Small fire in storage closet extinguished with smoke, Baltimore MD
Fire & ArsonA small fire started in a storage closet on the third floor of building A, causing smoke. The fire was put out quickly, and ventilation was used to clear the smoke. No patients or staff were harmed since the area affected includes mainly offices.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
Man, we're going to set up a committee post, the lobby of building A. Tech 1 is going to have accountability. Okay, command post in the lobby of building A, that's 10107. Respondbox area 4-60-4228 Ivanhoe Avenue between Springfield Avenue and East 43rd Street for the private residential alarm.
00:29
Engine 4 Respond Medical Alarm Correction Box Area 4-60-4228[1] Ivanhoe Avenue for the private residential alarm 2108. Truck 1 to Command, up on the 3rd floor 8 building. We have fire in a storage closet. It looks to be extinguished at this point. We do have a significant amount of smoke up on this floor. We're checking for extension right now.
00:56
We're going to need some exhaust fans. We're going to have to get with building maintenance to get this area ventilated. Okay, I copy.
01:25
Charlie side of the building near the loading dock. We'll have personnel that will give you easy access to get up to the third floor. We need both units to bring their fans. Truck three, I copy. Charlie side, living dock, bang there next. Truck 20, copy. Plug across from Bayview Parking Garage. Come in, truck 20.
01:54
Truck 24, go ahead. Do you have any patients or any hospital workers or employees that are affected by the smoke? At this time, that's negative. We have, this wing is just offices. It's no patients. It was pretty clear out where the staff was. Like so, this is just mostly offices back here.
02:19
I've sent the building maintenance down to get control of the ventilation system start air in this place out. The other maintenance guy is going to get a couple of fans. If we can get our guys up here with some fans as well, we can push this stuff down and keep it out of the surgical wing. You got two fans on the way up.
02:48
Copy that. Any communications with an update. Truck 20 is advising. They had a small fire in a closet that has been knocked. We'll be working on some ventilation. I'll advise momentarily, I'm going to cut a few units loose once we get a better idea of scallone on. They're advising no patients or workers being affected by the smoke.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box Area 4-60-4228: Fire Alarm / Fire Incident
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Location mentioned:
E 43rd St, Baltimore, MD
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