26Alright Chief 4 – we’ll be in route, then see you.
37:14Chief PIO on location.
37:19Dispatch: PIO - 12:11.
37:27Engine 30 en route to Calverton and Booth. Inaudible words.
37:33Inaudible words. City Medic 41 – are you alright?
37:42That’s correct 41 – go ahead.
37:46We’re all out – female firefighter in her twenties; patient’s in full cardiac arrest after a house fire. Patient is intubated. We have an IV going. CPR in progress. We have ‘ah about a 35 minute ETA.
38:02Acting Chief of the firedepartment on the scene.
38:05Dispatch: Acting Chief of the firedepartment on the scene – 12:12.
38:10Copy that 41 Scene 3 to 5 Charlie.
38:1521 clear.
38:38Engine 8 to Engine 30 –where’s your hydrant at?
38:45I’m at Calverton and Booth.
38:49Good copy.
38:52City 15 on out to 7.
39:21Inaudible words
39:26JD Greenwich City 15 currently on location with a 31 year old male firefighter injured in a house fire. Patient does have circumferentialsecond degree burns - bi-lateral wrists and hands. How do you copy?
39:40EMS Commandput me on location at Calverton and Frederick due to…
39:46Dispatch: EMS Commander Calverton and…
39:55Female firefighter injured in a house fire. Patient does have circumferential second degree burns – bi-lateral wrists and hands. How do you copy?
40:06EMS Command put me on location at Calverton…
40:10…To alleviate pain. We’ll be en route to your facility shortly. We do have IV access, patient on cardiac monitor and I will go ahead and update you on the patient’s status en route if anything changes.
40:23FC 1 – I’m responding to Frederick and Calverton – is there a talk group established for this?
40:29Dispatch: Affirmative Charlie 1.
40:31Commander 1 en route to Frederick and Calverton.
40:37Dispatch: Commander 1 – 12:13.
40:40City 15 – can you just repeat where the burns are at on the…
40:48Have the Captain meet me on Alpha Sixteen, Alpha 1 6.
40:54Safety Officer 1 – put me en route to Baltimore and Calverton.
41:00Any vital signs on the patient yet?
41:02Dispatch: Message received – 12:14.
41:06130 by palp., heart rate at 100 and regular respirations 18 and non labored SVO2 98 percent room air.
41:14Low fuel on the third; fire knocked third floor Exposure David.
41:20Communications to Battalion Commander 1 – the Captain’s on the line – what can I help ‘ya with?
41:25Good copy, thanks.
41:27Command to copy.
41:31Inaudible word out.
41:34Thank You Bayview. I guess I will continue giving morphine up to 20 milligrams as long as blood pressure stays within limits. Be en route to your facility momentarily. About 10 minute ETA – 15 clear.