Structure fire caused by burnt washer in apartment laundry room, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported structure fire at the Briarwood Grand Apartments laundry room. Upon arrival, smoke was present but no fire was found. The cause was determined to be a burnt washer in the laundry room. The building alarm was silenced and property maintenance was contacted for follow-up.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Both cars on the structure fire assisting the fire department, Briarwood Grand Apartments, near Grand Ave, laundry room,
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and there's smoke present.
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50 arrived.
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Pretty enough.
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1758.
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Forty-10. Forty-10.
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For Richie, John.
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Quick trip, 22nd Street, 1451, 22nd.
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He sends color advice that there's a mail and a Dodge Durango of Minnesota plates, Sam X-ray John, 214, black in color.
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Going around telling everybody that he doesn't have any money and wants some assistance.
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It's going to be a Hispanic male in this 30s wearing a white shirt.
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No one around?
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1800.
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Forty two, eighty-four, you guys get there, stuff.
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84 we're good.
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8,200.
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4-2-50.
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4-2-50.
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You just want to let fire, I know it's on the third floor.
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I'm where the laundry room's at.
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No smoke, no flames.
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Copy.
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Clean copy.
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An engine 170.
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Go ahead, 170.
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170, 180 can handle.
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No haze, no heat.
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Looks like we got a burnt washer.
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Understood.
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Engine 170, Engine 180 can handle.
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Westcom, engine 180.
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180.
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You can place everybody back in service, except Engine 170, engine 180,
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and you can release the dispatcher.
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Cabriot. And we got no haze, no heat, burnt washer.
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Everybody about engine 180 and 170 can go back in service, for release and a dedicated.
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Command engine 170.
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Go ahead.
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When you arrive, would you work on silencing the alarm?
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Bobby,
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we will silence the alarm.
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Did you have traffic after that? I think I cut you off.
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See if you can get property maintenance as well.
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Understood.
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Injj 170 from engine one second driver.
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Do you guys need ventilation?
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Negative.
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You might want to check for an activated pull station on 4-1, or have 180 to it.
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Okay.
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Command Engine 170, we just had property maintenance to show up.
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We've got the stairs on 30 with us.
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Command, there are no activated pull stations on first floor.
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I copy no activated full stations on first floor.
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Command engine 170, activated pull station, third floor.
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Understood, we've located.
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Pool station on the third floor, do you need, somebody from Engine 180 to hit that way?
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I'm going to tell the keys I have.
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Go ahead, let's go.
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I spoke to one of the managers for Briarwood.
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She is actually on scene.
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It's going to be a female wearing holy jeans and a sweatshirt shirt.
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Apparently, she's spoken to a couple of firefighters already.
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4201.
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Go ahead.
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Send your phone call request.
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Copy on.
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1806. It's something bad to me.
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You can keep a one in.
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Caviol1 redirect.
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That was, thank you.
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1807.
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Floor 3, laundry room.
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Management is already on scenes, apparently that one of your guys have already spoken with them.
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It's going to be a female in holy jeans and brown shirt.
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Copy that. The proper inconvenience we ran into...
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Location mentioned:
Near Grand Ave Office, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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