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Smoke from chimney base caused by water heater steamMarshfield WI

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W 8th St, Marshfield, WI 54449

Smoke was reported coming from the base of a chimney near West 8th Street South. Responders found the smoke was actually steam from a hot water heater and no fire was present.

Audio|Source: Marshfield Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Marshfield Dispatch to Marshfield Fire Department, you're being requested near West 8th Street South.
00:06
Near West 8th Street South.
00:10
Mail subjects advising they had a fire in the fire pit in the chimney last night,
00:16
but now today smoke is coming from the base of the chimney without there being an active fire in there.
00:21
Just once is checked.
00:41
Marsfield, engine three.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:48
Engine three, engine one, ambulance 95 will be in route near West 8th Street South.
00:59
Go ahead. Person called back on 911.
01:02
State of steam coming off the stack that connects to their hot water heater.
01:16
You can disregard.
01:19
Message received, vengeance free will continue non-emergent.
01:23
All other units can return to quarters.

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W 8th St, Marshfield, WI 54449

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Investigation and Resolution
  2. Engine 3 On Scene
  3. Units Advised to Disregard
  4. Update from Caller
  5. Units Dispatched and En Route
  6. Caller Reports Smoke
  7. Dispatch to Fire Department

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