False fire alarm from flour spill near Safeway, Mt Vernon WA
Fire & ArsonFire and police crews responded to a report of a possible small fire near Safeway at 10th Street and Commercial Avenue in Mount Vernon. On arrival, they found no fire but discovered a large amount of spilled flour mistaken for smoke. Separately, a broken irrigation pipe was reported in the grass median near 10th Street and Commercial Avenue. Both situations were resolved with no fire found.
Audio|Source: Skagit County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you have fire respond to my location? It looks like that first pipe is not in the road.
00:05
It's in the grass medium between Woffed and the street.
00:08
Are you see?
00:09
Do you think it's a city pipe or you think it's just the irrigation for the bank?
00:14
No idea. Looks like probably irrigation though.
00:17
Cascadeo 21, just confirming that's at Tenth and Commercial.
00:20
Affirm. That case is 5516.
00:23
5516.
00:24
We'll be complete available.
00:25
There's there one. David, 22, that's good.
00:27
David 22, go ahead.
00:29
I'm clear that contact that subject with saying there may be a small barge fire in the area of Safeway.
00:35
I'm going to check there is the commercial and have that direction.
00:38
12911 single-edge response on tax 6 at the WASD bank at the number 10th Street Commercial Avenue 2011 single-engine response on tax 6 at the W-AFD Bank at the number 10 of commercial avenue and according to August scene rising of a broken pipe in the grassing median casket clears zero two
00:58
In 85, Cascade, I'm clear.
01:00
David 22, Cascade.
01:02
David 22, go ahead.
01:03
You can clear the weapon up then.
01:05
I'm going to call the subjects last night later, en route the Safeway.
01:08
Reach it. Reach it.
01:09
David A. Caskin, I'm in the area safely, looking for that park fire.
01:13
Receive.
01:14
David 22, David A.
01:15
Total was supposed to be on the corner closest to downtown.
01:18
Receive. That's a spot that I have not checked yet.
01:21
Casting, Schedule Fire 5.
01:23
Schedule Fire 5. Schedule 5. David 22, Cascar.
01:24
Correct. Copy complete, 004.
01:25
Copy complete, 004.
01:27
David E, Cassidy and showing clear.
01:29
And zero-five.
01:30
David 22, Cascades.
01:32
David 22. I believe I located what they thought was a fire.
01:36
It looks like somebody spilled a bunch of flour.
01:38
It's cold. I can clear that part out.
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Location mentioned:
S 10th St, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
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