Smoke near Microsoft campus investigated, Redmond WA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke near Microsoft Building 44 in Redmond. The call was downgraded to an unconfirmed structure fire. Ladder 103, Engine 112, and Aid 112 investigated and found white smoke or steam coming from a nearby substation near 36th Street, later believed to be steam rather than fire.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch from Engine 111 on Tac Two.
00:03
Engine One Eleven?
00:04
Am I reading correct? And Engine One Eleven can cancel.
00:08
Affirm, I was waiting until everybody was in route.
00:10
Ladder 103, Engine 112, and Aid 112 can continue in.
00:13
This was downgraded to a structure fire unconfirmed.
00:16
All incoming other than Ladder 103, Engine 112 and Aid 112 can cancel.
00:21
And Ladder 103, Engine 112 and Aid 112 are being called in by a passerby still on site.
00:29
Advised that there's a plume of smoke that has increased in the last couple of minutes.
00:33
Possibly coming from Microsoft Building 44.
00:37
Now saying possibly coming from the light rail station.
00:41
Engine 112.
00:43
Ladder 103 from Engine 112, you can cancel.
00:46
We've got a full drive-around.
00:48
We've got an incident challenge.
00:50
Ladder 103.
00:52
Engine 112 from Ladder 103, we're being met by somebody.
00:57
We do have some smoke coming from somewhere over here.
01:02
We're investigating.
01:04
112.
01:06
Engine 112 from Ladder 103.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:11
Ladder 103, go ahead.
01:14
We're at a substation after we turned off near 36th Street and went around the corner.
01:21
We do have some white smoke coming out and it almost looks like steam, but I'm not sure.
01:29
But this is likely the source of.
01:33
What the complaint was about, so we're still investigating here.
01:36
We can make this Thirty-Six Command.
01:41
Commander 103 AO from officer.
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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:
NE 36th St, Redmond, WA 98052
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