Gas odor prompts fire alarm investigation at apartment building, Baraboo WI
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm sounded in a multi-residential apartment building called Heritage House near Airport Road in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Responders arrived and detected a strong natural gas odor outside but found no smoke or fire inside. The alarm may have been triggered by a faulty detector. The situation is under investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Columbia and Sauk Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Outside, parade-to-sac fire, soft-cray ambulance.
00:02
You're needed near Water Street.
00:05
The whole block smells like natural gas outside but no smell inside.
00:11
Repeating for parade-to-sac fire, southray ambulance.
00:14
Near Water Street and Parade-Ack.
00:16
Cross streets Grand and Lincoln, stock clear, 17-O-week.
00:23
We have a call for a fire alarm from alarm company.
00:27
Again, fire alarm from the alarm company.
00:31
Near Airport Road, the Heritage House, near Airport Road, cross of west column, Strait and Latin Lane.
00:38
No fire or contact at this time, just a north hall fire alarm.
00:41
Time of page 17-09.
00:51
6-0-106-0. 10460.
00:59
460.
01:04
Forty-clear an e-missing now with this page.
01:12
Medicines 651.
01:13
6.51.
01:19
Neutralmedics 651 en route.
01:20
We will be responding on the fire unit.
01:24
1710.
01:28
In route.
01:33
10408 at 1710.
01:34
52.
01:36
Transporting Aspirus, you can mark us out there in about 30 seconds.
01:42
10-4[1], en route to Esclare, 1712.
01:48
651.
01:54
651, I made contact with the facility.
01:56
They advised no smoke or flame.
02:00
It's going to be apartment number 22.
02:04
Advise they will need the alarm silenced but believe it's a faulty detector.
02:12
Checking up on the update.
02:16
In Shaw County.
02:19
Great attack fire, go ahead.
02:22
Acknowledge, page.
02:26
10-4[1] at 1713.
02:32
713. 708, go ahead.
02:36
We are arriving in the area.
02:38
We're going to be staging at Winnie and Water.
02:41
There is a strong smell in the air.
02:45
104.
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6-4-60. 10460.
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10460.
02:54
10460.
03:00
Important Spider-Medics 651.
03:04
That one.
03:07
Six-five of one is on scene.
03:10
I have a single-story,
03:12
multi-residential, nothing showing.
03:15
At this time, fire 106 is assuming command and investigating.
03:23
1750.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Baraboo, WI 53913
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