Smoke and burnt food odor reported at east Michigan building, Kalamazoo MI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a report of light smoke and the smell of burnt food at a three-story brick apartment building near East Michigan Avenue. No active fire was found, and the smoke and odor dissipated after ventilation.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
So you can show light on the 39 on scene, East Michigan Avenue.
00:05
By 39 is on scene.
00:11
I'm 26 to 306.
00:13
I'm not seeing anything on the exterior as far as the smoke or otherwise.
00:17
There's a fire hydrant out on the northeast corner of the building.
00:25
It's a three-story brick multi-residential structure.
00:28
Let me check in for further.
00:31
John. All right, ring at the northeast corner.
00:34
Checking further.
00:39
Mr. 45, 26.
00:42
Mr. 45 is 26.
00:49
R2 city, I think.
00:52
Hard to.
00:53
Do you have a light haze that smoke? Does smell like burnt food and have a fire alarm chirp and I don't have any audible fire alarm.
01:03
Light haze, possible burnt food.
01:05
This is best to Lincoln 6.
01:12
That's like to stay on it.
01:13
R2, what do you need there?
01:18
I'm trying to track it down.
01:19
The smoke is on the first floor.
01:21
I don't have anything on the mat.
01:23
I'm just walking the second.
01:28
Okay.
01:29
I'll succeed. Just keep everybody around so we figure out further.
01:32
Step 4. You just continue.
01:39
I'm just getting the odor on the first floor.
01:41
I'm trying to make contact with the residents now.
01:44
10-4[1] odor on the first floor trying to make contact with the residents.
01:47
R2City, did you have the apartment number for the alarm?
01:54
Negative, just the building number 306.
02:02
Call them by a tenant, (name withheld).
02:04
I'm not sure what apartment she's in, but I can call and find out where she's at.
02:13
I'm not getting anything further.
02:15
Smoke is kind of dissipating as well as the odor.
02:18
If you just want to keep engine 7 coming and you can push it out with a fan.
02:23
This back to Lincoln 6.
02:26
I think it's a great idea.
02:27
One strike and just hold engine 7.
02:30
Strike off for 306, K-Lick holding engine 7.
02:33
Strike off for the alarm pro Lincoln 6.
02:38
R-6 is on scene, we can take care of that.
02:44
Our squad says.
02:47
Squad takes you down to scene, thank you.
02:49
Engine 7, it sounds like you can cancel.
02:54
Wonderful, thank you, squad.
03:00
That's six to hard two.
03:05
Go ahead.
03:08
said you need a fan.
03:10
We're out.
03:12
If you want to set up on the east side, I've got the door open on the west end here.
03:17
You can just push it right out this way.
03:24
It's two to the five.
03:29
You can show me back in a place.
03:34
Two's back in.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
E Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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