Smoke detected in elevator motor room of building, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a building near W Douglas Ave in Wichita after smoke was reported in an elevator machine room. They found smoke coming from the motor of elevator two but no active fire. Ventilation fans were used to clear the smoke. Roads near the building were temporarily closed to manage the scene. No injuries or suspects were involved.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
07:45
Transcript:
00:00
Command, Battalion.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:09
I'm on the senior.
00:12
Line, you have to carry here.
00:17
Copy.
00:19
Engine 2.
00:21
Command, take that squad behind me, block the street to the south.
00:24
I'll whip around and block it to the north.
00:30
Get two, Central War.
00:36
...engine one for command.
00:40
Go for engine one.
00:43
You have squad one coming in and they'll be working for you.
00:46
Also, Engine One has the standby hooked up.
00:50
We're not going to charge it yet.
00:51
And if you guys are operating the base, so just let me know if you need a line, it would be easier to have engine to stretch line in the basement.
00:59
I got two members standing fast at the doors, border top, so I'll let you know.
01:12
Go ahead.
01:15
Hey (name withheld),
01:17
you and your nozzleman will be stretched in the basement with ones if we go that route.
01:34
One, OV lobby from command.
01:39
Go ahead, too.
01:41
I notice the passenger elevators that were recalled.
01:45
Is there a freight elevator? I can't remember in this building.
01:50
There is. Back to the east.
01:52
It only goes two-fourth.
01:57
Copy that. Hey, truck two, you're just going to have to move that squab.
02:00
We just put it there because we had so much traffic coming at us.
02:04
That's a standpoint that's what we're getting ready to do.
02:12
I'm in from truck 1OV.
02:15
I have a pretty sniffing hay here up in the head house.
02:21
I'll investigate, but he might start sending some crews my way.
02:26
Truck 2 is headed that way right now.
02:28
Truck 2, leave your driver in case we need to use the Arial or Truck 1's aerial.
02:34
Rest your crew grab some dry cams and head to the headhouse hook up with Truck 1's OV that's is there now.
02:44
Agent 5 Watson.
02:47
Truck 2 is 4.
02:53
inch of five take your stand by pose and go ahead and go with truck two in case when you put a line in service up there
03:10
got it truck one command from truck one o v head house healthy my teamers full of smoke i'm going to investigate here but you know what i have
03:21
All right, truck 2 is making their way to your location now with some extinguishers also on the engine 5 coming that way with high-rise packs in case we need to put a line in service.
03:33
Injure 4. Okay.
03:36
Inch 4, you're working with the engine 5.
03:39
Grab your hose and proceed to the head house, top floor in case we need to put a line in place.
03:45
Tangany 3. I'm going to put you inside.
03:51
Get with the time 1.
03:52
See where he's at and go to the opposite.
03:57
Rescue 1 is on the team.
04:01
Rescue 1.
04:02
Get with Truck 1 and see what floors have been cleared and start.
04:07
I'll make you search.
04:08
I'll get you some people backing you up, but it sounds like most of our problems are going to be towards the top.
04:14
Copy, search the truck one.
04:17
Yeah, we have cleared through 6, working on the way ahead note.
04:25
Okay,
04:26
just copy that rescue one.
04:30
I copy, made him on 6.
04:36
Score 11's on scene.
04:39
Score 11, you now have lobby control.
04:46
Stand for lobby.
04:52
It's on your scene.
04:56
Just grab your equipment, stand by in the lobby.
05:01
This is a man from truck 1 oV.
05:04
Elevator in question is going to be elevator 2.
05:07
No active fire.
05:09
Power is off.
05:11
Elevators 1 and 2.
05:15
Okay, if you've located the source of the smoke or what you think might be the source of smoke?
05:24
It's definitive on the motor of elevator, too,
05:28
where the smoke's coming from.
05:33
Okay, I'm going to have engine 10 head that way with some vent fans.
05:41
Good for it, thanks Steve.
05:48
Rescue 1-OV, Reef Schneider.
05:50
Go ahead and hang out for a second.
05:51
Help engine 10 gather up a couple fans and head up with those.
05:58
Engine I both of me.
06:03
Rescue 2 is on your sake.
06:08
Rescue, I got you.
06:09
It was the last unit.
06:11
Engine 9.
06:15
Engine 9 Rescue 2, just stand by for a second.
06:19
I think we may be getting close to putting us under patrol.
06:25
Come back from engine 10.
06:27
Did you want us take vans?
06:34
Say again.
06:38
Were you wanting an engine 10 to take vans up?
06:43
Yes, get with Rescue 1's Reeves Schneider and take a couple fans up.
06:51
Also, yeah, Rescue, too close that street down.
06:54
I appreciate it. Thank you.
06:58
Demand for truck 1 OB.
06:59
I got windows open in the elevator machine room.
07:02
Got good horizontal ventilation going.
07:05
The smoke has subsided from engine number two.
07:09
I think it's going to clear out pretty good.
07:10
Go ahead and start.
07:11
Keep the fans coming.
07:13
I don't think we're going to need it.
07:16
Okay, they're headed your way.
07:20
Rescue you engine on.
07:21
You guys can return.
07:25
Command from Chuck 1.
07:27
Go ahead, Brooke.
07:33
It cleared all the way up to the roof.
07:37
All right, copy that.
07:43
One,
07:45
from command.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67213
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