Smoke in apartment triggers alarms, Austin TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke inside an apartment near Northcross Drive in Austin after a resident lit a fire in the fireplace. Smoke buildup triggered multiple alarms, but there was no visible fire damage. Firefighters provided ventilation assistance to clear the area.
Audio|Heard on: Travis TX Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 8 and 16, still boxed.
00:02
This is going to be on attack 203 in box 1606 near Northcross Drive.
00:07
It's going to be apartment (number withheld).
00:09
Sounds like a caller lit a fire in the fireplace.
00:14
Flue was open, but there is smoke building up in the home creating a haze and setting off alarms.
00:24
And the caller can't seem to get it to stop.
00:26
So this is a ventilation situation.
00:31
Ladder eight, when you come into the complex, it looks like it’s the first building on the right on the back side.
00:35
Eleven-oh-eight, y’all say first building on the right?
00:39
Yeah, once you take a right there, that building should be the first one on the right.
00:43
Looks like it’s on the Northcross side of the street, apartment (number withheld).
00:49
Ladder eight’s out with command on 203.
00:53
Two-story garden style apartments.
00:55
Nothing showing from the exterior.
00:57
We'll be out investigating.
00:59
Engine 16, do y’all have your map book up? Is that the apartment building right behind us? So directly to my right, if you go down this path, it’s that front building right off Northcross.
01:11
This is 16 driver from engine 16.
01:13
Hey, just go ahead and get the fan ready.
01:15
I can hear alarms going off.
01:16
I don’t see anything back here.
01:19
Ladder A from Engine 16.
01:21
Hey, you guys seem clear.
01:22
The caller has a fire going in the fire pit.
01:24
We'll just go.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Northcross Dr, Austin, TX 78757
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