Smoke reported near church with no visible fire found, Hagerstown MD
Smoke was reported near the Church of God on Virginia Avenue. Emergency units responded but found no visible fire at the scene. The source of the smoke could not be located.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Near Virginia Avenue.
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Virginia Avenue, Church of God,
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building fire.
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Engine company, 26, 2, engine 5, 1, engine company 9, truck 4, rescue squad 10,
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medic 26, safety, 200 respond.
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Tack one off, 1731.
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261, we got you.
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C-226, T2101-O-N-Ops.
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Safety 20-6.
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Safety 20-0.
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9-2 to watch, and we still do with 10 getting out.
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Negative.
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Watcher Manit is 261.
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On the scene, single-story church.
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Got smoke in the area, but nothing evident right now, but Bravo ever on water in the parking lot.
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Back on the engine, 261, on the scene, with smoking the area, have there water in the parking lot.
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261, that's exactly what our caller said, just saw on smoking the area, and they said they believed it came from the church.
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Chief 26 to Watson.
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I'm the Chief.
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Just a first party caller?
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Okay, negative.
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That's about.
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All right, we've got smoke here, but I've got milk and fire.
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I've got no fire.
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Okay,
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okay.
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AAP-2-2, same message.
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Okay. Okay.
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Squad 10 and 2-2, 2-2.
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S733. Squad 10, 2-2, 1733.
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Chief 26.
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Good.
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C.26, your son, it's complete, 22 and 28.
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I don't know if you saw in pending there, the crash, it's PDA.
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Like, no need to worry about it.
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All right, we're still in bed spaghetti.
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We've got the smoking area, but can't locate us at source.
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Okay.
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2.1.
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Would you like me to check back away late?
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Yeah, 2.1. If you could check back way, that'd be great.
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Engine 5 will be able to see that the driver.
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Oh.
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And if I want to see that the hydrant, 1734.
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And there we're working like that anywhere in this area, correct.
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I'll stay there.
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Exactly.
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8.26. I'm going behind party where the homeless camp is in check bed.
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Okay.
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I hope the safety 2-6 is on.
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Secretary school checking it.
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G-26 Lawson, I'm going to go ahead and seeing Virginia Avenue Command.
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Have all units that are still inbound, reduce the rate so we can locate the source.
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G.26, establish command,
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commander units, reduce your rate, 1735.
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5359.5-9-5-5-5-thats check.
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School,
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all the way back, the school is clear, up to behind the target, and Cross Avenue is clear.
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It's more towards Virginia.
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Okay,
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thank you.
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Virginia Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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