Fire contained to electrical heater in apartment basement, Watervliet NY
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred in the electrical baseboard heater of an apartment basement near Whitehall Street in Watervliet. Firefighters contained the fire to the heater with no extension to the walls. Smoke was reported from the basement. Authorities also responded to a second call involving a dryer vent issue elsewhere in Watervliet, which is still under investigation.
Audio|Source: Albany County Volunteer Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Medigame Island 641A medical call.
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The Elderwood Village 626 Watervliet Shaker Road.
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And the lathe Empire restrict at 332.
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For control to all the units and Mohawk ambulance,
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second possible structure fire near Jersey in Coho's, near Whitehall Street, apartment 19, caller reporting black smoke coming out of the basement.
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For control repeating, possible structure fire, near Whitehall Street, apartment 19,
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caller reporting black smoke coming out of the basement, for control standing by 333.
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Correction on address, near Whitehall.
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High Hall.
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704, Fire Control,
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confirm in that's a host,
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near Whitehall? I don't believe that's correct.
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My apologies, it's near Watervliet, my apologies.
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Receive. Let's make Cahos a signal 20, release mutual aid.
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We got to hold Cahos here.
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Receive 334.
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All units responding to the structure fire in Cahose.
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Signal 20[1] has been declared releasing all mutual aid.
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Our control standing by 334.
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3671 is en route to that.
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Go to opts 2.
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3621 responding for calls.
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Received at 333.
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1322 responding.
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25.
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Recease 335.
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Copy. Copy, please.
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That's confirmed.
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I'm not that an off one.
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There's control you are put nothing off-one.
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For control to all units responding to the Watervliet structure fire, near Whitehall.
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Opts 2 for the Watervliet fire, opts 2 for Watervliet fire.
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We have an apartment on that.
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The apartment 19.
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However, the black smoke coming from the basement.
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The black control, he's responded, positive.
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Received 336.
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Go to the Grand Park Patrol.
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The control is on.
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Fire in St.
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Rita's Lane and Caj.
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The fire is contained through the electrical baseboard here, no extension into the wall.
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I'm going to release 723.
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They'll be responding to the Watervliet fire holding myself in 772.
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Receive copy, 3377.
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36. Fire control.
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We're arriving.
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Nothing showing.
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3338. Fire control 7233.
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3671.
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36705. I'm on a second half side.
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I've got nothing showing involved.
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Air control 7233.
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7, 3.
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Control the 723.
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723 being route to water relief.
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Go atops 2.
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See, 339.
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701 to 704.
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704.
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704 is on opt one.
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708, 704. 704?
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701's trying to contact you.
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Nicky baby up the main.
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704 is on, Chief, on the main.
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Okay. Okay.
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101, try it again.
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Control 1322 arriving.
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340.
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340. All set up there.
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Yeah, we'll meet code enforcement later this morning.
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Fire in the electrical heater, they spray foam into the electrical heater and several other baseboard heaters in the house.
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We secured the power.
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Fire was contained to the electrical heater.
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We'll be clearing here soon.
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Go 705. There's nothing down here.
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You can cancel.
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3605 to fire control.
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Do any tent call? This was a dryer vent?
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Received.
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You have the second call you're talking about?
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The second calls in the city of Watervliet, they're still investigating that.
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They're in Ops2.
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I'm actually, I thought they said, city calls.
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Okay, let's receive. They'll see you at 7 o'clock.
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Recent.
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We're investigating that.
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They're in Ops2.
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Far Control 2, all mutual aid can stand down for the Watervliet call.
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7 o'clock. With a dryer vent per 3604 on scene.
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Coho, seven, fire control.
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Two, three.
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That is affirming Watervliet can't play on.
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That is a firm.
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It was a dryer vent.
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Three turn.
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42.
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7, zero eight, zero four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 20: Request for adjusted fire response or holding units based on incident status or severity.
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Location mentioned:
Watervliet Shaker Rd, Watervliet, NY
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