False alarm at commercial building causes partial evacuation, Lehi UT
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported commercial building fire in Utah County. No active fire was found but a smoke smell was detected on upper floors. Painting work had covered an alarm sensor causing a false alarm. Residents were partially evacuated as a safety measure. A woman had a minor hair fire which was quickly controlled without further injury.
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07:43
Transcript:
00:00
Metaubulance 2-61.
00:02
We found a commercial structure fire.
00:04
At second page 2,9161W NAACOL loop.
00:08
Second page 2,961 WAPA loop, Metaambulose 21, 261.
00:14
Second page 2,961 WAPOL loop.
00:22
I'm going to be out on investigation.
00:29
Schedule Medics.
00:30
Do you still listen, right?
00:38
Time for it.
00:40
That's ten four, I think.
00:48
On the accident.
00:53
Copy. Copy.
01:01
Okay.
01:11
Our pipe wants to rev.
01:21
30M108. In 10 minutes, I'll lapse.
01:33
9-5-1-arri, 4-story residential structure multi-unit.
01:40
No smoke or flame, no alarms.
01:43
360 is complete.
01:45
This will be HUD City command.
01:52
Tower 551 for Hub City have you investigation with Ambulance 53.
02:02
Man from medic ambulance 5-3.
02:09
We've made contact with the maintenance guy here.
02:12
He said that they were doing some painting and somebody covered up the C-1 alarm, the trip the alarm here.
02:17
We've reset it.
02:25
Copy that. All good?
02:31
We do have partial vacuations, no alarms.
02:35
There's the smell of smoke.
02:37
We have the responsible here.
02:39
You can slow everyone to attend 40.
02:42
This will be Traverse Command, Italian 1.
02:44
We'll have it.
02:50
Engine 840.
02:52
3-3-5.
03:03
Central Engine 83 arrived.
03:10
Engine 83 from Traverse.
03:20
We'll copy traffic at 1136.
03:30
Drewverse.
03:38
I'm going to put you on Division 2, make you Division 2 supervisor, we're just going to go and investigate.
03:44
I said the smell was located on the second floor, or the RP right there.
03:50
They can kind of guide us in a little bit better where they were touching the smell.
03:54
They said no smoke, just the smell.
04:02
Who's the sign to me?
04:12
Attached medicaments 83 to you guys.
04:20
Central Battalion, Tillwater, Ibu.
04:27
24 from Traverse.
04:33
Getting her out of bed.
04:38
So 17 Delta 4, revising now injuries.
04:44
Number over there.
04:51
(number withheld).
04:53
(number withheld).
05:02
Copy to Division I,
05:04
and check now.
05:10
Ten-four.
05:15
Ten-four. Ten-four.
05:20
Medic,
05:22
two-six-one on-scene with two.
05:24
Ten-four?
05:27
Sorry, 2 from Traverse, I'm going to send you to 4.3, you'll be Division 3 supervisor.
05:33
So you can get a primary up there and just see if there's a smell up there as well, and see if there's any root back.
05:49
Four minute, Thompson.
05:59
Travica one arrives.
06:06
Traverse remains an A33.
06:15
With the information we've received, are we evacuating the building against the alarm?
06:24
Two.
06:25
Before we make that.
06:38
Decision. Division 2.
06:47
Can't get a cane report from 4-2.
06:54
Traverse Division 1.
07:01
Yeah,
07:02
we've got the problem here.
07:03
This lady's hair caught in fire.
07:05
She's called four.
07:06
We can probably cancel the assignment we can handle.
07:14
All units and saving, you guys can cancel.
07:21
A lot of evils.
07:27
This is 202 cut the council will be returning to our city and available.
07:32
Medic, ambulance, CDR.
07:34
Two,
07:39
Division III, you copy,
07:41
found the problem on 4-1.
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