Fire in three-story apartment building caused by dryer malfunction, Baltimore County MD
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a three-story apartment building near Ridge Avenue and Park Avenue. Smoke was reported coming from the front porch. No injuries or entrapment were reported. Investigation suggests a dryer malfunction under the porch caused the fire.
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04:52
Transcript:
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North Firebox 5-5, sent-in-chief 24, operations on TAC22, Engine 5, Engine 371, Engine 41, Engine 4, Engine 13,
00:09
Engine 13, Medic-5, EMS2, Safety 6 for a residential structure fire near Ridge Avenue and Park Avenue,
00:21
Operations on TAC 22, 929.
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Medic 5-heavy route, switch every route to attack 2-2.
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Okay,
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5-Rourout.
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Medics 5-9-29.
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Engine 5-9-20.
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Engine 3171-1-7-Rail.
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Engine 371-930.
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Engine 371-930.
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Tend7-930.
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I'm directly just remaining box 15-6 the time she is cleared in this best for a longer monitor you make any request and transmission so you can take (number withheld) back to a nine thirty four zero one nine thirty nine thirty six one on evening one on east neither
01:25
After all units I have been by five dash five a single caller reporting smoke coming out of the front porch of the residence no entrapment no injuries reported battalion 24 all right pension five
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Love 0 556-6, truck 313, Kerro-County Medic 1-39, trouble breathing, 2-2, park prone, circle, cross-sweets, Danube Court and Candy-Tuff Road, Respondola, West.
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Truck 313.
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Go ahead and so much.
01:57
That's right, right, Sir. Good morning.
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Paramedic 1
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(number withheld)
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914 914 R15 Road grocery white trillion road 10 in 2 or 3 of home and east structure 15 now they're 1
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Power Tower 1 responding
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109-19-19-1
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So far out for house by 3.
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Large residential structure converted into apartments.
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Nothing evident from Alpha and Bravo.
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The 924 will have commutes.
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Okay, the 924 on the scene.
02:52
Three-story structure converted into apartments.
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Nothing evident 932.
03:00
225 from command what's your water force?
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2nd4 from edge 5 we have a hydrant at ridge and region park that we can hand drag to in front of us.
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We made room for the truck one's back alpha.
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That's 5B501.
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Your 5's arrived.
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It's time 24.
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We have hydrant at Ridge and Park Avenue in front of us that we can't jack too.
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I'll be out investigating.
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I'm right 139 row.
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Comeback one through nine have your route truck 313 carol 139.
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You're responding for a 70-year-old female conscious breathing having trouble breathing history of COPD and feels planning.
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139-5. 9-33.
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933. 4-41, pull-over so you can go out and get fired.
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We're right behind you.
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We got you.
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Truck 5 for mention 5.
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We need room one's nine offer for you.
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Sure positive.
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Dispatch from command, 3-6 and complete.
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Negative will the basis fire.
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Nothing other than all four sides.
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The structure has been converted into four separate apartments.
04:42
The proof from engine five is investigating what may be a dryer man under the porch.
04:50
Command, message received, 934.
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Location mentioned:
Ridge Ave, Halethorpe, MD 21227
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