Malfunctioning AC unit causes false smoke report in apartment, Hyattsville MD
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a report of smoke inside an apartment unit on 16th Avenue in Hyattsville. Upon investigation, no fire or smoke was found; a malfunctioning air conditioning unit was identified as the cause. Power was secured, and no evacuation or further emergency action was necessary.
Audio|Source: Prince George's County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Ambulance local, (number withheld), St.
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Barnabas Road, cross street, Hagan Grove, 16th Avenue, unit (number withheld), apartments,
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smoke in the unit.
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Box (number withheld), engine (number withheld)B, programming engine (number withheld), paramagnet (number withheld), engine (number withheld), rapid intervention, truck (number withheld), truck (number withheld), a search company, tower (number withheld), and (number withheld), batting (number withheld), battalion (number withheld), evolved, and learned to respond, saw a rate out of three.
00:35
Engine A1B, status route.
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Sauer (number withheld).
00:39
Okay, round with 3 or 3-2-1 communication.
00:41
AJ1B does. Okay, I'm making some other foot for us.
00:44
Engine (number withheld).
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We're in VA, OnJ.
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We're in route with 6.
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All adjusted.
00:48
Talk group 8 ELSA 3, 16 Avenue, unit (number withheld), cross street (number withheld) and staffing.
00:57
Box area (number withheld), Battalion CETO1, respond on...
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Cover on 3.
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You're up you said to do a search to you copy.
01:05
Medic, local, (number withheld), right-seat road, southbound, cross-street Continental Place, Delta, trouble breathing, box area (number withheld).
01:15
Permedic-A-4, yeah, 4 engines, (number withheld), 2 trucks in the tower with the sassment, truck (number withheld), Power (number withheld), everyone's with the staffing, staffed in the call.
01:25
Local alarm, (number withheld), Ivy Club, Main, number, (number withheld), cross street, Nally Road, service call, lift assist, box area, (number withheld), ambulance (number withheld).
01:39
Proceed on, talk group 8-Alva-1.
01:41
Ambulance local, (number withheld), Stewart, Maine, number (number withheld), cross street, Millie.
01:48
Seven or two communications, do we fourth or third? Area (number withheld).
01:53
Paramedic ambulance, (number withheld).
01:56
Okay, the first call-out for Hydergroup, 8 Charlie 1.
01:59
Chief, it's our medical case.
02:00
Chief in (number withheld).
02:03
On the Elfide, three-store owner, construction apartment building a flat roof, nothing evident.
02:07
Establishing the 16th Avenue Command Plan 2 located on the south side.
02:11
Operated, investigative mode with Engine (number withheld) and the first round truck, many as well on stage.
02:18
Even when I copy, some three store, you got flyer, nothing to have, no you a command, something to seven, I run a one to one, and then I catch the type of destruction.
02:27
That's very ordinary. Appellant ambulance neutral (number withheld) split laying at the drive-eater complex that second due take (number withheld) VOS area (number withheld) Paramed-(number withheld) Paramed-(number withheld) On C-1 talk group H-Charley 1.
02:44
Rescue local, (number withheld), Queen Anne Bridge Road, cross street, Queen and Bridge Road South, personal injury accidents, VLS, box area, (number withheld), trucks (number withheld), and Arundal ambulance, (number withheld).
03:00
Respond on, talk group 8, Alpha 1.
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Paramed instead of it, you drop in the line, (number withheld).
03:06
In command, communications, it's going to be three stores all the way around, nothing out of them from Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and there's an exposure on the Delta side, which is going to be (number withheld).
03:14
Copy. Three stories all the way around, nothing out of Brava Delta, Delta, Delta, Australia, and let me take the (number withheld).
03:19
J-A-1-command.
03:20
Eric?
03:21
No conditions in the stairwell.
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The city apartment, (number withheld).
03:24
All right, screw yourself and a truck toll when I get here, okay.
03:26
Okay. Okay, copy.
03:27
Okay. I'll make you the investigation group sick for eyes, okay.
03:29
Okay, okay.
03:30
I don't know. Paramaking (number withheld), 3 stories in the rear are nothing other.
03:33
It's okay, three, there are nothing evident.
03:34
Command Engineator 1 just to verify that it's got to be Flores 1-2 and 3 or base of 1-2 for the unit numbers.
03:40
It's going to be basement 1-2.
03:43
And maybe a malfunctioning AC unit, Harmon (number withheld).
03:47
Power's been secured. No fire, no smoke, I reckon only myself.
03:50
All right, you got it.
03:52
Commanding is going to 16th Avenue in Part of (number withheld) had a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.
03:56
The area one secured, I can hold themselves.
03:58
Attorney Command, everyone else back with the Tech Channel Chief Head on A's ready.
04:01
Thank you, sir. Thank you for copies to the (number withheld) to have a unit in one of the three malfunctions the unit, we're only in general return to service.
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Location mentioned:
Near 16th Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20782
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