Fire crews investigate burning smell on building roof, Davenport IA
Fire crews responded to a report of a burning smell from an air conditioning unit on a building roof. On investigation, they found no fire or smoke, and the unit was working normally.
Audio|Source: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
04:27
Transcript:
00:00
Glad 32. On black.
00:12
34, I want you move on up here, they're going to kind of ladder this building here and make access up to the roof.
00:17
They have no interior means of getting up to that roof.
00:25
34 now.
00:29
2 million truck 31.
00:34
Yeah, truck, if you are free, we can use you down here.
00:41
Cabin, we'll be around momentarily.
00:53
Give them a hand there, uh,
00:58
give them a hand there, uh, on up to the road here, I see what we've got.
01:09
Ambulance 13 and squad 12 respond to abnormal behavior level 4 QC stay in at (number withheld) Avenue Moline 3rd 31 from engine 333 3rd 3rd on main go ahead
01:36
We're clearing up from this incident, do you need to head your way?
01:42
At this time, no, we don't have any fire noted, no smoke, no fire, so we're just bringing the truck for better roof access in this time.
01:50
See you guys just stay in the city and stay available.
01:54
Copy.
01:59
Go ahead.
02:01
Can you add truck 31 to the call in Southwest,
02:04
please?
02:08
Time for...
02:12
Spattsch, Midnard Engine 2 is clear from Homer Hills.
02:20
Rest you from Engine 32.
02:23
Go 32.
02:27
How is that smell in there?
02:29
Is it increasing?
02:33
No, it's not increasing, but it's not going away.
02:37
I'm not sure if the belt or something else.
02:40
We'll take a look inside here just to see some of our bases here.
02:48
I do have a unit kicked on out here and I've got no smoke from it.
02:53
Seems to be functioning properly.
02:57
Got me.
03:04
The Cat Wolf from command is on that smaller wolf right there where the AC unit is in question, not up top?
03:16
The one that he had the problem with is the one we just turned on, and the unit that we're standing by right now is the one that activated, so I'm assuming this one.
03:28
I understand, and just for clarification when you said the one he had problem with, has he had issues with this prior?
03:37
That I don't know.
03:39
He was talking about when he turned the unit on, which I think is for the first time this year,
03:46
that that's the unit that the smell started coming out when he turned that on.
03:53
All right.
03:57
Can you answer from 34? 34, bye.
04:02
We made injury with E.
04:04
Rescue, we're going to address them.
04:07
I said you guys are in their car for then, correct?
04:11
Yeah, it's correct.
04:17
Command information 32.
04:21
32.
04:23
This unit up top on the roof seems to be functioning normally and come back down.
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