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Burning odor investigated near Milwaukee County AirportWest Allis WI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Gate 4, West Allis, WI 53214

As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to an unusual burning odor near Gate 4 Alpha at Milwaukee County Airport by the combined maintenance facility. Fire crews planned an interior and roof investigation to identify the source of the smell.

Audio|Heard on: Milwaukee WI Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
If you could wait at four alpha for an engine truck in chief and escort him in, if we haven't figured out the source by then.
00:09
Got it up, and I got the gate when he goes through.
00:13
Message received, thank you.
00:16
Dispatch Engine 14, Truck 8 responding.
00:20
Copy Engine 14, Truck 8.
00:22
We're going to take you at Gate 4 Alpha by the airport firehouse entrance gate at the combined maintenance facility.
00:28
You'll see an ops coordinator to escort you in.
00:31
Unusual burning smell.
00:34
Command from Rescue 716, be advised, charge in the building.
00:38
Message received, 200 in building.
00:43
Rescue 716, command.
00:47
Copy Battalion Four.
00:48
We're going to take you 5800 South Howell, that's Gate 4 Alpha for the combined maintenance facility for unusual burning odor.
00:57
Take you and your companies to the gate.
00:59
Ops will escort you in.
01:02
Rescue 716, come in.
01:09
Go ahead command.
01:12
We're going to move you over to Apex Red.
01:14
All operations will be on Apex Red.
01:18
Copy that, moving to Apex Red Rescue 716.
01:23
Move over to Apex Red.
01:27
Seven Hundred and Seventeen copies.
01:29
Dispatcher, Engine 14, Truck Gator in staging.
01:33
Dispatch copy.
01:36
Dispatch, I'll watch Tony's on scene.
01:39
Message received.
01:42
Command copies. Battalion 4, can I take you by the buggy?
01:45
I'll give you a quick brief.
01:46
You'll become operations and ATAC red engine 14 will meet up with rescue 716 going interior and truck 8 to the roof to investigate this smell.
01:55
If airport operations wants to escort in,
01:58
park all the vehicles by ours.

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Gate 4, West Allis, WI 53214

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