Smoke odor investigation at church street building, Asheville NC
Fire crews investigated a report of smoke odor and an alarm at a building near Church Street in Asheville. They found no active fire and discovered the smoke came from a recently replaced heating motor. The building was ventilated. A person at the scene was later found unconscious and emergency medical services were called to assist.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
06:4
Transcript:
00:00
Two minutes from engine one.
00:05
Go ahead, engine one.
00:10
We investigated the first and second floor.
00:12
Nothing was found.
00:13
We did have a smell on the first floor, but that was not it.
00:18
Copy heaven all clear on the first and second floor.
00:22
Go ahead and stand by in the lobby for a minute.
00:27
Engine 102, can you silence that alarm, please?
00:34
Engine one from latter one, team two, can we have your check?
00:42
And from Rescue 3.
00:45
Go ahead, Rescue 3.
00:49
We've investigated the Bravo side, nothing showing.
00:53
We've entered into (number withheld) Church Street via the Alpha side.
00:57
We're continuing to investigate, no needs.
01:02
I copy. Continuing to investigate.
01:20
Man, latter one, team one.
01:24
Go ahead, team one.
01:28
Once we get an updated rear for four, I feel comfortable with what we had last time, along with FM10, we've got to figure this out.
01:39
Ten, we're on the phone with FMO down.
01:46
Italian three from commands.
01:50
Okay 3, go ahead.
01:54
So you can return to service.
01:58
Got me.
02:02
Communications from directory, command.
02:05
Comptain 3's back in service and we're disposed.
02:07
Based on our call history, can we get a representative from Duke Energy to this location?
02:15
Yep.
02:21
Fan from Rescue 3.
02:24
You had Rescue 3.
02:29
Nothing found on the Bravo side.
02:30
We're now interior at 11 Turks 3 on the first floor.
02:35
We're starting to naturally ventilate.
02:39
I copy. Starting natural ventilation.
02:46
Command from Latter 1, Team 2.
02:50
You have a thing too.
02:53
We've made the roof with a tick.
02:56
We have nothing abnormal.
02:58
We do have one units already been shut off before our arrival up here, but everything else is normal operating camp.
03:07
Copy all normal, one unit off.
03:14
Lighter 1 team 1 from command.
03:18
Go ahead, cheese.
03:22
How are you smoke conditions on the inside?
03:26
No changes.
03:27
I'm with FM10.
03:29
We think we know what happened.
03:31
HVAC just got done here, installing the last motor that burnt up and pushed all the residual from the previous burnup into the basement here.
03:42
Everything's operational.
03:44
We're just going to need to ventilate like we did last time.
03:46
I feel comfortable with ourselves and two other units to do this.
03:53
Quince five,
03:54
six to the crossway, unconscious.
03:58
Quince five,
03:59
six to the crossway.
04:00
Communications from Church Street, Command.
04:01
Unconscious.
04:02
Old Shiloh Road and Old Town Hill Road.
04:05
On fire. I'm down breaking the assignment.
04:07
I'm going to hold ladder one, rescue three, and engine one.
04:10
All other units may return the service.
04:14
Copy. Per command, ladder one, engine one, rescue three.
04:18
We'll stay at Church Tree.
04:19
All the units are going to turn to command.
04:23
Sir.
04:28
From Ladder 1, Team 2.
04:33
Go ahead, Team 2.
04:36
Sir, we're back at our truck.
04:37
We have an end-to-out here.
04:39
Can we go ahead and get an EMS unit started and one of the crews assigned here for patient care for this guy?
04:49
Affirmative. Great communications from the client one.
04:52
Com's copy is direct.
04:53
We'll get you in. That's that way.
04:58
Measure 1 from Command.
05:00
Letter 1 is requesting EMS assistance on the front of the building.
05:07
Letter 1, Team 2 from Command.
05:11
Go ahead.
05:14
I saw an engine one in the airbags.
05:16
You guys what you need?
05:19
Yeah, we got their EMS suit.
05:26
Copy.
05:31
CCR2 headed this way too.
05:38
Communications from Triskey command.
05:41
Let's go ahead.
05:44
Wire 1 is also requesting CR to respond to this location.
05:47
All right.
05:49
Copy. CR on Fire 2.
05:50
We copy direct.
05:51
I'll be en route.
05:54
Copsy here, too.
05:57
Tom, that is 11 Church Street.
05:58
Is that correct?
06:01
Affirm this.
06:03
10-4[1], thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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