Fire odor detected on rooftop HVAC; branch fire on wires, Lee NH


Firefighters responded to a burning odor from multiple rooftop HVAC units near Belle Ln. Power was isolated and units inspected; no active fire was found. A technician was requested to evaluate the system. Additionally, a branch on wires was reported on fire nearby and attended to by crews.
Audio|Source: Strafford County Area Local Police and Fire
03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Can pal. Go ahead. Are you able to isolate the power directly at that unit?
00:02
Yeah, it's a permanent.
00:03
We've isolated, we're attempting to open a back panel.
00:05
Okay.
00:06
Please report, they could be with a warning to be an operator that he's not.
00:11
Mr. Command. Command answer.
00:12
We've opened the back panel.
00:13
Put our eyes on the belt.
00:14
It seems pretty well intact, but we were wondering if we could kick on the power.
00:18
Let's see what this would do.
00:19
P-5, you cut out.
00:20
Power has been secured.
00:22
Correction, turn back on.
00:23
Recease. Commission with a possible second accidental activation at number withheld.
00:28
With your command.
00:29
Command answering.
00:30
When we picked the unit on, nothing got worse, but there was a definite odor up here, belt intact.
00:36
We'll secure power again until they can get the technician out here to look at it.
00:40
We'll re-install the plate.
00:41
Recease.
00:42
Under control, holding engine one, engine two, you can release all the companies.
00:46
Are you seat, headquarters for the ambulances and engine three, include returning to a number withheld.
00:50
Amulcone copies, we're returning.
00:52
Okay. Austin two.
00:53
Go ahead. What's that rooftop unit number?
00:56
Standby. We also had a middle unit that was not running when we came up here, but I can also sell there.
01:03
I don't know if we're pulling it through or what.
01:05
Steve. Just let me know what rooftop units above Verizon.
01:08
Yeah, one above Verizon, one in the middle of the two, and then one over super touch.
01:12
There's no identifying numbers on these.
01:14
It's just going to be the unit over Verizon that we opened up.
01:17
Fire alarm, Leander 1. Leander 1. Leander 1, good.
01:18
To your call direct to the station, we're going to be on number withheld Lane.
01:22
We're a branch on wires on fire.
01:24
We're going to number withheld Bell Lane for branch and farm wires.
01:26
Two. Go ahead.
01:27
For precaution, we secure power to all three units on the roof.
01:30
We also isolated unit two up there as well.
01:33
We're going to open up this back panel on unit two, the middle unit, just to take a look.
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Location mentioned:
Near Belle Ln, Lee, NH 03861
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