Woods Apartments Fire

Last night just before midnight, one of the buildings at the Woods Apartments on Hodgson Memorial Blvd. caught fire:

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Savannah Fire and Emergency Services, Southside EMS, MedStar EMS, and the Savannah Chatham Municipal PD responded to the scene. ENGINEs 1, 2, 7, and 11; TRUCKs 1 and 2, RESCUE 2, BATTALION 2, COMMAND AID, and a Safety Officer from Savannah Fire responded. EMS units from Southside EMS and from MedStar responded, with some staging at the BB&T bank on Hodgson Memorial Blvd. SCMPD responded to the scene as well (for awhile there was a stuck mic on one SCMPD TG and you could hear an officer banging on doors looking for residents).

On arrival, there was smoke and flames visible from the second floor. The fire eventually moved to the third floor as well and flames broke through the roof. Residents were rescued from the above ground level floors via ladder.

Talkgroups in use:

36880 - Savannah Fire Dispatch
36976 - Savannah Fire Fireground 1

2352 - Metro EMS Dispatch
4112 - Southside EMS Medic 1
4144 - Southside EMS Medic 2
7920 - MedStar Dispatch

53408 - SCMPD A4
53424 - SCMPD B4

Just before I finally turned in last night, LifeStar was getting a mission on 462.975 for a patient transfer from Memorial to the Augusta Burn Center that may have been related to the fire.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net