Smoke alarm triggered in janitor closet at Watertown building, Watertown NY
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported near Rand Drive in Watertown in a third floor janitor closet. Fire crews responded to smoke detector alarms but found no active fire. The smoke was possibly caused by someone vaping in the hallway near the closet.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Fire/EMS
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03:49
Transcript:
00:00
The Canada is showing security did see some smoke and it has additional calls on this now.
00:09
You're receiving calls on this?
00:16
In the comments it says security did see some smoke and they've had additional calls on this.
00:24
Receive upgrade that in my third end.
00:28
C3 is on to assume command.
00:31
T3 arrived on C assuming command zero zero is one and two.
00:39
City Fire General Alarm, Engine 2, Fire Alarm,
00:44
RAND drives.
00:57
General Alarm Engine 2, near Rand Drive for third floor B wing janitor closet B-305 smoke detector.
01:08
Repeating, City Fire General Alarm Engine 2, near Rand Drive.
01:14
Third floor B-wing janitor closet B-305 for a smoke detector.
01:19
Cross Street, Coffeen Street.
01:24
Agent 1, rescue advisor.
01:26
Prison advisor is stating that there's smoke and some heat in the closet, janitor closet on the third floor.
01:34
Engine 1, copy.
01:39
Engine 3 is on C, WaterSpy.
01:42
Engine 3 arrived on Team WaterSpline.
01:49
Flyer 7191 in route to SMC.
01:54
7191, transferring SMC 0-015.
02:00
Jeff Hart, 7493.
02:03
7493.
02:06
7493. 7493, same traffic.
02:10
7493, same traffic.
02:13
7493, trance.
02:16
Responding to SMC 0-015.
02:23
Episode 811.
02:26
Joe fire on for 811.
02:31
Vehicles on lock.
02:32
You're still castle available.
02:34
So you're available 015.
02:41
Answer 1-2-2-3.
02:47
Go ahead.
02:51
I don't have any smoke condition up here.
02:58
Raise you, I hear, you made the way into the closet.
03:01
I'm showing three different smoke detectors activated on the panel.
03:06
This guy has to activate, there's no smoke condition in the janitor's closet.
03:13
Are all the detectors activated in close proximity to that closet?
03:20
I got a visual on one right now.
03:28
Correct, too,
03:30
near the inner closet.
03:37
All right, so everything in the closet looks good.
03:39
We think maybe somebody was vaping in the hallway.
03:47
All right, he says nobody lives on this floor, too.
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Location mentioned:
Rand Dr, Watertown, NY 13601
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