Smoke from light fixture traced to rooftop ventilation unit, Brockton MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke reports inside the Cape Cod Cafe near Main Street. The smoke was coming from a light fixture in the dining room, but no active fire or smoke was found. The cause was determined to be a rooftop ventilation unit, which was turned off to resolve the issue.
Audio|Source: Brockton Fire
07:37
Transcript:
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Engine 2, engine 4, squad A, engine 5 is the writ, ladder 4, rescue, smoke in the building, tape card cafe, near Main St.
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Engine 2, engine 4, squad A, engine 5 is the writ, ladder 4, rescue, smoke in the building, cheap caught cafe, near Main St.
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Procton Fire Department transmitting box 2123 for smoke in the building, Cape Cod Cafe, near Main St.
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You have a 4-1 with the rescue, 56 Channel 2 via fire ground.
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Good morning, Cape Cafe, four to four inches to one ladder and the rest of your children.
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By Lomba 56, be advised we received one call from the premises stating they heard a buzzing sound and then the building began to fill up with smoke.
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56 received.
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1719.
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File, our medical is going to be clearing service, unfounded.
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Okay,
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4, clear and available.
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1719.
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Engine 2. Fire on Main Street.
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Fine body clearing the scene room.
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Arrow 4 of a load from a light fixture.
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Fire alarm calling Engine 2.
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Sir, are you reporting a report of smoke coming from a light fixture?
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Fire alarm to Engine 2, sir, can you repeat your message you were cut off?
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Aging Company 2 is at the Cape Cade Cafe.
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We have a report for management of smoke from a light fixture in the dining room.
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There is no smoke condition at the moment we're investigating.
01:28
Hi, well I'm calling 56.
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Engine 2 is at near Main St.
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They have a verbal report from management of smoke coming from a light fixture.
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They have no smoke condition at this time.
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1720. File I'm calling ladder 1.
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Sir, can you repeat your message because you were also cut off.
01:44
Light of 1 is available.
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Party not found.
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Code to follow.
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Right of one in service.
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Party not found, 1721.
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Medical 2, transporting to the Brockton.
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Medical 2, transporting to the Brockton Hospital, 1721.
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I'm calling Ladder 1.
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2.6 is clear available Brockton Hospital.
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The other one, good. So respond number 244, North Boron Avenue.
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Apartment number 2.
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This is going to be for a 60-year-old complaining of knee pain.
02:05
Saturday 1 receipt.
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Sir be advised this party is hearing impaired.
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56 at near Main St. going on 2 in command.
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56 you're at near Main St. going on Channel 2 in command at 1722.
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Engine 2 to command.
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So what they think smoked out the dining room with the rooftop, with the ventilation unit, excuse me.
02:25
We're going to need to get somebody on the route to check the RTU[1] up there.
02:28
Received, call Ladder 2, go to the roof.
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Engine 2A, calling engine 2.
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Main Street Command calling file out.
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File, I'm answering Main Street Command.
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Companies are investigating.
02:37
We have Ladder 2 on scene.
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Add them to this call, please.
02:39
Companies investigating, we'll add Ladder 2 to the call, 1723.
02:43
May I call an engine 2?
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Engine 2?
02:50
Latitude's thinking their way into the roof.
02:52
Do you have a rooftop identification?
02:53
Negative. This is kind of in the middle of the building.
02:57
Received. Ladder 2, that rooftop unit is in the middle of the building.
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Letter 2, receive.
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Leader call ladder 4.
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Medic 2 signal 2.
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Call ladder 4.
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Ladder 4, can you assess the interior for ventilation?
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If you can identify what rooftop unit shut down?
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...do at 1724.
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Command calling engine 4.
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Engine 4, Andrew 4, you can return.
03:22
Four receipt. Fire lines to the United States Point in front of Colorado.
03:24
C-A-9 transporting to the Brock and off-Tol in 1726.
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Get through a ladder 4.
03:29
All right, you didn't find any way to identify which one of my face?
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Command call in Spot X.
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You can return when ready.
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Reaching.
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Reaching. Man.
03:37
Yeah, 3 engine 2.
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The RTU[1] should be sent to the south and west of the bar.
03:43
Latitude, that rooftop unit can be south and west of the bar.
03:46
Glad of two received, that rooftop unit is off.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RTU: Rooftop Unit (HVAC system)
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Brockton, MA 02301
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