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Overheated dryer causes smoke scare in liberty countyStatesboro GA

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Liberty County, GA

Fire crews responded to smoke reports near Jimmy Rigden Road in Liberty County. The cause was an overheated dryer with no active flames. Units cleared after confirming the source.

Audio|Source: Liberty and Long County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Command center, you can consider any units balancing.
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Any units done offing near Jimmy Rigden Road, you can just require per command, cancel per command.
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I did smell something that was firing.
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We're trying to locate the source.
00:32
Command a truck 202 when you arrive, stage your apparatus appropriately, and then enter the laundry room on the first division with your thermal imaging.
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Truck received.
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The tale.
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Is a dryer that seemed to be overheating.
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It's isolated.
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Copy. All incoming units can return to available.
01:16
Source due to an overheated dryer.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Source Identified and Isolated
  2. Source Investigation
  3. 360-Degree Assessment and Alarm Confirmation
  4. Units Arrive and Response Reduced
  5. Initial Assessment
  6. Incident Location Clarified
  7. Fire Units Dispatched

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