High Carbon Monoxide Detected at Building Near Thompson St, Asheville NC


Firefighters responded to an incomplete 911 call near Thompson St. They detected high levels of carbon monoxide in a room and shut off the building's boilers. Crews are ventilating the area to remove the hazard.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 9[1]. Near Thompson St.
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Incomplete 911.
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Engine 9[1]. Near Thompson St.
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Incomplete 911.
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Buildmore Avenue and Decatur Street.
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On FireMed[3].
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Good.
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If you can have maintenance, come to that threshold door.
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We're at 65 parts per million in the room.
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We have to shut off the boiler here quickly if you know how to do it.
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Moment exposure.
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I come.
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One maintenance guy coming in to you.
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Okay, can you walk on in?
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Yeah. X-17[2] from Engine 7.
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Go ahead.
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You guys can cancel, we can handle this.
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Copy that, tag 17.
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That serves. Copy tag 17.
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Come here. This is my 13[4].
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Command letter one.
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What? See,
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all the boilers, everything's been shut off appropriately.
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Now, we're going to just have to work on ventilating.
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We want to start assisting with that, we'll need both hands.
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I copy you ready for ventilation.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Engine 9: Fire response vehicle
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X-17: Fire unit identifier
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FireMed: Fire/EMS medical response
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13: Command unit
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Location mentioned:
Near Thompson St, Asheville, NC 28803
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