No fire found; dryer vent caused smoke smell, Cape May NJ
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of smoke and burning smell near Delaware Ave. They found no active fire or smoke. The smell was caused by a clogged dryer vent producing humidity that looked like smoke. The issue was a maintenance problem and no fire was present.
Audio|Source: Cape May County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Arriving near Delaware Ave, we'll be operating investigative mode. Command[1] will be set up side A in the dirt lot.
00:07
Squad by down to find your arrival, there's going to be a hydrant between near Delaware Ave and near Delaware Ave.
00:17
Teller in command.
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Squad fight nine standing by.
00:24
We're gonna have a potential electric fire. The dryer is de-energized currently.
00:29
So there's no active fire, no active smoke.
00:31
Just coming up with the tick and a couple guys.
00:35
We'll go, squad fight nine.
00:41
Night times one.
00:44
Okay,
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go.
00:49
For the time being,
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you can stand by for any further resources.
00:58
593.
01:00
Go ahead, 593.
01:02
Do you need me set up anywhere or need assistance?
01:08
593-0A. As of right this moment, we're not going to shut down Delaware.
01:12
If they have to flush out equipment, then we will.
01:16
All right, ten four, I'll be standing by.
01:19
that can come out to our location.
01:21
It sounds like they're going to clean out this dryer vent.
01:28
Deliver command.
01:31
So in command.
01:34
I'm sorry, we were talking on seeing here. Did you say you made contact with CHC?
01:38
If not, I'll just walk across the street.
01:44
This is going to be a maintenance issue.
01:47
No smoke. It appears that their dryer vent is relatively clogged. We'll need to be cleaned out by CHC.
01:55
The occupant reported a white smoke which we've determined to actually be from the dryer vent humidity.
Police codes explained
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Command: Incident command in charge of the scene
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Location mentioned:
Near Delaware Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204
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