Smoke alarm checked at Covington Way apartments, King County WA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible smoke alarm activation at an apartment building on Covington Way SE. No visible flames or hazards were found, and the smoke appeared to come from someone smoking in a stairwell. The alarm was silenced and reset after investigation confirmed no fire.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 375, Engine 378, Ladder 374, Battalion 381 on fire.
00:03
Three alarm company called us in originally as well as a couple of residents.
00:08
Coverage fifth floor, top of stair, smoke.
00:10
No smoke or flames seen per the residents.
00:13
Engine 305.
00:15
Sorry.
00:21
Fire 3, Engine 375.
00:23
Engine 300 and seventy-seven.
00:25
Engine 300 and thirty-seven on location of a large five-story mid-rise apartment building with nothing showing.
00:31
We've done a drive around 360, no basement, no additional hazards.
00:35
We'll be investigating.
00:38
Copy that. Five-story mid-rise apartment, nothing showing.
00:40
Drive around 360 with no basement, no hazards.
00:43
Fire three, Engine 300 and seventy-eight.
00:46
Engine 300 and eighty-three.
00:48
On scene, establishing station command.
00:50
I'm supposed to be located and cap my vehicle on the outside.
00:54
I've done a drive around 360.
00:57
Confirm you said station command?
01:00
Affirmative.
01:01
Copy.
01:03
Station command, Battalion Three Hundred and Eighty-One.
01:05
Go ahead.
01:07
I've got a 360.
01:08
I understand that you have Engine Three Hundred and Seventy-Five investigating floor five.
01:12
Your crews stand by going to the panel.
01:14
Is that correct?
01:15
Affirmative.
01:17
Received. You can rejoin your crew while listening to station command.
01:20
Received.
01:22
Forty-three, did you copy that? Battalion Three Hundred and Eighty-One is now station command.
01:25
I copy.
01:27
Command, this is 375.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:31
We've walked through the stairwell.
01:33
Smells like someone is smoking in that stairwell.
01:37
But it looks like it's fading right now.
01:39
And we're going to walk floor five because there's no smoke.
01:43
Copy.
01:45
Ladder 374, you can remain Level 1 on Covington Way.
01:49
Ladder 374 copies.
01:51
Engine 375 command.
01:53
Engine 375.
01:54
Do you need any additional resources to investigate?
01:59
Negative. We've only walked four or five.
02:02
Let me know when you want to silence it.
02:05
This is 375, received.
02:07
Command from 375, he can silence the alarm.
02:11
Received.
02:12
Engine 375 driver, are you able to silence it?
02:15
Received, I'll silence.
02:17
Engine 375 command, is the stairwell clear enough to try for a reset?
02:22
Engine 375 command.
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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:
Covington Way SE, Washington 98042
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