Apartment fire alarm caused by food on stove, Gaithersburg MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered in an apartment at MD-355 and Chestnut St. The cause was found to be food left on the stove. One person was evaluated by emergency responders.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:2
Transcript:
00:00
Paramedic engine 708, battalion 703.
00:03
Callers reporting dark smoke coming from apartment 309.
00:08
What's that apartment number, again, Montgomery?
00:10
Residential.
00:11
Nothing evident from the Charlie Delta and Alpsize.
00:15
I'll have command.
00:16
I'm checking on the oxygen.
00:18
Okay, Ty, 703 with Command, four-story residential, nothing evident.
00:21
Side, Charlie, Alpha, Delta.
00:23
Paramedic Engine 708 to 734.
00:26
We'll have our own hydrant connections on the alpha side.
00:29
34 is okay.
00:31
28 to 32.
00:33
Take up my line at Chestnut and 355.
00:37
32 is good.
00:39
Chestnut 355.
00:40
You do have one on East Diamond on the Charlie South there.
00:44
Yeah, I see it.
00:45
We're going to switch enough to take that way.
00:47
Good.
00:50
Command with Hummer.
01:06
It's going to be food in 309.
01:10
I do have one that's going to need to be a body.
01:13
What about the ambulance?
01:15
We'll hold the in for a minute.
01:19
Okay, command advising, food department 309, reporting one patient for evaluation.
01:24
Dr. Van Montgomery is food on the stove.
01:28
We have one of these evaluations, the whole company eight and the transport unit.
01:33
Now to return the service.
01:37
Okay, command is advising food on the stove.
01:40
One patient for evaluation holding with company eight and the transport unit.
01:43
All the units can return to service.
01:45
Look, everybody, command.
01:47
Yes, sir. Are you going to need the police?
01:49
Now, then you're going to have a talk group out.
01:52
Company 8, switch back to Alpha 1.
01:55
Okay, releasing 7 Alpha 8, Units on 9, Chestnut Street, switch back to 7 alpha 1 for operations.
02:01
1619.
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Location mentioned:
MD-355 & Chestnut St, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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