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Smoke reported from dryer in university dorm basementAmherst MA

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Chadbourne Hall, 110 Orchard Hill Dr, Amherst, MA 01003

Smoke was reported from a dryer in the basement laundry room of a university dormitory. Fire units responded and found a faint smoke odor but no active fire or hazards. The building alarm was not activated.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Attention all Amherst units, box alarm.
00:02
Attention all Amherst units, box alarm.
00:05
Respond near Orchard Hill Drive, Chadbourne Dormitory at university in the basement for a dryer that is smoking.
00:14
Again,
00:15
respond near Orchard Hill Drive, Chadbourne Dormitory at university in the basement.
00:28
729 A1
00:31
Go ahead A1 A1
00:35
Transporting one CDH
00:39
A1, transporting one CDH.
00:48
179 from Engine 2.
00:51
Go ahead, Engine 2.
00:54
Engine 2 is on the air responding near Orchard Hill Drive, Chadbourne Dormitory.
00:59
For the dryer that is smoking in the basement, we are a crew of five.
01:05
Engine 2, you are on the air for Chadbourne dorm at university for the dryer that is smoking in the basement.
01:15
September 29, NG1.
01:18
Go ahead, NG1.
01:20
Engine 1 is on the air responding to Chadbourne, crew 1.
01:24
NG1, you are on the air responding to Chadbourne dorm, crew of 1.
01:32
729 for N-2-3.
01:35
Go ahead, NG-3.
01:38
Engine 3 is on the air with engine 2, crew of six.
01:43
Engine 3, you are on the air with engine 2 to Chadbourne Dorm with the crew at six.
01:49
Engine 3 from engine 2.
01:56
Engine 3 is on?
01:58
We're going to pull a little past the hydrant that's on the corner of Clark Hill Road and Chadbourne.
02:04
So you guys could go ahead and take that hydrant, the FDC connections right next to it.
02:12
Received tagging hydrant, getting the FTC.
02:22
Engine 2 from engine 3.
02:45
729 from Engine 2.
02:48
Go ahead, Engine 2.
02:50
Engine 2 is on scene Chadbourne dorm with university police, NEH-H-S.
02:55
Five story brick dormitory, nothing showing from the exterior.
02:59
This is to be Chadbourne Command.
03:00
We switch in a fire ground.
03:02
We'll be investigating.
03:05
Engine 2, you are on scene with university police and medical facility, five story, nothing showing, investigating.
03:13
Establishing Chadbourne Command, switching to fire ground and 1241.
03:21
Step to 9x 3.
03:25
Go ahead, engine 3.
03:34
729-63, I'm on the air responding to Chadbourne.
03:40
X-Rae on the air responding to Chadbourne at 1241.
03:46
729 from X1.
03:52
You can miss stepping on each other, go ahead.
03:57
Okay, and then you want Ndewa.m.m.m.
04:01
1241. Engine 1, you are on, see ya, it is 1241.
04:06
Tell us no, X1.
04:10
Go ahead, X1.
04:13
X1 is on there responding, Chadbourne dorm at university.
04:18
X1, you are on there responding Chadbourne dorm at university.
04:34
Last unit, you're unreadable, could you go again?
04:39
Next you are on there, Chadbourne.
04:44
Next you are on there responding to 1242.
04:49
729 from Chadbourne command.
04:54
Go ahead, Chadbourne command.
04:56
We are in the basement and the laundry room of Chadbourne.
04:59
We have a very faint odor of smoke.
05:02
There is no haze, no active fire.
05:08
Engine 2, you are on scene at Chadbourne.
05:12
You are on scene at Chadbourne.
05:14
There is only a faint odor of smoke, no fire, inside the laundry room.
05:28
729 from Chadbourne command.
05:33
Go ahead, Chadbourne command.
05:35
We have no hazards here.
05:37
Building alarm is not activated.
05:40
There is no smoker fire.
05:42
You can hold any additional units.
05:46
Command advising, no hazard.
05:49
There is no smoker fire and I can hold all units.

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Chadbourne Hall, 110 Orchard Hill Dr, Amherst, MA 01003

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