Smoke detector check at residence with access issues, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonFirefighters were dispatched to check a smoke detector near East Zimmerly Street. They encountered an irate resident who was reluctant to open the door or grant access to the basement where a sound was coming from. Firefighters requested the resident to come to the door or provide a key to enter, otherwise they would have to force entry to complete the check.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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Check a smoke detector near East Zimmerly Street, Station 11.
00:10
Squad 11, check a smoke detector near Easton Relay Street.
00:16
Near Eastonle Street.
00:18
Check us smoke detector, squad 11 here, Mount Pages, (number withheld).
00:26
Offs from engine 11.
00:29
Yes, sir.
00:35
We understand that the individual might be irate, but they need to come to the door and let us know what the information is, so we can better assist them.
00:42
If they don't want to come to the door, we're going to have an issue of being able to help them anymore.
00:50
Okay, I mean, what the information provided me, are you responding or am I going to close it? There's also a call for P to go in for a welfare check, so I mean they can probably advise on if we're needed.
01:03
We'll respond to squad as long as they come to the door to help us, otherwise we're not going to be able to help them.
01:10
Okay, I mean, he put it in there that he doesn't want contact, but when you guys get out there, I can try to assist with that when you get there then.
01:17
Yeah,
01:18
that'll work, thank you.
01:20
What I'm here for.
01:26
Pretty for follow at near South Seneca Street, Station 12.
01:34
Square 12, ready for follow at near South Seneca Street.
01:40
Pretty for Fall, Squad 12, Vermont, Pages (number withheld).
01:47
Pretty one, six percent at near North Litchfield Avenue, Station 7, Break.
01:52
Ready, which has pains,
01:54
Near east, street, south,
01:57
station 81.
02:05
247, Pretty 1-6 person at near North Litchfield Avenue.
02:11
Pretty one, six, person, squad seven, your moppages (number withheld), break,
02:15
pretty one Chespanes, engine 81,
02:18
engine 81, near East 86 Street South, Pretty-1, engine 81, your mock pages (number withheld).
02:39
Let's Pat Central command.
02:43
Go ahead.
02:45
We've located what appears to be an overheated heater motor.
02:50
We're the control here on Central.
02:51
I'm going to transfer command to engine one.
02:54
I can show the TAC channel as well.
03:01
On that central command,
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overheated motor, situation under control,
03:07
transferring command to engine 1 and clearing the TAC channel,
03:12
clearing TAC 1, clearing TAC 1, Midnight's 19.
03:19
Okay,
03:21
one of Merchant Response near North Wellington Place Station 3.
03:30
Engine 3, party one of urgent response near North Wellington Place.
03:36
Pretty one of urgent response, engine three, your map pages (number withheld).
03:46
Option 1211.
03:47
Flood 11.
03:49
Flood 11, go ahead.
03:52
I believe you're talking to the angry gentleman near 3222.
03:55
Tell him the sound is coming from his basement.
03:59
The door is locked.
04:00
He has to get up and give us a key to get in or we'll break the door.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Zimmerly St, Wichita, KS 67218
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