Smoke in basement triggers alarm at apartment complex, Janesville WI
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Fire & ArsonA dryer fire was reported in the basement of an apartment building near Village Court. Smoke was seen, and the fire alarm was activated, leading to an evacuation. Fire units responded quickly. Later, it was found that balloons had triggered the alarm and the situation was under control.
Audio|Heard on: Rock County Public Safety
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05:21
Transcript:
00:00
814 I copy you're en route with 831 to Village Green East Apartments.
00:05
Near Village Court for a dryer in the basement that's on fire.
00:11
There is smoke pouring out of the basement.
00:14
The fire alarm has been pulled and they are evacuating.
00:18
There are eight apartments in the building total if upgrade is needed.
00:22
Pressure to our Morningside drive to the end, the end to Morningside.
00:25
The end to Morningside, Green District is 16.
00:29
Can close out the security check?
00:35
Battalion 8, go ahead.
00:38
Battalion 8 is in route as well.
00:41
Please upgrade this full response.
00:45
Copy the sole response.
01:00
Battalion 8 respond to near Village Court.
01:04
Foray fire.
01:06
Appliance.
01:07
Cross streets are end in Morningside Drive.
01:10
Time now 1524.
01:47
Engine 815, ambulance 844, ambulance 841, and all station alert respond to near Village Court, for a fire, commercial.
02:00
Cross streets are ends in Morningside Drive.
02:03
Time now 1524.
02:07
In progress.
02:09
Any unit able to respond by Sergeant Coffey?
02:14
31 copy.
02:16
203, you can have me?
02:18
2.05, set it down.
02:23
I have you.
02:27
Two of you going to have me? Two or three, you can stay south.
02:29
Otherwise.
02:33
Village Court, medium-sized apartment.
02:36
Nothing strong from the outside.
02:38
We have some evacuation in progress.
02:42
814 will be out investigating.
02:45
We've got Village Corps command[1], standby for 360.
02:51
814, I copy on-pena in command[1].
02:58
814 is in route.
03:02
Copy 844 in route.
03:08
Fire engine 815 in route.
03:12
P15 and roll.
03:14
A45 at mercy.
03:18
That'd be a pretty close.
03:24
2025. 2023.
03:26
I guess it could be close.
03:29
1040.
03:34
Our fire battalion is on scene near Village Court, the assuming command[1],
03:40
moving out all operations to fire room.
03:44
Copy Battalion 8, on scene, in command[1], moving to fire ground.
03:49
Cefatine 8, 14,
03:51
360 is complete.
03:52
We got a little bit of a haze in the basement.
03:56
Staying by, we'll investigate that and switch over to fire ground.
04:00
Copy.
04:03
Telling 8, Cappy, 814.
04:11
Joe A, I help you with fire command[1] just east of the complex.
04:19
I come.
04:21
Two, seven, twenty three.
04:25
Two, seven, ten.
04:37
All right, how are we?
04:42
Okay, so do you want to be.
04:46
Go ahead.
04:49
The alum company called us back.
04:51
They made contact with a keyholder named (name withheld) who provided proper passcode and said it was just balloons that trip the alarm.
04:57
All's okay.
05:00
Stand 4.
05:06
Two-eight all okay fire you got it under control loop in twenty-two.
05:11
Two-eight a copy Five-a-copy or tract you can just clear at that special time-and-hill report your range.
Police codes explained
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[1]
command: Incident Command established for managing the incident
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Location mentioned:
Village Ct, Janesville, WI 53546
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