Microwave explosion causes smoke in unoccupied home, Gervais OR
Fire & ArsonA caller reported a microwave explosion causing smoke inside an unoccupied home near Checkerboard Road NE. Fire units responded and found no active fire. The situation was downgraded and only one engine stayed at the scene.
Audio|Source: Marion County METCOM North-1 Fire
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Transcript:
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201, 202, air 21, engine 21, engine 22, engine 455, engine 87, ladder 21,
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tender 21, tender 22, tender 24 to respond on a possible structure fire near Checkerboard Road NE, cross of Checkerboard Court and 3rd Street, update just 2425.
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You'll work on 6 at 1305.
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Mecca, show 2020, responding from Station 23.
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203,
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I copy your and route.
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The caller had to drive into town to call or phone wasn't working.
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She's reporting that the microwave exploded and there is smoke in the home.
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2023 copies.
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That's 1306.
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Engine 21 is in route.
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Engine 21, I copy you're in row.
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Engine 22 and engine 87 also in route.
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On 1306.
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Count Tinder 22 in route.
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1023 responding at 1306.
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2.01 en route?
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201, I copy your in route, 1307.
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And for UNICE reclining the structure fire, complainants back in route to that house from Jervis.
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She will be in an older green Ford truck.
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She's been advised to not go back at the time when she gets there.
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Thank you, colleagues update.
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McComb,
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2023 as I'm seeing, single story structure.
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Nothing's showing from the exterior.
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Let me know when she arrives.
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I copy. 2023 arrives single story structure.
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Nothing's showing from the exterior at 1309.
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24 available head at Tavern.
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Next 24 available head at Tavern.
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Tom, 1021 is responding.
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Tender 21, you're responding at 1310.
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My com, 2023.
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Nobody's in the structure.
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See the microwave.
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Everybody gets downgraded code 1.
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Just an engine here should suffice.
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Copy unoccupied, reduced in coming to Code 1[1], one engine should be sufficient if you see the microwave.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Routine, non-emergency response (no lights or siren)
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Location mentioned:
Near Checkerboard Rd NE, Gervais, OR 97026
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