Burning smell traced to broken belt on hospital HVAC unit, Charlottesville VA
Fire & ArsonResponders investigated a burning smell at Martha Jefferson Hospital, located at 500 Martha Jefferson Dr, Charlottesville. They found that a broken belt on a rooftop HVAC unit was causing the smell. The power to the unit was cut and the situation was controlled with no fire found.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Medical 11 arrived at Martha Jefferson.
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The 11 Martha Jefferson, 938.
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Captain Bravo Command.
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Go like, Kyle, Bravo.
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There's currently two industrial size units on the roof and one small.
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The one in the middle of the structure is the only one that's run in it currently.
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It does have some type of faint smell,
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something slight burning.
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And I've been sure with the ticket just done, we're trying to make the access to the panel.
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The badge is in a moment.
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Okay, I copy the one small unit center of the building has a faint smell when you're continuing your investigation.
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And the engine, robin.
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Go ahead, Tim, Rubba.
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Pretty direct on that roof report traffic.
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All I heard was that 10 robber from the tower is checking right now.
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There's a slight older, so in the middle.
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That's correct.
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I think you're just looking at me.
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That's kind of what they're working with now.
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They're investigating further.
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Understood. Thank you.
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I'm going to call them for a reason route.
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Region out.
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Go right now, brother.
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We were made to access the panel.
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What appears to be the problem was a belt is from off the pulley system.
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She's called the smell of rubber burning.
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We've cut the power to the unit.
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You've understood, isolated to a broken pulley on the system.
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You've isolated the power.
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If there's no further investigation needing, you can come down.
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Got ten bravo, sir.
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Any to ten bravo?
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Go open to ten bravo.
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All right, from the roof, we got a belt issue on that HVAC unit, a small one in the middle.
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You can let maintenance know.
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We'll need to handle that.
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I'm going to go ahead and watch this where it's on the control.
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Just let's go down.
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Usually not to the ventilation and make sure there's no other order on the second floor on the first floor in the building.
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No other needs after.
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I'd be right for maintenance, sir.
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Rescue 16. Breathing problems ALS.
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Albemarle Health and Rehab 1540.
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Founders Place Unit 304.
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Respond on Alpha TAC2.
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Rescue 16. Breathing problems ALS.
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Alpromoral health and rehab.
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1540. Founders Place, Unit 304.
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Respond on Alpha TAC2.
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In March, situation under control, we had a broken belt on the HVAC unit on the roof.
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So we're going to hold Power 10 and Engine 10 to pick up equipment unit placed into Wormant Service.
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As a roof, Manivising, situations other control, broken belt located on the HVAC unit on the roof, you're going to hold it for Power 10 at this time.
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Other unit from Service 953.
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Location mentioned:
Near Martha Jefferson Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911
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