Fire alarm with possible electrical issue in Durham, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm near Tarleton West and Yorktown Avenue in Durham. Crews reported possible electrical arcing inside a structure. Police and EMS were contacted to assist but were later cleared after contact was made.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm near Tarleton West.
00:06
Fire alarm near Tarleton West, cross street Yorktown Avenue.
00:13
Engine 12, ladder twelve.
00:19
Then hop seven.
00:28
Communications from Squad Four.
00:33
Squad Four,
00:36
Can you get PD en route?
00:39
We can contact them from the window, but we can't get inside of the structure.
00:43
We can hear a lot of arcing going on.
00:50
We're making contact now.
00:52
I'll stabilize this in a second for PD if you just keep them coming this way for right now.
01:07
Engine three from engine ten.
01:12
Go
01:15
Ahead.
01:19
If you would bring me a sensor then.
01:25
Three cases from Squad Four.
01:28
Squad Four?
01:30
Hey, if you still have PD en route, you can clear them.
01:33
We've made contact with the patient and I think EMS is about to clear as well.
01:43
Thank you.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Tarleton W, Durham, NC 27713
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