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Apartment building fire with smoke in hallwayNorth Bethesda MD

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audio iconFire & Arson
Village Square Terrace, North Bethesda, MD 20852

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire occurred at an apartment building near Village Square Terrace unit 401 with smoke reported in the hallway. Multiple fire and rescue units responded to the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A2 Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Units operate 7 Alpha 4[1], Village Square West Apartments, near Village Square Terrace,
00:24
Unit 401, cross street Park on Drive, building fire, smoke in the hallway,
00:27
leading companies, 23,
00:31
21,
00:33
Tribe Bravo, 18,
00:34
26, Tower 723, Tower 718, Rescue 4, 742,
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Ambulance 723, Battalion 702, Battalion 702, Battalion 704,
00:40
Opera 8, 7 Alpha, Alpha, 4,
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Box area 237, several 13.
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Subal 723 Response Track
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Subal 723 response track
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
7 Alpha 4: Radio communications channel or talkgroup designated as 7 Alpha 4 for operational use.

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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.

Location mentioned:
Village Square Terrace, North Bethesda, MD 20852

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