Food odor sets off alarm at Hyattsville high-rise, Hyattsville MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the lobby of a 10-story residential building near Annapolis Road in Hyattsville. Crews investigated and found only a slight odor of food on the first floor. There was no active fire, and the alarm was reset before the incident was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:59
Transcript:
00:00
To near Annapolis Road, high-rise block.
00:03
Smoke in the lobby,
00:06
while I'm sounding.
00:07
Box 3008, paramedic engine J30, J33,
00:12
J38, J11B as a rapid intervention.
00:15
Paramedic engine 805, truck 809, rescue 2001F research company, truck 814, truck 802, MLP 38, battalion chief 84 and battalion chief 81.
00:27
Alert response, we're talking about alpha 7.
00:30
Chief 809 there.
00:31
Truck 809 is en route with your staff.
00:34
Chief 833 there.
00:36
Chief 83. Do we act out? We in route.
00:37
Truck nine with five,
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chief at eleven B.
00:41
Chief at eleven B, car 803, you are staffing four.
00:45
Four, battalion fifty-four, staffing call by the police.
00:52
Paramedic mission 830, we're gonna lay out from the hydrant in front of the building.
00:56
Have a second unit pick it up.
00:58
On scene, 10-story residential with nothing evident.
01:02
Fire alarm sounding, building's not being evacuated.
01:06
Unable to complete 360 due to size.
01:08
I'll tactical command.
01:10
Truck 903.
01:12
Chief 809A is on the scene now and at command, command we've side alpha.
01:18
Engine 830, when you get in there, give me a cam report on what you have on the other panel.
01:21
And transmitter 9A on the scene with command 5 alpha.
01:24
No conditions in the lobby.
01:28
We're checking it off the air now.
01:30
Recommend operating 101 at this time.
01:32
Command copies.
01:35
Command incoming units,
01:37
level one stage in the parking lot.
01:43
We're going to operate with truck 809, engine 830.
01:48
Chief 800 and thirty-three B on scene.
01:51
Chief 800 and thirty3B, go ahead and take safety.
01:55
Okay.
01:58
Okay, four is on scene.
02:00
Hey there, man.
02:02
Hey, go ahead.
02:04
I'm on the first floor.
02:05
It might have a very slight odor of food, otherwise no conditions.
02:11
Annunciator's not showing anything at this time.
02:13
Looks like maintenance is already trying to reach that.
02:16
And the older annunciator in the lobby is showing lamps for the fifth floor and the eighth floor.
02:23
Making my way up from the fifth floor right now.
02:26
We're not live.
02:28
Copy. It was a slight odor of food.
02:30
I now see a pair on the fifth floor.
02:32
You're making your way up.
02:34
24 to command, you got 12 in the rear.
02:37
Nothing over here.
02:38
Commanding time is 12 in the rear, not for evidence.
02:43
830 to command, nothing on the fifth floor.
02:46
Command copy, something on the fifth floor.
02:49
Yeah, command in.
02:50
You hold them back down and work with maintenance to get the alarm reset.
02:52
See if we can find any food odor.
03:00
Hey, go ahead.
03:05
Truck floors one through ten,
03:08
no conditions on any floor except for maybe that slight odor.
03:12
On floor one, was there any more information in the initial call or was it just reported light smoke on the first floor?
03:21
Just the smoke on the one with an alarm activation.
03:26
Okay, we just had a very slight odor on the first floor.
03:29
Uncomfortable and good intent.
03:32
Hold it with myself and maybe truck 809 working that consistent reset.
03:37
Command copies.
03:39
Commanding communication.
03:41
Odor of food.
03:42
We're going to hold it with engine 830, truck 809 to reset the alarm system.
03:47
All others can go in service.
03:48
Command terminating, you have channel back.
03:50
Incident near Annapolis Road.
03:53
Holding paramedic engine 830, truck 809 for an odor of food on the stove.
03:57
Restart the alarm.
03:58
The range status available.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Annapolis Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20784
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