Furnace malfunction mistaken for chimney fire in Durham, Durham CT
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of a chimney fire near Lennmar Drive in Durham, Connecticut. Upon arrival, they found no fire or smoke visible and determined it was a furnace malfunction. Residents evacuated as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex County Public Safety (CLMRN System)
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Transcript:
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Chimney fire,
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near Lennmar Drive.
00:20
Chimney fire,
00:22
near Lennmar Drive, chimney fire.
00:26
Pending,
00:27
for smoke fire, near Lennmar Drive,
00:30
for the reported chimney fire,
00:32
residents be evacuated.
00:34
Chimney fire,
00:36
near Lennmar Drive, chimney fire.
00:40
Pending,
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for smoke fire, near Lennmar Drive,
00:44
for the report of chimney fire,
00:47
residents be evacuated.
00:51
Yeah, sure.
00:52
Unit 1014-2 is responding at the same time.
01:00
Unit 1014-2, responding.
01:03
Team at the location to your 9 o'clock when you call into it.
01:09
Valley Hill Utility, you're 115, responding with 2.
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Utility 1, Roger.
01:15
Roger? Roger.
01:21
Utility 1, 36 Cranary Road, cross region, Columbia Yard Road.
01:26
For the GI-I bleed, 73 mail.
01:29
The residents will be behind the airport itself.
01:35
We're seeing, thank you.
01:36
Thank you.
01:41
You're right.
01:46
No,
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sure. 10142 is unseen.
01:49
I've got a single story ranch,
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nothing appears visible from the exterior.
01:53
I'll be established the command.
01:55
9212, no foul.
01:56
No foul. 6.1.
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I think it's 35 and help us draw.
02:02
Roger, 10142, unseen, single story, nothing showing the exterior.
02:06
Be investigating.
02:07
23-0.E.
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That's your 1014-7 respondent.
02:14
13-7 respondent.
02:18
Valley Shore 146 is responding.
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1410.
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10141 arrest.
02:31
Command of Valley Shore.
02:34
Come in Malachar.
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Come in, go ahead.
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Go ahead.
02:41
Yeah,
02:42
this is not a chimney fire.
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It's more going to be a furnace malfunction.
02:46
I'm outside with the homeowner.
02:50
Roger.
02:51
More likely a furnace malfunction per command, 20-10.
02:56
Really short 133s in route.
03:05
10-4[2]-5-0.
03:07
143, Ryan is responding.
03:14
10-14[1] is responding.
03:15
1014 is responding.
03:17
We have 15 and 4, a bit number 3 for me.
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Ready.
03:24
1014 is responding.
03:26
104-5-0-4 is responding.
03:32
Ron, how is that?
03:35
Roger Durham 4.
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Durham 4, Crosity Climintel Drive will be in the cul-the-sac to your left.
03:43
Two's en route.
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Engine 2 responding.
03:51
Stand in the 4-2, you guys can take it easy.
03:53
It's just a furnace malfunction, there's no smoke or anything inside the residence.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-14: Escort/convoy
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Durham, CT 06422
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