Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Gainesville apartment, Gainesville FL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm sounded at a large residential apartment building near NW 5th Avenue in Gainesville. Residents were evacuating as audible alarms were heard. Firefighters reported light smoke in one apartment and found no active fire. The smoke was possibly caused by a lightning strike affecting the electrical system. Emergency services investigated all floors and apartments and confirmed no hazards remained. One person was electrocuted after lightning hit while charging a phone. No further EMS was needed.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Alibur 1, Engine 3 and Engine 7, Surrey, 22, High Life Hazard Fire Alarm near NW 5th Avenue,
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NW 5th Avenue at Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary, the alarm monitoring company is calling in a general fire alarm.
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Unable, Advise, Zone was activated.
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2.2nd23. We'll attempt to call inside near 5th Avenue.
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For rescue, no voice on Alpha 5.
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2.57. Unit going 1057.
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2.57. Okay.
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Alive, Rescue 37.
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You could show me on scene of a megastoric residential apartment building.
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Audible alarms heard from the outside.
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People seem to be evacuated, nothing's showing.
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You show us an investigating mode establishing.
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Amen.
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Section 37 on-scene, regulatory residential apartment building, audible alarms heard, people evacuating nothing showing, the rescue road, and establishing command in 1960 hours.
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Call locked with CC3.
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CC3. Patient care transferred, you can ensure that's PC3 after service.
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CC3, patient for transfer to training out of service is near 5th Avenue.
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Standby. Is District 1 saying that they need a second rescue because they have a patient on scene that was elected? 1123, go ahead.
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Myself and S-ray 2 is still trying to blow the area? Where, is someone 1012 with anybody? Yeah, District 1537, you see Rescue 37, because they're evacuating the building.
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Rescue 80, confirm response on Alpha 4? Rescue 80, confirm your response on Alpha 4, Talk 4.
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Engine 2 is on the 2-story apartment complex with audible and visual alarms, evacuations in progress, nothing shown. Engine 2 will be Corey Circle Command.
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Officer 297 complex. Asker 2 26. Engine 2 on scene of a 2-3 apartment complex with audible and visual alarms, evacuation and progress, nothing showing, establishing Corey's Circle Command.
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It's 1922.
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Glad you engine, I was off the large,
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three-story apartment building.
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Good Eye, attack, Ovation, Progress, and designated by establishing Fidsipersible of our command.
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Forrescue 37?
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We'll be a rest in your got, call, attorney.
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We have Rescue 80 coming to you as well.
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As far as you now,
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can show you on the scene of a large three-story apartment building, evacuation progress, investigative mode,
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establishment of service of both of our command, be advised for Rescue 37 and also established command.
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Righter-9, Bravo, we're from Alpha.
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Go ahead.
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Give me a 360 picture ASAP.
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Well, actual, Rescue, 34.
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Rescue 34.
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Command letter 9.
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Section 2, which are 20.
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Patient care transferred.
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Rescue 34, patient transfer is 1923.
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Okay.
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May the entry into the department labeled. We have light smoke aside the structure of rescue.
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outside of apartment 1311 sorry poppitude 29 yes sir see white smoking side of the structure and still investigating property 2 to 9 outside of building 13 apartment 14 apartment 14 14 14 14 24
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Go back to you all have another fire or anything coming in to us to make sure if there's a room.
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RASC 37, canceling, rescue, 89 MSD-19-N-AID. 119 alpha from Bravo.
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Alpha. Alpha. Alpha.
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It's first command, District 2. 360 complete, nothing shows.
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Command heavy 23rd, I think.
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It's first floor, command, District 2.
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District 2. 66 floor all right.
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Two. Top two.
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One of the EMC survives that.
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A lady was plugging her phone into the Tasha has the lightning hit and she felt the pop.
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So that's the person I was electrocuted.
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I've got to be your rubber board.
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Light and I found tightly in the apartment still investigating this two to take it from out here.
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Do you have any additional needs?
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10.4. The rest of 37 saying that there's no EMS that was needed, they don't believe they have any active fire at this point.
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Morning, six.
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Watcher, Diction 1.
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District 1.
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On both of those fire alarms,
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that Tower 1 and Tower 2 were on, released the second engine company.
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District 1, Master, receive, releasing the second engine company on both fire alarms. It's 1925.
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The lodge of Tower 1.
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Tower 1.
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We're on the scene of a megacized, signal story,
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educational facility. We'll be in investigative mode.
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We'll be 5th at the command.
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It did 4-Austral 8-1 stage.
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Tower 1-1 on CEMBA Megasized, cindles toward educational facility. Nothing showing as S3MO, establishing 5th Avenue command. It's 1925. 204-in-team 1-2.
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10-1013. Channel 1 is clear, 10.303. Title 1 is clear. It's 75, Act 1, 1926.
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You can clear, 1033, thank you.
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10.4.
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10.4. This is 4.
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TENCHB, TAN-1 is clear, TAN-1-303, TAN-1 is clear, I-N-T-5-X-1-19-26.
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Rami-A-M-O-2, 1014? Mormeo 2, 1014.
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Not a 9-9 command.
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Launcher 3 is on-C.
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Engine 3 is 1926.
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10-14[1]. 24-14. 26.
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Offa-2, we verify fast, Cable 31. 31. 3-1-1-10-minute time to 19-22-A.
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Offitude, 1014.
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1014. Engine 3.
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Go ahead.
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Maybe you can do a 360,
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let me clear you guys.
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You guys can be three, we'll handle.
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Ladder 9.
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It's the first goal of our command.
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Alpha 3-7-4, we verify 631.
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26.
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Command ladder 9.
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He advised.
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You head.
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Some smoke in that for anything you need to get additional service.
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A lot to the tower one.
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Do we have a keyholder in route? Power 1 stand by all contact utilities.
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Command letter 9.
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You'd advise there was those white haines.
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You need additional service.
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So, ma'am, this is Ladder 9.
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Elastro, CC5 patient care transfer.
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Letter 9, letter 9.
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You advise that they were still in.
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CC5, patient care transfer is 1928.
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Two by zero is a slight haze.
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Do you need any resources?
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I'm trying to get it to you.
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All right, so, apartment 13, 14,
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light haze.
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We forced entry, cleared all the interior rooms.
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We're now investigating the floor above,
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clearing all the apartments above.
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As right now, we only have one apartment with smoke on the first floor.
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Didn't see anything obvious.
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Mr. One's on scene.
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Just wrong in action, twin friends.
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5th Avenue 3.
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Go ahead.
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All clear, back here on the Charlie's side.
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Forrest you 80, luncheon.
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Press U. Press U.S.
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307 of I as no amaz needed. You couldn't be available?
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Copy, Pressure 80 available.
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Can you repeat?
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All clear, no hazards on the Charlie side.
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Copy, we can handle.
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That's interesting.
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Command, letter 9.
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Command, go ahead.
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Later 9 Alpha is back in 1314 where the original smoke was.
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We saw that we got an all-clear on the second floor and third floor from smoke from all the apartments.
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We're going to do a detailed investigation in here.
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The 9 of your reporting and all clear on the third, second and third floor,
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and it's on the first floor.
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No more knee sources reading, or knees at this moment.
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Lighter 9, Alpha. This is Alpha.
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Top floor clear.
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That's right.
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109 Bravo. You got to find the AC handler that would supply 1314.
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Rescue 37 command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-14: Escort or transport of persons, vehicles, or property by law enforcement.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 5th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32603
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