Apparent house fire turns out to be appliance issue, Waldorf MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible house fire near St. Brides St in White Plains. The situation was determined to involve an oven in self-cleaning mode, with no active fire. Units established command, performed scene checks, and subsequently returned to service after confirming no hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Charles County Fire & EMS
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03:58
Transcript:
00:00
Four 737-40 near St. Brides St.
00:02
Bride Street.
00:04
Possible appliance malfunction, single family.
00:06
Companies three and twelve, truck one, squad two.
00:08
I need chief response.
00:09
Talk group is ten alpha three at (number withheld).
00:14
Chief three A.
00:19
Truck one with six.
00:24
Squad two four plus one.
00:29
Truck one, you say six?
00:32
That's correct.
00:34
All units, switch over to ten off three.
00:38
Thirty-three at six.
00:40
Out three.
00:44
One twenty-one on four.
00:48
Out three.
00:51
Chief 1B, I'm switching up.
00:54
Covering the battalion?
00:59
I believe Chief 3A is up.
01:04
That's correct, Chief 3A is up, not Battalion Chief 3A.
01:11
For me, I can cover if need be.
01:14
10-4[1].
01:19
Chief 1B.
01:29
Engine 33C.
01:33
Hi.
01:39
Engine 33.
01:45
Gonna have a second due reverse lay for myself to the hydrant, (number withheld).
01:54
Copy, second due reverse lay (number withheld).
02:02
(Name withheld), you know I'm on the scene.
02:03
Two-story single-family house, nothing visible from the front side.
02:07
I have a tactical command, standing by for a 360.
02:13
That's two priority three Calvert.
02:16
Copy, priority two Calvert.
02:20
Correction, priority three to Calvert.
02:25
Correction, priority three.
02:31
Scan ambulance 37 checking your status.
02:38
Okay.
02:39
Copy, Ocean King (number withheld).
02:46
Rescue on site, (name withheld).
02:48
We have a walk-up basement.
02:49
Basement is not involved and nothing showing.
02:54
Twenty-one on the scene with thirty-three's line.
03:01
Three, I am on the scene also in the command.
03:07
Chief three A with the command (number withheld).
03:12
Commander (name withheld) is going to operate engine thirty-three, truck one.
03:15
Everybody else can level one on the outside.
03:31
It's going to be oven on self-cleaning mode.
03:33
All of this will return service.
03:39
Copy, oven at self-cleaning unit.
03:41
Any need for ventilation?
03:46
Very good.
03:48
Copy command, (name withheld).
03:50
Self-cleaning oven.
03:51
Hold thirty-three to rack up.
03:52
Everybody else on the turn.
03:53
Terminated command.
03:54
You can have the channel back.
03:57
Command terminated. All other units can return.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
Disclaimer:
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:
St Brides St, White Plains, MD 20695
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