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Residential fire alarm at townhome with no fire foundEllicott City MD

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audio iconFire & Arson
Gannet Dr, Ellicott City, MD 21042

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm at a four-story townhome near Gannet Drive, Ellicott City. Upon arrival, no fire or alarm was found active. The alarm panel was silenced and no evidence of fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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02:54
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2-1, Check 2, you're responding to near Gannet Dr off Willett Lane.
00:07
Is her residential fire alarm, Zone 3, the Dorsey Overlook townhomes?
00:14
It's 20-1.
00:26
2d5-2-2-8-3-1 for possible unknown trouble 5325 lightning-view road so for both two big 21 under my comments on hold you to-day no more thank you.
00:43
It's 535-53525, a Lightning View road.
00:47
We had an open line with a female and a male yelling in the background.
00:51
He gave this location and then to their growing the vehicle somewhere on 29, so we're not sure if called his news at their residence or not.
00:58
Line broke off when we tried to get further.
01:00
Times 20-0-2.
01:02
Two-fifty.
01:09
I read, 7.6, the route to the hospital at 20-04.
01:22
Engine 2-1's arrived.
01:23
We've got a four-story townhome.
01:26
It's going to be the end of the group.
01:27
Nothing evident from side Charlie.
01:29
We'll be walking up, leaving room for the truck to get by.
01:32
Engine 2-1c at 204.
01:38
So please rock.
01:41
Track 2204.
01:44
One-four-one, Charlie, to one-four-one.
01:45
Do you want me to park around back?
01:49
Go to 15.
01:55
It would be interesting for the Lightning View Road call.
01:59
It may be a domestic.
02:00
The female on the line was calm while the male steps to the suspect in the background.
02:04
Our rapid SOS was now showing that they're near this location, and then as it was changing,
02:10
possibly showing near Mellon Brook Road.
02:13
I'd like she may have been dropping him off at this location.
02:18
We did make contact with the female.
02:20
She dropped him off and left...
02:22
7-6-out-the-house's...
02:24
David Tens discretion.
02:26
5-1-2-1-2-1-G-OS.
02:28
Tia-10-I set apart.
02:29
10-6 with the hospital, 2009.
02:32
2-1 to Howard.
02:33
Engine 2-1.
02:34
That's right.
02:35
Provide address, we should drop the gentleman off? And does she want to meet with us? She has left the location.
02:41
The mail subject should be at the Lightning View Road Address possibly.
02:45
Nothing evident all around.
02:48
We got the alarm panel.
02:49
It was silenced.
02:51
There's no alarm, no fire.
02:54
We're available.

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Gannet Dr, Ellicott City, MD 21042

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