Electrical outlet fire in ER at Banner Goldfield Medical Center, Apache Junction AZ
Fire & ArsonA fire started from an electrical outlet under the nurse's desk in the emergency room of Banner Goldfield Medical Center. The staff used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames before firefighters arrived. There was still smoke that required ventilation to clear the area.
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
Alarm Bell units en route to the commercial fire at near West Southern Avenue in Apache Junction. This is going to be Banner Goldfield Medical Center.
00:07
This is going to be first floor ER room. They had an outlet that was actively having flames coming out of it. They used a fire extinguisher.
00:16
Flames are out, but there is still active smoke at this time.
00:20
We do have AJPD en route.
00:22
No further information.
00:28
Jeffrey is coming out.
00:30
10-4[1].
00:31
10-4[1]. From him?
00:40
10-4[1].
00:41
I'll be talking about the guys. We'll be tougher out of here in just a second.
00:46
10-4[1].
00:51
24-30 back.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:56
Just advising about 240 priority 3 and the 431 as well. Thank you, ma'am.
01:08
29264, go ahead.
01:11
The 10261 on scene near West Southern, we have a medium-sized single-story commercial hospital. We have nothing shown from the exterior.
01:20
The 10261 will be assuming Southern Command Command will be stationary in the capital of 10261 south of the incident.
01:27
We'll be out investigating.
01:30
The alarm copies, the battalion 261 is on scene of a medium, single-story, commercial building that is a hospital. You have nothing showing at this time. The battalion 261 is going to be command.
01:41
Command will be stationary in the cab of Battalion 261 located just south without investigating at 1541.
01:49
Commandant, 263.
01:54
Go ahead for NG263.
01:57
I'm going to sign you interior sector. Count up a little bit as engine 263. You can make entry through that west of the ER door.
02:03
Give me a report what we have all the interior.
02:07
Copy. We're going to be an anterior. We're going to make entry on that west, the R door.
02:10
Just give you a report.
02:13
To anterior, that's going to be the east, I apologize.
02:21
I copy Bill T-263, just hold your position, so I'll get a report from Interior.
02:29
Two-six one of command, the first date on southern side. Have a plug.
02:37
Man.
02:39
Okay, go ahead, Interior.
02:43
We've located the heat of the fire. It was under the nursing station in the ER, the fire is out.
02:48
Right now we have the light smoke and a lot of these tire extinguish is destroyed.
02:53
We're going to leave the ventilations off.
02:59
You've located this horse that's an electrical outlet at the nurse's desk.
03:03
You're going to need some ventilation to clear out the smoke.
03:10
Head L2163.
03:12
L2263.
03:16
L2263, I'm going to sign you ventilation sector, accountability bridge, or truck if you could come forward and assist with ventilation on the ER.
03:25
LL2663 copies.
03:26
Assisting the ventilation of the ER.
03:30
Southern Command, alarm.
03:33
Southern Command, go ahead.
03:37
For that command to alarm, we've located the source. There's going to be electrical outlet underneath the nurse's desk. The fire is out.
03:44
We're going to go ahead and cancel the main of the bounce. We can leave into 260LT-262-2-10-261 on scene.
03:52
We'll take our traffic to C-4 and terminate command.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Southern Ave, Apache Junction, AZ 85120
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