False fire alarm caused by cooking smoke in apartment, Mountain View CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an alarm at a three-story apartment complex on Ortega Avenue in Mountain View. Occupants were evacuated. Smoke was found near the first floor entrance but no fire was visible. The cause was determined to be cooking smoke from a stove. The alarm system was reset and the incident was cleared.
Audio|Source: Mountain View Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Mountain View, Truck 51.
00:05
Truck 51. Truck 51.
00:08
Truck 51 on scene, we have a large three-story apartment building.
00:14
Nothing's showing from the exterior.
00:16
We do have some people out on the curb.
00:18
Truck that you want to be investigating, we'll call this Ortega IC.
00:25
District 51 is on scene of a large three-story apartment complex.
00:28
Nothing's showing people evacuated out onto the curb.
00:31
So we or take an IC.
00:37
Eric, you guys head in the Building B?
00:41
Yeah, that's an A firm.
00:42
We got reports that it's Building B and it sounds like it's alarming here.
00:49
Copy, you want us to bottle up and head in with you?
00:54
Negative, just stage at this time.
01:06
505, looks like tablet command might be locked up.
01:09
You showing us on scene?
01:12
Okay, June 55, negative I put you on C.
01:17
Copy, thank you.
01:23
Vier 52 back on the main.
01:26
Nage 52 back on the main.
01:28
Truck 51 captain from Truck 51 Firefighter.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:35
Second floor is clear.
01:37
I believe the first floor,
01:39
the entrance where our engineer is, is where the smoke is.
01:46
Copy, I'm making my way down to the first floor.
01:48
Third floor is clear so far.
01:52
Copy, I'm returning to you.
01:58
Avey, truck 51.
02:01
Truck 51.
02:04
You're truck with the alarm company, see if they receive it, reset.
02:09
Truck 501, 104.
02:15
Ninja 55, truck 51.
02:17
You guys can clear.
02:19
55, company.
02:26
The Christie One Mountain View, they receive the restore.
02:31
Top 51 copy, thank you.
02:38
On View, Ortega IC.
02:42
Ortega IC.
02:46
Smells like someone possibly burned something on a stove.
02:51
Got a positive reset for the system.
02:54
Truck 51 is going to be clearing IC terminated.
02:59
Truck 51, I copy IC terminated.
03:02
Restoreal is set.
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Location mentioned:
Ortega Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040
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