False alarm of house fire due to skunk odor, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of a possible house fire near East Indianapolis Street and South Hydraulic Avenue. The caller smelled smoke but saw no flames. After investigation, units found no fire, only a skunk odor in the area. The incident was declared under control and cleared without further issues.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
00:00
Possible house fire in the area of Hydraulic and Indianapolis stations 1245711 and 22.
00:14
Battalion 1, Battalion 2, 11, engine 2, engine 5, mobile air 1, rehab 7, rescue 1, squad 2, truck 2, truck 7 for a house fire in the area of hydraulic and Indianapolis, East Indianapolis and South hydraulic possible house fire.
00:29
Battalion 1, battalion 2, 11, engine 2, mobile air 1, rehab 7, rescue 1, squad 2, truck 2, truck 2, truck 7, your map page 554,
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8, 8,000, attack 1, attack 1 on arrival.
00:46
Units are route to the potential house fire.
00:48
It's going to be added hydraulic in the Indianapolis.
00:51
Callers saying they believe that there is a house on fire in the neighborhood can smell it but cannot see it at the moment.
00:57
Coming from the north or west, the caller was on the southwest part of the intersection.
01:04
I'll break the tack one.
01:31
Gas Outer Inside at near East Oxford Circle, Apartment (number withheld), Station 18.
01:46
Engine 18 and truck 5 for a gas odor inside of near East Oxford Circle, apartment (number withheld).
01:54
Near East Oxford Circle, Apartment (number withheld) for a gas odor inside.
01:59
Engine 18, Truck 5, your map page 6050.
02:18
Thank you.
02:46
Battalion 2's in the area.
02:47
I'll get command.
02:50
Tava command at 2124.
02:56
Did you just receive a single phone call on this?
03:00
Yeah, 10-4[1], just the one.
03:06
And they were at about near South Hydraulic was their approximate location.
03:16
The guy, one's on stage.
03:19
Deborah.
03:21
Offs from Command, still no other calling parties on this.
03:28
Negative. It was just the one,
03:30
there's nothing even remotely else in the area that would be related to this at all.
03:39
I'll three cut winds under Southwest still.
03:45
Yeah, Tephyr, when they were saying last, they said it was very, very light and variable, but if they were picking up anything, it was coming from the southwest.
03:58
It's not the strong smell of skunk in the air,
04:02
but we'll be investigating for gas.
04:05
Tenfer, investigating and skunk in the air at 2128.
04:13
from hydraulic command.
04:15
Situation here is going to be under control.
04:17
Good intent.
04:18
Crews will be returning to via their MCT.
04:20
You can clear the attack channel.
04:21
The Tattany 2 is available.
04:25
Revert clear attack at 2129.
04:29
And under control at 2129 as well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
E Indianapolis St & S Hydraulic Ave, Wichita, KS 67211
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