Chair fire in fireplace causes smoke but no active fire, Pittsburgh PA
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Fire & ArsonA residential fire alarm was triggered near Jill Dr in Pittsburgh. Firefighters initially responded to a possible structure fire but found a chair burning in the fireplace. The fire was extinguished with no active flames, but ventilation was required to clear smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Police, Fire and EMS - Southern Areas
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06:41
Transcript:
00:00
Residential fire alarm.
00:06
2.337.
00:12
6th County, it's also access information in your cat.
00:20
County, when IDL4 ready.
00:24
No forecraw between certain.
00:35
2635. All right.
00:36
All right.
00:39
All right. All right.
00:40
All right. 2635. 2635.
00:44
It's good. All right. If you don't mind, fire, I'll stay in all of a season.
00:52
All right, three-o-in-chief.
00:57
Chief.
01:01
Two-story single-family, nothing evident side alpha, I'll take command.
01:11
Just for a single-family, nothing evident from Tideoff, I'll take command.
01:15
2340.
01:21
850 I'm clear.
01:24
Popping, 9-340.
01:30
2.
01:32
704-1-2. 7-8-3-1-2.
01:38
Everyone, Chief.
01:41
We said to me, I had a chair on fire, in a fireplace.
01:45
Go ahead and upgrade the box until I figure it is not.
01:51
Copy upgrading the box, 2340.
01:56
What happened?
02:03
We're in door one, I have it, I guess.
02:06
Mike Zulu, November,
02:08
2046. It's going to be a great Toyota Prius.
02:12
Undone.
02:15
Copy.
02:18
417, I'm back.
02:22
71 on the back. 71 on the back.
02:31
See the caller? He advised when he came out, his truck was gone.
02:36
It's going to be a 2023 black Toyota Tacoma.
02:39
He did not have his license late.
02:43
Copy.
02:47
2341.
02:59
Phae-Oh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-
03:26
For an out upgraded assignment, near Jill Dr, Whitehall, stations 116,
03:34
106, 232, 199,
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180,
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180, 106, move up into 301.
03:40
Swan and South Fire 5, 22, 42.
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24.
03:50
Copy, Code 4[1].
03:54
90-16 Chiefs en route.
04:00
16, Chief.
04:06
26-8-3-2625.
04:16
26.03 Whitehall.
04:17
Last he said and confirmed on the fire channel, no fire, but they do need ventilation.
04:22
Whitehall fires bringing in some more apparatus from surrounding communities.
04:30
Something that's 2625 is he still out on, surely.
04:36
We have four times.
04:48
I couldn't do much of that, but...
04:51
Need anything at all, please on?
04:55
I'm good here, we're working on getting him out of here.
05:00
Copy.
05:02
Joe Comey.
05:05
Joe come back, Howie.
05:18
Go ahead. As far as out, we're going to need ventilation.
05:26
You can keep it to the next due engine and the next D truck, return the balance.
05:43
Engine 2 with 4.2344, copy each if you have an extinguished fire ventilation needed.
05:48
Holding the assignment to the next two engine and next due truck, 2345.
05:55
Warrior 1-16, you want to the latter.
05:58
Support.
06:14
Unis letter for near Jill Dr per 301 chief holding the assignment to the next-due engine and XU truck 2345.
06:23
414, kind of status from ahead.
06:30
Good for us, plate.
06:32
Copy.
06:39
Chief, ventilation is starting to clear off.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation or scene is under control.
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Location mentioned:
Jill Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
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