Firefighters respond to rooftop odor and trapped firefighter, Wake County NC


Firefighters responded to a smoke and burning odor near Timber Drive East and White Oak. They found the source was likely a rooftop condenser belt that had burned. During the operation, one firefighter became trapped and a Mayday was called to assist.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
05:43
Transcript:
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Come hanging some lighter water water water.
00:04
Go ahead. Do you have a spot for us to pick out we're approaching near Timber Drive East and White Oak now?
00:08
Yeah,
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when you get here,
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go ahead and take the AB Alpha Bravo Corner.
00:12
Man, can you get me an attic ladder sent up?
00:15
Copy. I'll send you an attic ladder.
00:16
Ladder one received.
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A, alpha, D, probably, corner.
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Engine one driver is headed upstairs with attic ladder.
00:21
Copy. Copy. Copy, enter the D-5 through the window.
00:27
Investigation to command.
00:28
Forever, command.
00:29
You may need to get the lighter company up to the roof, see if we can find any condensing units, air handlers.
00:35
Copy that, rider one, you receive their sounders.
00:37
Receive, latter ones on sync.
00:39
Investigations for command.
00:40
Investigations from command.
00:41
Investigations from command.
00:43
Go ahead from investigation.
00:44
Right now we're going to have three engines and a lighter couple of us.
00:48
Yes, sir. I feel comfortable with that for right now.
00:51
Copy that. Clayton, you can return service.
00:53
Appreciate it.
00:54
Copy. Clay Ninja One was back in service.
00:56
Okay, NINJA Wants back in service. Anything Teezer Robin.
00:57
Okay, you can return.
00:58
Go to station 3.
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Two copies.
01:00
Report to the station 3.
01:01
Region 16 is on scene.
01:03
Standby for patient update.
01:04
Tension 41 is around 25.
01:06
41 is possible code blue right now.
01:08
Found a hose line, going to attempt to follow it to get out.
01:12
Copy. Trying to get out.
01:14
The investigation is to commandant.
01:19
Can you visit me at the stairwell?
01:20
Copy that, Starewell A-side.
01:22
Battalion's field meeting.
01:23
Wildersen 18 is all the same.
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End of 18, you can return.
01:27
18, God. 7-2 is en route in time 26.
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12. 12 is on 26.
01:30
Trying to the roof of this.
01:31
Go ahead. We're making the roof now.
01:33
Okay, about midway back of the roof on the B side, you may be closer to the BF corner, there's probably a condenser up there.
01:43
I think that's where the problem may be at.
01:45
It services one room where their dialysis centers at, and that's where we're getting the majority of the odor.
01:51
It smells like a belt may have burned up in that.
01:54
All right, you've got a code response coming, but it looks like it's not going to be a code.
01:59
I'm a monitor, but I'm not going to continue my response out.
02:03
Simple. Larry 13, or having known with me.
02:05
This is another 4-2 in route on attack 24.
02:08
Five-fight a few from here.
02:11
Go ahead for command.
02:13
I want to take the air, I'm going to take the air,
02:15
and then a lot, you know, with a wire, keep a wire.
02:20
Copy, quart tank of air.
02:22
Mayday[1] and Day Day Day Day Day.
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Firefight performance of Vision 1.
02:25
Drops through the flyers.
02:26
On a wheel with a hose line.
02:27
Man copies to May Day.
02:29
We're going to be activating the Rick Team.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Firefighter in distress
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Location mentioned:
Timber Drive East, North Carolina 27529
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