Smoke fills house due to closed fireplace flue, Danbury CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a residential house on Lake Road experienced smoke filling the interior due to a closed fireplace flue. No active fire was found. A partial evacuation was conducted. The flue was then opened, and the incident was resolved with no fire damage.
Audio|Heard on: Danbury Fire HQ
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Car 30 is there.
00:04
Car 30 is on good.
00:06
Car 30, the caller started the fire in the fireplace, unable to open the flue, smoke filling the house.
00:14
Receive.
00:18
Receive.
00:20
24 is going on, badly around the 40-acre mountain.
00:28
Dispatch, engine 23 is on scene, two-story wood frame,
00:35
light smoke coming from the chimney,
00:40
partial evacuation will be met outside.
00:42
23 on the command of our investigating.
00:49
Receive 23 on-scene with man, two-story wood frame, light smoke from the chimney, partial evas, and you're investigating.
01:03
Car 30 and 24, I'm seeing Car 30 those are late command.
01:08
Call you? We see.
01:11
Car 30, 24.
01:12
I'm seeing Car 30 command.
01:14
Car.
01:21
Car 21, last part of your message is clapped.
01:23
We caught all units.
01:32
Anyone on on scene can stage at the end of the road?
01:37
Stanley Ruffinoles everything.
01:46
TAC1 is on scene staging.
01:49
TAC1 on scene staging.
01:59
Anchor 13-0-2.
02:05
Anchor 13-0-2.
02:13
Dispatch Lake Road Command.
02:15
Lake Road Command.
02:21
No fire, just smoke from the flue being closed.
02:24
It's now open.
02:25
We'll keep 23, 24, car 30 in the truck.
02:29
You can return the rescue.
02:33
We're safe.
02:34
23, 24, truck 1, car 30 remaining on scene.
02:36
Squad 41, crack 1, 22, all volunteers return service.
02:40
Thank you.
02:46
Thank you and off the next morning.
02:49
Thank you.
Disclaimer:
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:
Lake Rd, Danbury, CT 06810
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