Smoke smell at home caused by skunk, no fire found, Cape Girardeau MO
Fire & ArsonResidents at a home near Masters Dr reported smelling smoke and a fire odor inside their house. Fire units responded and evacuated the home but found no fire or smoke source. The smell was caused by a skunk in the area, not an active fire.
Audio|Source: Cape County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Rescue 2, 131.
00:02
Responding units, you're responding to near Masters Dr, residential first warm.
00:09
Reporting parties smell smoke inside the residence, smells fire, cannot see the source from where the smoke or smell of flames is coming from.
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Your cross streets, Randall, and David, box 4, 312.
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See now. Show me how it's going.
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To lockup.
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10-4[1].2031[2].
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Central. Inj4 is on scene.
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Single story residence.
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Nothing showing.
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Doctors have evacuated.
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Indian 4 will be investigating with Master's command.
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Station 4 on scene with command, single story presidential, nothing showing, evacuation is taking place at near Masters Dr.
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On scene, staging.
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Staging, 234.
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Staging, 234. On scene, staging.
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Battalion 319, staging 235.
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Level 1, Fraser.
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Inj1, latter one, level 1, staging, near Masters Dr.
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For Master's Command, engine 4 can handle.
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Copy command, engine 4 will handle the scene remaining.
01:02
Engine 4, would you like for me to return other units to service?
01:04
Affirmative, we believe in the skunking area, cause an odor.
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Copy engine four, animal cause.
01:14
All other units can return to service at near Masters Dr.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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2031: Timestamp (20:31)
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Location mentioned:
Near Masters Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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