Smoke reported in St Paul apartment due to dryer, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to smoke reports in a five-story apartment near Stewart Ave in Saint Paul. Smoke was seen in apartments 1210 and 1310. The cause was an overheated dryer that had cooled down. Crews ventilated the area and found no active fire or sounding smoke detectors.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
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Transcript:
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Dispatch, engine 19.
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Engine 19, go ahead.
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919 near Stewart we have a charge five-story apartment complex nothing visible side itself for Bravo engine 19 will be Stewart command can investigate
00:15
dispatch copy 1727 1727
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Stewart's command dispatch.
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Chief One, Stewart's command.
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Go, command.
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Bill, command. ...building alarm at this time.
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Callers bringing us up to their department at, right now.
00:24
Command, you were garbled.
00:25
I, Kathy, there's no alarm.
00:26
What was the rest of your transmission?
00:27
The caller is bringing us to their apartment right now.
00:30
Chief One copies. I'm arriving.
00:31
I will complete a 360 and assume command.
00:34
Copy, you have command. Yes, sir, command.
00:35
We did get a report from Unit 1310 reporting that they do have smoke in their unit as well.
00:43
Copy. Ladder 19 are you inside as well?
00:46
Copy that Ladder 19 is inside.
00:47
I'm at the panel showing all systems normal.
00:49
We're making our way down the hallway here.
00:51
Copy, can you send your crew up to the 13th floor? We got report about smoke on 13.
00:56
Is that engine 3 arriving?
00:57
Engine 3 arrived.
00:58
Command, engine 19.
00:59
Engine 3, locate the FTC, engine 19 go.
01:02
Herman is on the second floor.
01:04
Copy, second floor, assuming the reporting, department reporting smoke is directly above that one.
01:10
Command engine 10, we're at action.
01:12
Copy engine 10, you got a hydrant.
01:14
Command, ladder 19.
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Later 19, go.
01:16
This numbering system is a bit off.
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That doesn't mean the 12th floor on 1201.
01:23
Copy, I'm realizing this is not a 12-story building now.
01:26
If you can locate the apartment that's reporting smoke.
01:30
Trophy that, we're just going to walk the floor here.
01:31
We'll make our way up to that third floor level.
01:34
Just by Stewart Command.
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Sure, command. 360s complete.
01:37
I do hear smoke alarms from the Charlie side.
01:40
Nothing else to report. Copy, 1732.
01:42
Command, engine 19.
01:43
Engine 19, go.
01:44
I've made it to the apartment question.
01:47
Here's a little smoke inside they have some natural ventilation going.
01:49
No smoke detectors are sounding at this time.
01:53
Dryer has cooled down to 80 degrees.
01:55
Copy engine 19, can you verify which apartment you are in right now?
01:59
We are in apartment 1210.
02:01
Happy 1210 light smoke natural ventilation.
02:04
Dryer is cool.
02:05
We'll wait report from the truck on the other apartment.
02:09
Box 590[1]. Command ladder 19.
02:11
We're in the third floor here.
02:12
No smoke. In the hallway, we're making our way to that apartment.
02:15
Copy and dispatch, Stewart Command.
02:18
The additional caller was in 1310, as you say?
02:21
That's affirmative.
02:22
Copy, thank you.
02:23
7233. Command engine 3, we've located the FDC on the Alpha side.
02:26
Copy FTC on the Alpha, thank you.
02:28
Command, we're in that apartment 1310, there's some residual smoke up here.
02:32
We're opening up some windows of ventilate.
02:35
Dr.
02:36
Grant copies.
02:37
Natural ventilation. Dispassed Stewart, Command.
02:38
Stuart, Command. The original apartment 1210, the dryer is cool to the touch now.
02:43
They're ventilating.
02:44
Residual smoke in 1310.
02:45
We'll hold engine 19, ladder 19, and myself.
02:49
The rest of the time we'll back in.
02:50
Disbatch copies.
02:51
Holding engine and ladder 19 and chief one, other units back in at 1735.
02:56
Come by in ladder 19, we're going to make our way to the fourth floor, see if it's similar up there.
03:01
Copy ladder 19.
03:02
You're heading a four.
Police codes explained
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Box 590: Fire Incident Box Assignment
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Location mentioned:
Near Stewart Ave, St Paul, MN 55116
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