Small electrical fire found and power cut at apartment roof, Madison WI
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a small electrical fire on a rooftop furnace at an apartment near Jupiter Drive. They found black marks indicating fire, cut power to the unit, and confirmed the fire was out without further damage.
Audio|Heard on: Dane County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 13, and Medic 11.
00:02
Medical Incident, near Jupiter Drive, Unit 19.
00:19
That's affirmative.
00:20
We didn't see anything on the 360.
00:22
Building does have some construction going on.
00:27
Ladder 8.
00:29
Just looking at the roof.
00:30
There's a ventilation or a heater on it with black marks on it.
00:33
That might be the source.
00:34
We're going to go check it out.
00:48
Later on, I love you.
01:00
Later on. Looks like Ladder 8 is in much better position to check out the roof.
01:14
Or is engine 2.
01:15
You can show engine 2 on location.
01:19
We'll have command and be out investigating.
01:29
6.4 at St. Mary's.
01:31
64 at St. Mary.
01:41
Can you have a unit get a toolbox to the base of this ladder here? We're going to open up this furnace.
01:51
Copy that.
02:00
Ladder 1 command can get a toolbox over to the base of that ladder.
02:07
There you got one down there.
02:12
Copy that. Looks like they're pulling it off the edge, thank you.
02:18
Command from that right there is definitely a little fire experience up there.
02:27
Is it active or is it just monitoring?
02:33
We're pulling the panel off.
02:35
It looks like it's out.
02:41
Bank up. Goose.
02:50
Center, ladder 14.
02:56
On the air.
02:59
Copy, ladder 14.
03:06
Commandant for Ladder, we got the panel off.
03:09
It looks like there was an electrical fire.
03:12
We got the power cut, there's a disconnect right on it, so the power's cut through it.
03:20
Perfect, thanks.
03:34
Engine A bill.
03:38
Power conditions internal.
03:42
I'm having my guys who have a ban.
03:45
We'll ventilate right now.
03:47
Other than that, I think Ladder 8 and Engine 8 can handle this.
03:51
Sounds good.
03:52
We'll leave it in the hands of Engine 8.
03:54
Car 31 is terminating command and passing it back to Engine 8.
03:59
All those units can return.
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Location mentioned:
Jupiter Dr, Madison, WI 53718
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