Blue smoke reported over Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
A caller reported seeing blue smoke above the Heritage Bank Center sign in Cincinnati. Fire and rescue units responded and investigated the area. Upon inspection, the smoke appeared to be white steam coming from a roof vent rather than an active fire. The bank reported no alarms or incidents, and the situation was determined to be safe.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire
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Transcript:
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Companies respond for a still alarm on fire ground to B-Boy 2.
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Heritage Bank Center,
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near Broadway,
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near East Mehring Way.
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Caller states they can see blue smoke over the Heritage Bank sign.
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For engine 3, engine 5, truck 3,
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truck 29,
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5,
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District 1, Medic.Medic 3, and SO2.
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Response for Still Alarm, Heritage Bank Center, near Broadway, near East Mehring Way.
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Caller states they can see blue smoke over the Heritage Bank sign.
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Here, fire ground is B-Boy 2, Fireground B-Boy 2.
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Rat 23, please $1.1 in route.
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Terp 23 are you clear on being there at?
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Correctly clear.
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Okay.
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This is one on scene I'll be probably command.
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We're looking at the Heritage Bank Center. The north side of the building we don't see anything. Anyone on the south side?
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Have any visuals?
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Engine 3, we're on the south side. I'm heading into the office.
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We don't have anything here.
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How companies are responding? We can go ahead and stage we'll have the threes investigate this.
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We don't have anything showing at this time.
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I'm situated in Pete Rose Way.
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That's what the command post will be.
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Broadway Command, this is dispatch.
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Heritage Bank security has been notified and they're also investigating.
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That's clear.
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Yeah, Heritage Bank is reporting no alarms.
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Nothing here.
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Do you have a call back?
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We do have a call back. This is only called in by one person who is up in Mount Adams and said she saw Blue Smoke above the Heritage Bank sign.
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But we'll do a call back.
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That's clear. Yes,
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if they are currently still in our location, they can see anything else or if it's just blue by.
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Truck Ready Command, we're on the east side of Harris Bank.
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Just looks like some white steam coming off the roof.
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That's clear. Let's go get the travel for you to myself right now.
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Chief, you want to sit around up to the roof real quick? It's just not that hard to get to.
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Yeah, you can get up there easily. Let's go off and just get a visual.
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Just let me know.
03:37
Broadway command on callback. She said she can see the smoke and it is coming from the roof, possibly from a bent.
03:46
That's clear. I got this down the three's house myself.
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Edge of three just won't go up to the top and investigate.
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That's true.
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Command Edge is 3. I've got a staff member here that says they do have pigeon bent that bent out near the northeast corner of the building on the route.
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That's clear, I've been up there before I know where I'm born.
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Got it. Okay.
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You can get in service.
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