Glow near NE 168th St found to be no fire, King County WA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a resident near NE 168th Street in Washington reported seeing a red glow and smoke. Fire crews arrived, investigated, and found no visible fire. The lights were determined to likely be from another engine’s equipment, and no injuries or fire were confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:19
Transcript:
00:00
(Name withheld) is the resident at the dispatch address.
00:03
They report seeing a red glow and smoke from a distance, possibly off NE 168th Street.
00:10
Three 17 receives.
00:13
Engine 373, engine 366 to level one.
00:17
Engine 366, you can go ahead and code green.
00:20
Copy, code green, thank you.
00:23
Fire three, engine 373.
00:27
Engine 373.
00:28
We have one green patient, one uninjured.
00:31
Copy, one green, one non-hundred.
00:32
All right, 3376.
00:35
All right.
00:36
You can show us on scene and just talk to (name withheld).
00:40
We're going to be investigating.
00:41
Copy that.
00:43
Fire three, engine 0317.
00:45
Engine 0317, fire three.
00:48
We're in the area.
00:49
Nothing visible.
00:50
Does (name withheld) have a better updated location?
00:55
The only thing we're seeing is they were watching from a distance and it's possibly near 168th.
01:01
317 received, pull in the area and drive around to see what’s at the scene.
01:07
Engine 317, fire three?
01:09
317.
01:11
Just so you know, engine 313 is just north of you.
01:14
It might have been their red lights that were seen.
01:19
317 receives.
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Location mentioned:
NE 168th St, Washington 98155
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