Burning smell reported at church with no fire found, Salisbury NC
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Fire & ArsonA burning smell and possible electrical issue were reported inside a commercial church near Long Ferry Road in Salisbury. Fire units responded and investigated. They found a small electrical room with a light electrical odor but no visible fire was observed.
Audio|Heard on: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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03:40
Transcript:
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Section 75, Battalion 1, DC11, 47,
00:04
57, age 1, 3, (number withheld),
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Ladder 1, rescue,
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47, 587, smoke quarter and a commercial structure.
00:11
Near Long Ferry Rd, across the northside driveway, Lee Street.
00:17
Burning smell inside the church.
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Opps 12 and 13, 12,
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12, 23.
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Fred, (number withheld) away.
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(number withheld). (number withheld).
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I bet he wasn't roused.
00:39
Say one rouse.
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They want to rouse.
00:44
You got the time one.
00:55
Pop cell.
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Are you anywhere from?
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No.
01:10
Ladder 1 on 12.
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Just 3.3 on 12.
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Oh,
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Rescue 57 en route.
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Rescue Pete, seven.
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Correct.
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27 on 12.
01:40
7.51 trot seen.
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Large silhoutte structure,
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nothing showing,
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be first engine out investigating.
01:49
Second, due,
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stage at the water supply, Charles, and saw 3rd.
01:54
751, seen nothing showing first engine, second due at the water supply truck.
02:00
Reggie 47th in route.
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Rescue 47th round.
02:09
Units on 12,
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partial 360.
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The building is sitting on appears to be a slab.
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641, 6.2nd, 641, second 8.
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641, second 8.
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I want to copy traffic.
02:38
They want to see.
02:41
Retail on team, puff whittling.
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Just three's 30s.
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Union 3 on Team 13, 3rd.
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Union 3rd, 13, 3.
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That's if you on battalion, boy.
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Go ahead.
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Got a small electrical room.
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It has a slight odor of electrical.
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Level one, everybody at this time.
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Got myself and 64 inside.
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Copy. All units,
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level one stage, except for Ladder 1, the Ladder 1 when you arrived, sits with the investigation.
03:34
Fire one on scene, the truck on the opposite side.
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Fire one, first truck, Appleson.
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Location mentioned:
Long Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28144
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