Fire alarm triggered by burnt wiring in ac unit, Clearwater FL


A resident activated a fire alarm near Palmetto St. Firefighters responded and found burnt wiring in the AC unit caused the alarm. The issue was isolated and no fire remained.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. Agent 4-8 dispatch, dispatch.
00:02
Can you place engine 4-8 in replacement of engine 6B on the fire alarm at 255?
00:08
If I finished the engine 48 chogneur route.
00:12
On U.S. Highway 19 North Bridge 524B, engine 36 fire tackle.
00:20
Truck 48 to District 48.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:24
Steve Aides, it's just set off by a resident who pulled the fire alarm.
00:28
The alarm system has been reset.
00:29
We've already spoken to the management here.
00:31
You can leave this in truck 48.
00:32
First, the dispatch street can show the alarm at near Palmetto St.
00:36
I'm going to leave it with truck 4-8.
00:38
Other units to advise engine 48.
00:42
All that alarm that was coming up to at Tation 47 on my leave, you may be a coaster.
00:46
On the 677,
00:47
He placed us instead of engine 42 on the squad 47 call.
00:54
Agent 42 is up.
00:56
Auto zone. Apparently's in that area.
00:58
He left the auto zone.
00:59
They chased him to the auto zone.
01:01
AutoZone now checking.
01:03
It's 11.1 60 second having so.
01:05
Herefore. Behind AutoZone there's nobody here.
01:08
Yeah, no fire problem at location, alarm triggered off from a surge, from hour loss in the area.
01:15
U.S.O. Truck 5-4 available.
01:17
Actually, you can put us on that call, that 5-3 is going on at 650 Pine Avenue north and canceled engine 5-3.
01:24
The 4 string is over from first call, now adding you to the engine 5-3 call.
01:28
VIII, copy direct.
01:29
We're available. We're available.
01:30
Just asking 19 speed is a bit of old.
01:32
K-12, tell me where you need me.
01:35
Okay, 4.
01:36
Jeremy, I need you at Dell Holmes, I need you at the dead end part of it for this A-way.
01:42
2651 coming from up north.
01:44
We'll hold up until we get there.
01:46
Scott just meet me on 3.25 Union.
01:49
You can show truck 48 available.
01:56
This is that I set off.
02:01
This can dispatch also just for the notes, this was confirmed to be burnt wiring in the AC unit.
02:07
It's been isolated. There's no other fire problem anymore.
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Location mentioned:
Near Palmetto St, Clearwater, FL 33765
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