Burnt washer found in third floor laundry room, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of smoke in the third floor laundry room of Briarwood Grand Apartments near Grand Avenue in West Des Moines. Upon investigation, the smoke was caused by a burnt washer with no active fire, heat, or haze present.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Structure fire, near Grand Avenue.
00:03
Briarwood Grand Apartments.
00:05
Ambulance 173.
00:07
Engine 170.10.
00:09
Car, (number withheld). Engine,
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180. Engine, 2.10.
00:13
Car, 19.
00:15
Ladder. 1.95.
00:17
Structure fire, near Grand Avenue.
00:20
Briarwood Grand Apartments.
00:22
Cross streets are Fuller Road and Wolfway.
00:26
On arrival, use, Pack 5.
00:28
Timeout, (number withheld).
00:35
Pellion is en route to near Grand Avenue for the structure fire.
00:39
The RP advised that there is smoke in the laundry room.
00:43
I believe it's going to be on the third floor.
00:45
Winds are going to be south at nine miles an hour.
00:48
Hydrants are to the west of the building near (number withheld) Grand and to the east of the building.
00:58
Let's come into 170.
01:02
Engine 170.
01:04
Drive, three-story apartment building, nothing showing from Alpha Side.
01:09
Engine 170 will be in investigation mode with a water can on TAC-5.
01:17
Passing command and next arriving unit.
01:22
Copy-arrived, three-story apartment building, nothing showing on Alpha Side.
01:25
Out chance of State, where the water can, you'll be passing command on TAC-5.
01:34
Engine 180 has.
01:36
Briarwood command.
01:38
The engine 180 are right in.
01:47
The engine 180 is en route to the structure fire.
01:49
PD on scene advises they see no smoke or flame.
01:58
Command copies.
02:05
Engine 170.
02:09
Go ahead. 170,
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180 can handle.
02:17
No haze, no heat.
02:20
Looks like we got a burnt washer.
02:27
Understood, engine 170, engine 180 can handle.
02:31
Westcom engine 180.
02:33
One-eight.
02:37
You can place everybody back in service except engine 170, engine 180,
02:42
and you can release the dispatcher.
02:46
Cabinet.
02:47
And we got no haze, no heat, burnt washer.
02:51
Everybody, both engine 180 and 170 can go back in service for release in the dedicated.
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Location mentioned:
Near Grand Ave Office, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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