Smoke and furnace malfunction reported in apartment fire, Boulder CO
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a smoke and fire alarm at an apartment near Meredith Way. Residents evacuated after smoke and burning odor detected. Investigation suggests possible furnace malfunction as cause of smoke. No visible fire growth reported.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire
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Transcript:
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Truck 147, Engine 143, Engine 142, Battalion 143, AMA-243, AMA-23, structure fire, 4820 Meredith Way, Unit 304, Delta Response.
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Structure fire.
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4820 Meredith Way, Unit 304, Map Page 44, Bravo FoxTrot.
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Truck 147, Engine 143, Engine 142, Battalion 143, and AMR 23.
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I'll show you all en route 4820 Meredith Way, apartment 304.
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There's a fire alarm going off, smells of smoke, and there's a slight haze.
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Resident says she was cooking and is going to evacuate.
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You can have Ops1 on arrival and will be active on Ops1.
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Which one are you for copies?
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Angel 142 copies?
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2014.
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90,100.
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147 with arrival forth.
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Truck 147, go ahead.
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Truck 147 is en route to a large three-story multi-family dwelling.
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We have nothing showing on approach.
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Truck 147 will be opposite strategy.
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We're going to be investigating.
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Truck 147 will be Alpha Side.
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Ox 1 for communications.
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Stand by for a 360.
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We'll be 48th command.
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Truck 147, I'll show your arrival on a large three-story multi-family.
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Got nothing showing.
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He'll be investigating offensive strategy.
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Truck 147 has Alpha Side will be in Office 1 and 48th Command in 2050.
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48th Command, Nid 143 Level-1 Station.
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Nature 143, I gotcha.
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Hold on one second. We're making contact with RP right now.
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48th, command from Battalion 143M arrival.
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Would you like to pass command?
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DC-133, yeah, go ahead.
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Battalion 143.
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Copy, I'll have command from here.
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We, Meredith Way, continuing the strategy.
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When you get a chance to me an update from that RP.
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The situation right now and the apartment 304.
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It's on the fire side.
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We do have the smell of a burning odor.
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Don't have a haze or anything right now, but we do have something burning.
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If you want to pump up one more engine up here,
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so we get the best help for us, that would be great.
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Copy engine 143.
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If you can, bump up, give them assistance.
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I'll watch that hydrant there.
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Angel 143, okay.
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Engine 142 is Level 1.
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All units arrival from Battalion 143, just hang at your level 1 for now until we get an update.
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Angel 142 copies.
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Can you check 147?
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Go ahead.
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We're investigating still, but it might be a furnace issue.
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She said it had some smoke come out of the vents and it looks like maybe the furnace has failed.
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We're checking out right now.
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Command copy.
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Location mentioned:
Meredith Way, Boulder, CO 80303
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