Smoke from cooking triggers fire alarm at Durham apartment, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, responders investigated a fire alarm at a large apartment building near Foster Street and West Geer Street in Durham. They found smoke caused by cooking in apartment 458 but no active fire. Fans were requested to remove the smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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05:40
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm, 620 Foster Street
00:08
Fire alarm, 620 Foster Street, cross of West Corporation Street and West Geer Street.
00:16
Rescue, 1, engine, 1, ladder, 2, engine 9, battalion 1.
00:23
Top 3.
00:41
Breathing Problem 3915 Dearborn Drive cross street Danube Lane, Slaught 7 and my phone is a working joke
01:13
What are you going to be apartment 417?
01:24
Copy 407.
01:42
One's on scene, I got a very large, multi-family apartment building.
01:47
I do have audible and visual alarms.
01:50
Alpha side is going to be Foster Street.
01:52
We've got my own hydrant.
01:53
Hookups will be off of, at the corner of Foster and Geer.
01:59
We're going to investigate.
02:02
Okay, one I copy your friends.
02:12
53 is on scene
02:22
We're headed to the 4th floor.
02:23
It says 4th floor room 458.
02:34
Rick, you wanted in position to in this case.
02:43
I'm not sure.
02:44
We're at the elevators, we're headed up.
02:55
Hey, Captain, you've got to, we're walking in.
03:01
Well,
03:02
I just spoke to maintenance.
03:04
They said a person was cooking in 458.
03:06
There is no fire.
03:07
They're going to need a fan for the smoke.
03:11
We'll head up with our fans and maintenance.
03:20
Let me know how many resources you're going to need once together.
03:26
Well, I haven't made it up there yet.
03:37
Nine don't see.
03:38
We're standing at Foster here.
03:48
Engine 9 from engine one.
03:51
Good.
03:54
Hey, go in the parking garage.
03:56
When you go in the parking garage, hang a right and go down to where the SACP room is.
04:02
You should see it.
04:06
Okay.
04:11
One, from rest you want.
04:14
I'm ahead of your way with the fan on the fourth floor now.
04:19
All right, when you get all the elevators, hang the left,
04:24
come down to the first hallway on your left, hang another left.
04:29
It goes into that hall and hang a left.
04:31
We got light smoke in the hallway, so we might need too fast.
04:37
Copy.
04:38
Now, when you get to the panel, you can silence it.
04:49
Room number is 458.
04:54
Copy.
04:56
Tav, you might have to thank you the keys to get in that room.
05:05
Copy. Copy.
05:09
You can't have to take you the keys to get in that room.
05:15
Okay.
05:19
I forgot how many fans you don't need.
05:21
I know you got nine yourself and a lot of twosers around as well.
05:27
About two minutes and I'll let you know if I'm going to need more plans.
05:32
I do, I just use lighter two.
05:34
They have two of them.
05:35
Once I get to the panel, they can try to reset and we'll go from there.
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Location mentioned:
Foster St, Durham, NC 27701
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