Smoke detected in basement of two-story office building, Asheville NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of smoke in the basement of a large two-story office building near Church St. They found a light haze of smoke but no visible flames. The cause is suspected to be electrical or burning material. Crews are investigating both the basement and second floor to locate the source.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Safety 9, Ladder 1, Engine 1, Engine 13, Engine 2, FM 10, Engine 7, Ladder 8, Rescue 3, Tanker 12, Battalion 3,
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near Church St,
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Building Fire
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Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Safety 9, Ladder 1, Engine 1, Engine 13, Engine 2, FM 10, Engine 7, Ladder 8, Rescue 3, Tanker 12, Battalion 3 1 near Church St, Building Fire,
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Commerce Street, and Aston Street.
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On Fire 3[1]
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Chief None.
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I'll take that for Pay and third. You'll leave him in service.
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Light one at the row.
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Copy Chief Men, they're going to be on fire three.
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Happy ladder one, and out.
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Thank you all the time.
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You can show us responding to Church Street.
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Probably squad one, thank you. You can have fire 3.
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Take your 12 and not.
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Communication, letter 1.
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Letter 1.
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Letter 1.
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We're on C and near Church St. I have a large two-story office building on a basement.
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Nothing showing from two sides. The latter one will have command. We'll be operating offence and hold the assignment. This will be Church Street.
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Committee.
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Copy large two-story.
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With a basement.
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Nothing showing on two sides.
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Hold the assignment outside of our destination command 820.
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13. 11.
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Oh, Chief.
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I'm on scene. I understand you're investigating.
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When you're able to give me a can, I want to take command from out here.
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Engine 2 at the Hider.
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Have engine 2 at the Hider.
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Scott wants to hide at Bruncombe and Commerce.
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Tommy Squad 1 at Bucketka. See any signs on Charlie Smokefire.
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Nothing obvious, but she is pointing to what looks like the second floor.
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I copy.
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Command from letter one.
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It's command, go ahead, letter one.
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Currently in subdivision in the basement, we have a light haze of smoke.
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We do have some type of either electrical or some type of burning.
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If you can have one company assist with investigation in the basement,
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best access will be from Alpha, our truck,
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through the front door down the stairs.
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Agent 13 from command.
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All right.
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You copy Ladder 1's traffic on the junior area on the Alpha.
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Proceeded the subdivision resisting Ladder 1 with investigation.
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13 copies.
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Engine 1 from Command.
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Go ahead, Command.
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Sir, I see you walking around the building.
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Will you give me a can?
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For a Measure 1.
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We're on the Bravo Corner and Bravo Charlie Corner.
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There's access back here, but they say coming through Alpha is the best.
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Would you like this attempt to go through back here, make our way to subdivision 1?
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That's negative. I'm going to give you RIT,
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stage to your advantage.
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I've got engine 13 proceeding interior on Alpha System Investigation.
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Copy that. And you want to be ripped.
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So they called us a little bit of smoke from this crazy connector street.
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I thought it was a homeless camp.
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Didn't see anybody around.
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Understood.
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Thank you.
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All that you have right now, I'm being told best access is going to be from alpha. I've got 13 a year, but we may need to go Charlie.
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Command letter one.
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Go, letter one.
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Can you have an additional company go up to the second floor and investigate that as well?
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I'll be requesting a second company to investigate second floor.
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RISP3Liter 1 is requesting a company to assist investigation on the second floor.
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Engine 8.
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7-2 North Market Street.
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Routine assist.
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Engine 8.72 North Market Street.
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Routine assist.
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East Walnut Street.
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And Wisconsin Street. On fire miss. On fire miss.
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6 from CR2.
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Go ahead.
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You're in service. I've got nothing.
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Six cops, thanks.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Fire 3: Assigned fire radio channel 3
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Location mentioned:
Near Church St, Asheville, NC 28801
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