Smoke detector activates with no fire at Seattle home, Seattle WA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a smoke detector activation at a Seattle home near N 78th Street. No smoke or fire was found on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Seattle Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 16, code yellow fire response,
00:04
near N 78th Street.
00:09
Engine 16, Code Yellow[1], near N 78th Street.
00:15
Okay, Andrew 255, one Medicaid Street.
00:34
Dispatch from Engine 38 on Channel 5?
00:42
At Engine 35.
00:50
Dispatch, this is Engine 38.
00:52
I wonder if we can go out of service for Fireground Survival Training at Station 17.
01:05
Okay, Engine 38, out of service.
01:13
Engine 16, Code Yellow[1] Fire Response, near N 78th Street.
01:21
Engine 16, Code Yellow[1], near N 78th Street.
01:33
The smoke detector activated, no sign of smoke or fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code Yellow: Non-life-threatening, non-emergency response; moderate priority, typically without lights and sirens.
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Location mentioned:
N 78th St, Seattle, WA 98103
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