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Burning smell reported at church with no fire foundSalisbury NC

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Long Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28144

As discussed during the dispatch call, a burning smell and possible electrical issue were reported inside a commercial church near Long Ferry Road in Salisbury. Fire units responded and investigated. They found a small electrical room with a light electrical odor but no visible fire was observed.

Audio|Heard on: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Section 75, Battalion 1, DC11, 47,
00:04
57, age 1, 3, (number withheld),
00:06
Ladder 1, rescue,
00:08
47, 587, smoke quarter and a commercial structure.
00:11
Near Long Ferry Rd, across the northside driveway, Lee Street.
00:17
Burning smell inside the church.
00:20
Opps 12 and 13, 12,
00:23
12, 23.
00:28
Fred, (number withheld) away.
00:31
(number withheld). (number withheld).
00:35
I bet he wasn't roused.
00:39
Say one rouse.
00:41
They want to rouse.
00:44
You got the time one.
00:55
Pop cell.
01:01
Are you anywhere from?
01:05
No.
01:10
Ladder 1 on 12.
01:14
Just 3.3 on 12.
01:25
Oh,
01:26
Rescue 57 en route.
01:29
Rescue Pete, seven.
01:30
Correct.
01:35
27 on 12.
01:40
7.51 trot seen.
01:43
Large silhoutte structure,
01:45
nothing showing,
01:46
be first engine out investigating.
01:49
Second, due,
01:50
stage at the water supply, Charles, and saw 3rd.
01:54
751, seen nothing showing first engine, second due at the water supply truck.
02:00
Reggie 47th in route.
02:04
Rescue 47th round.
02:09
Units on 12,
02:11
partial 360.
02:13
The building is sitting on appears to be a slab.
02:22
641, 6.2nd, 641, second 8.
02:25
641, second 8.
02:32
I want to copy traffic.
02:38
They want to see.
02:41
Retail on team, puff whittling.
02:47
Just three's 30s.
02:50
Union 3 on Team 13, 3rd.
02:51
Union 3rd, 13, 3.
02:55
That's if you on battalion, boy.
03:00
Go ahead.
03:02
Got a small electrical room.
03:06
It has a slight odor of electrical.
03:09
Level one, everybody at this time.
03:12
Got myself and 64 inside.
03:19
Copy. All units,
03:21
level one stage, except for Ladder 1, the Ladder 1 when you arrived, sits with the investigation.
03:34
Fire one on scene, the truck on the opposite side.
03:38
Fire one, first truck, Appleson.

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Long Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28144

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