Smoke from laser engraver mistaken for fire, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported coming from a window of a residential building near Westmoreland Avenue in Swissvale. Upon investigation, firefighters found no fire; the smoke was produced by a laser engraver used to engrave wood.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
03:57
Transcript:
00:00
Copy. EMS is on team reporting smoke coming from Windows as well.
00:04
Gatti put two a seven engine in.
00:06
Copy. Cotty, 278[1] truck.
00:07
We're arriving.
00:08
Receive, 112012.
00:09
Okay. Any Westmoreland command.
00:10
Mr. Moreland command.
00:11
360 complete.
00:12
I got smoke coming out of a window, Division 1 side delta.
00:17
Copy, smoke from a window, Division 1 side delta, 1123[2].
00:21
See for Manager 1, what do you think the hydrant, uh, Delaware or left Orleans?
00:25
Negative, hold on at this time.
00:26
Got to report that this is some kind of crap going on, and the duct, smoke coming out of a duck.
00:32
437-0-0-2.
00:34
Copy 1124[3]
00:35
9271-9271. Delaware, Westland.
00:38
Copy Delaware and Westmoreland. Copy Delaware and Westmoreland, 1124[3].
00:40
Approval possible residential structure fire, smoke covered for a window (number withheld) Westmoreland Avenue in Swissville.
00:46
Stace 1.13, 292, 293, real alerted.
00:50
These fire office, sport, 1125[4].
00:52
Westmoreland, command.
00:53
You just pulled this for 278[1].
00:55
I'll give you a further report.
00:56
There's no fire here.
00:57
Copy. (number withheld) Westmoreland Avenue in Swissvale per 278[1] chief holding to 278 units only no fire
01:05
All units can go back in 1125[4].
01:07
Two, seven, engine coffees back in.
01:09
County Westmore in command.
01:11
Westmoreland command.
01:12
All right, this was a gentleman who had a laser engraver and was engraving wood and had the discharge coming out of the side window.
01:21
So again, no fire here.
01:23
We can put all units back in, command term, neither.
01:25
No fire, all units back in 1128.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
278: Fire unit identifier
[2]
1123: Incident reporting time marker
[3]
1124: Incident reporting time marker
[4]
1125: Incident reporting time marker
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Location mentioned:
Near Westmoreland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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