Smoke odor from furnace at commercial building, La Plata MD
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a commercial building near Ray Drive in La Plata, Maryland. They investigated smoke and an odor coming from the furnace. The heating unit was shut down, the air handler checked, and no further smoke spread was found.
Audio|Heard on: Charles County Fire & EMS
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05:27
Transcript:
00:00
11B on Alpha 3.
00:01
I'll go ahead and establish the ray drive.
00:04
Command at this time, landing my bogey and the portals.
00:08
Chief, 11B, go ahead and switch over to Alpha 14 for the code.
00:17
Same thing as last time I've got a white haze,
00:20
odor of electrical or a burned-up belt.
00:24
I'm checking where the furnace is that now.
00:30
Before, you'll be the Recon Group.
00:33
Last time we were here, we had the smoke detector.
00:36
It was about halfway down the hallway.
00:42
Yeah, Recon of demand is the same thing like the last time, same manner that we had.
00:47
The panel is going off.
00:49
I'm looking at the furnace now.
00:55
Okay, check that and also the air handler.
00:58
The last time was where we had the problem at the door.
01:02
Just see if they're on.
01:08
This time it's going to be the furnace.
01:10
I'm standing next to the obvious odor coming off of it.
01:13
I'm working on shutting it down now.
01:17
Okay, how much smoke's in the building?
01:23
As the same as last time,
01:25
if we just hold myself for a special, we should be able to knock it out pretty quick.
01:34
Let's get everything secure it first before we redo.
01:41
Tower 9, 10 alpha 3.
01:50
Chief 8 routes station.
01:53
Chief 8.
01:54
Chief 8.
01:56
Two of the plate.
02:00
In December 2, Tom, 3.
02:06
11A, Charles.
02:07
There's 11B already marked up on the call.
02:09
That's correct, sir.
02:10
He's on scene.
02:13
All right, you hold me a rapid station for the tank.
02:17
Okay.
02:22
And Commander Charles Kenney, we're able to get a hold of a keyhole of ship at the MRA.
02:32
We're working on it.
02:35
Okay, when Tower 9 gets here,
02:37
they'll take a position on the Bravo side of the building.
02:40
All other units are the level 2 stage on a ray drive at the driveway.
02:49
Okay, command.
02:53
Good.
02:56
We secured the thermostat.
02:59
It's working his cell phone, shutting itself down.
03:04
It should be able to just operate myself, Tower 9, so we can get this cleared up.
03:13
...engine taker 11,
03:15
10 out the 3, Chief 11A.
03:21
In response from Tanker 7, Squad 8 for Ray Drive, or the West Appetitia, Chief.
03:33
7B Charles.
03:35
You can cancel the call for Tanker 7, and I'll pick up the West.
03:42
Call 8-1-1.
03:51
4C30-4230 Ray Drive for the other smoking commercial building.
03:55
Squad 3 is to respond on 10 Alpha 3, 157, Squad 8, 7.3,
04:01
7a3. All right.
04:10
It has been canceled, 158.
04:20
All right.
04:24
Are you making up staffing for squad 8 they got out understaffed?
04:29
No, they were 4 and 1.
04:36
Squad 8, just verifying your staffing.
04:42
Boy, sir.
04:44
Back on.
04:49
Number 11.
04:52
Commando 11A is going to the channel.
04:59
Command. You check the second division.
05:02
No orders, no conditions.
05:04
So it's just contained in the first floor.
05:10
It's a floor two that it's no conditions.
05:16
And is it only in the administrative side, now the Michelle?
05:25
Your keyholder should be there in about three minutes, black pickup.
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Location mentioned:
Ray Dr, La Plata, MD 20646
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