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Small cooking fire contained near Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg MD

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Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible cooking-related apartment fire near Bureau Dr in Gaithersburg. Light smoke was found from food on the stove with no injuries or fire spread. Units ventilated the area and scaled back operations once the scene was safe.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:52
Transcript:
00:00
All right chief,
00:02
apartment near Bureau Dr, food on the stove,
00:06
light smoke,
00:08
no extension,
00:10
no injuries.
00:12
Recommendation is hold.
00:13
For first, two special services and paramedic engine 708 for ventilation.
00:21
All right, command's okay.
00:22
I'm good with that report.
00:24
Command to all units coming to Bureau Drive, we're going to scale this back.
00:27
Holding with engine 708, tower 708, truck 731.
00:31
All other units can pack up and return to service.
00:34
Montgomery, I'm going to go ahead and terminate the command and I will hold on to the talk group.
00:39
I do not need an operator.
00:41
(name withheld) is okay, command.
00:42
Twenty-two oh one.
00:47
Now I held you initially with some ventilation, but if you guys can go to service, we should be able to get it.
00:51
Thank you guys.

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Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

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