Fire alarm at university sorority house caused by faulty fan, Fayetteville AR
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at a university sorority house near West Maple Street. No visible fire was found outside, but there was concern about a strange smell inside. The odor was caused by a malfunctioning blower fan. The scene was cleared with no injuries or fire confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Rural Fire Departments
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Transcript:
00:00
Code 2[1] fire standby UA alpha oma-oomacom-py sorority near West Maple Street operations ops 40 tom out to six
00:12
All units are responding to the structure fire on Maple Street.
00:16
Your closest hydrants are near West Maple Street.
00:23
The next closest hydrant is near Maple Street about 151 feet.
00:35
Engine one is on scene.
00:36
We have a multi-story sorority house, nothing true from the exterior, high victim profile.
00:42
We'll be Maple Command.
00:45
Received on scene, Maple Command, totally.
00:54
Battalion's on the scene, Battalion, Assume, Battalion Command.
00:57
Engine One, I'll have you as an investigation group.
01:04
One copy's investigation.
01:08
All right, wrong, okay?
01:11
All the way.
01:18
Like after the street?
01:23
All the way out, man.
01:29
Risk you want to have you go inside the system investigation.
01:35
Race on Galvan.
01:38
That is Matt on theme.
01:42
Command, this investigation.
01:45
Go for command.
01:48
We're at the house wall right now.
01:49
We're going to go check the room they're having problems in.
01:51
I believe everyone could stage in their trucks right now.
02:00
Thank you.
02:29
Medic 3, Lincoln first responders, near West Brighamore, Operations Ops 44, 10.11.
02:39
Do it.
02:41
280, 281 in route, 10-11[2].
02:48
Laterator, I'm just having you guys stage for right now.
02:54
Pruising.
02:56
Setting where you're responding.
03:05
If you're responding to 10-11[2].
03:11
If you're in Lincoln, you're responding to a 43-year-old female chest pain, respiratory distress.
03:20
Lincoln, copies.
03:35
Take 2, return to quarters, Medica 11 post station 1.
03:42
We can release all of the units.
03:44
What do you have up there?
03:49
They had a strange smell about an hour ago.
03:53
We can't find anything right now.
03:54
We're going to try to recreate it with the X-Pact.
04:00
I understood a strange smell, nothing there now.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 2: Prompt, non-emergency response without lights or sirens; follow normal traffic laws.
[2]
10-11: Unknown/agency-specific meaning
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Fayetteville, AR 72701
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