Electrical transformer smokes near Everett dry dock, Everett WA
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An electrical transformer near a dry dock in Everett was smoking. Fire units investigated and secured the power. The smoke stopped and the area was checked with no further issues found.
Audio|Heard on: Snohomish County Fire Event/Secondary Response
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04:54
Transcript:
00:00
Contact with the worker here.
00:01
This is a transformer that is on the dry dock.
00:05
The dry dock is partially flooded right now, so their access is near motor vessel Elwha.
00:14
We're going to get packed on and just go take a look at what's going on.
00:18
He said there's a lot of white smoke.
00:22
Receive, you're going to go the AIRPEX on and take a look and see what you can find out.
00:29
Agent C's level.
00:36
Agent 1 from Taiwan.
00:39
Engine 1.
00:45
Yeah,
01:00
I'm going to go ahead and take man, and where are you doing it, and I'm going to do this.
01:08
I'm going to be listening for the command,
01:13
we're going to be investigating and we can go ahead and hold the alarm.
01:18
We can't cover you. Command, I was just holding you aware.
01:24
Our Marshal 3 is on scene.
01:29
Sorry, Marshal 3.
01:34
Fire Marshal 2 on scene.
01:37
Fire Marshal 2 on 7.
01:43
Good pick, let's have a 1.
01:50
Manning 6.
01:54
Principal apply on scene.
02:01
Major 4 level 1.
02:03
Azure 4. Measure 4.
02:08
So,
02:10
I'm calling for information.
02:13
Command, go ahead.
02:18
Okay, I talked to the voucher.
02:21
We're on the dry dock on 3 and there's an electrical transformer that's smoking.
02:28
He's going to send up engine won't take a look at them.
02:31
And right now we're having all units standby level 1.
02:37
Command, copy you guys to talk to the project player at the Dry Dock Pier Number 50, copy an intellectual performer, and copy, sending engine one in to check on the transformer and the other units stand by one.
02:51
Affirmative.
02:53
Command from Stockholm.
03:00
Go ahead.
03:07
Advised earlier.
03:08
We did call PUD.
03:09
They're advised.
03:10
They didn't think that that transformer is one of theirs.
03:12
They say they did have wires that go into the dock.
03:15
They're going to send their crew out to double check on that in case they're needed.
03:21
Yeah, after you're talking, this is not going to be PUD.
03:24
This is on the dry dock.
03:26
This is the ships.
03:30
Meg 5, you can go in service.
03:37
Copy go on service.
03:42
Engine 6, you can go in service.
03:44
Engine 6 on service.
03:53
Ladder 62 in gun service.
03:58
Command for engine one.
04:01
Go ahead, Inchamon.
04:07
The transformer that was smoking is still hot, but it's not smoking anymore.
04:12
They have power secured to it.
04:14
I think we can keep you and ladder one here,
04:16
and we'll just continue investigating and make sure everything is looking all right.
04:21
Free chief, power secure,
04:23
still off. We're going to leave engine one, ladder one, battalion one, and then the fire marshal office is all on scene.
04:29
All other units can go in service.
04:36
Go ahead, Snowcombe.
04:45
Coming up on 10 minutes on the timer here, sounds like we can probably cancel that.
04:50
Yeah, we can discontinue timer.
04:52
I see, timer canceled.
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Location mentioned:
Craftsman Way, Everett, WA 98201
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