Light smoke investigated at Salisbury business, Salisbury MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a report of light smoke inside a commercial building at the Apothecaryum near Mount Hermon Road in Salisbury, Maryland. Crews investigated a minor smoke condition on the second floor and traced the likely cause to an HVAC unit. No active fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Wicomico MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
You're responding near Mount Hermon Road to the Apothecaryum.
00:04
Caller advised they are on location.
00:08
The caller is out of the building reporting a light smoke upstairs on the second floor from an unknown source.
00:13
Maybe it smells electrical in nature.
00:19
Paramedic E2L, title help.
00:22
I think it's on location (number withheld).
00:24
Correction, paramedic E2 at the hospital (number withheld).
00:28
Sixteen, your hydrant's on the left just prior.
00:33
I'm on the scene.
00:35
T-story wood frame commercial.
00:38
Got nothing evident.
00:39
Assistant chief one, I have not heard anything.
00:43
Assistant chief zero, location nothing evident out investigating (number withheld).
00:47
Truck two is on the scene.
00:50
Truck to all locations, zero seven Jasper.
00:53
Engine 2's got the plug at Wyman Drive and Mount Hermon Road.
00:58
Engine two is on location.
01:01
Deputy chief 16 responding.
01:04
Deputy chief 16 responded, (number withheld).
01:08
Engine 16 to all locations, field.
01:11
Engine 16 on location, (number withheld), up.
01:17
Okay, two responding.
01:20
Okay, two responding to your seven report.
01:23
Need you to drop a split leg from engine one to the rear of the building.
01:29
Engine 16 is picking up engine juice for him.
01:33
Copy, engine two access is going to be in the rear.
01:35
I got the RP back here.
01:37
They're about to move in (number withheld).
01:40
Okay, truck two, all the gas shutoff is on this BC corner.
01:47
No visible basement.
01:51
Okay, so for 360 complete, no conditions on all four sides.
01:55
We do have a smoke condition off the second floor.
01:59
Three hundred and sixty complete, all four sides smoke condition on the second floor, (number withheld).
02:03
Truck three to command.
02:07
Show up here, go ahead.
02:09
Very minor.
02:10
I ate on the second floor.
02:13
Smells HVAC related.
02:14
We found one unit so far that we're going to investigate.
Disclaimer:
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:
Mt Hermon Rd, Salisbury, MD 21804
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