Smoke alarm triggered by dirty stove in basement kitchen, Harrisonburg VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a smoke alarm at a residence near South Mason Street in Harrisonburg. A haze inside the home was caused by a dirty stove in the basement kitchen. The stove was turned off and ventilated, and the situation was controlled. There was no sign of arson or criminal activity.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
07:34
Transcript:
00:00
Command, if you will go in soon, Command, go ahead and send me another crew.
00:05
Okay.
00:07
Command Radio.
00:09
Command.
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Command.
00:14
I'll be in command, and you've updated the call type of Structure Fire[1].
00:18
Did that give me a fourth engine?
00:20
I'm from the Division 3, Amless 48 as well.
00:23
Stand by.
00:28
Commanding Engine 4 operator.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:35
Hi. Did you hear the request for the handline to the front door?
00:40
Yes, it's in later.
00:45
Okay.
00:47
Engine 5 operator assists with the hand jack, back to the hydrant.
00:53
I,
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structure fire.
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455, South Mason Street, Harrisonburg.
01:19
Engine 3, ambulance 48, and HFD duty officer.
01:23
Response structure fire 455, South Mason Street, Harrisonburg, Cross Streets, Campbell Street, and Paul Street to operate TAC 7.
01:33
Radio, ambulance 41 is clear from the hospital and responding to the structure fire.
01:37
Hamlet 41 responding.
01:40
We can't agent 1.
01:42
Angel 1.
01:44
Did you move up as the second team to assist engine four as requested?
01:50
We do, we're here to front door down.
01:53
Investigation to command.
01:55
Go ahead, fire attack.
01:57
All right, just give you an update.
01:59
The occupants state that every time they use a stove, something smells like cranes in the fire alarms, or the smoke detectors go off.
02:06
We do have a slight haze, the oven is off, but it kind of smells like a bark candle.
02:12
It was cooking when it was happening.
02:15
Okay, so is the oven in the basement? Is that why there's a haze in the basement?
02:21
Affirmative, the kitchen's in the basement.
02:25
Okay. Okay.
02:27
So do we have the oven pulled out and check behind it for extension and do we need Columbia gas?
02:35
We're working on the oven now.
02:38
Columbia gas, I believe it's negative.
02:39
I don't work the gas issue.
02:42
Okay.
02:53
I'm 45.
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Family, 48.
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Perkman, you can cancel.
03:03
Command, Tower 1.
03:06
Go ahead.
03:11
What's your current functions?
03:20
We got a crew available.
03:28
Okay.
03:35
Come in a fire tank.
03:37
Good.
03:43
Since this wasn't originally a structure fire, did you do a 360?
03:49
Negative, I do not.
03:54
Command, I just do one side trial is clear.
03:58
I figured you did, I was double-checking, I was about to ask you.
04:06
Train wash on it.
04:10
21 responding.
04:17
Command fire attack.
04:21
Do they own or rent?
04:29
Rent? Rent.
04:37
All right, somebody up there,
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talk to them, find out who they rent from so we can get them in the round.
04:47
Command, engine three is on location, stage up hydrant, Paul, and Mason.
04:53
Okay, engine three.
04:57
Command Radio.
04:58
Command Radio.
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Command Radio.
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Command Radio.
05:04
Command.
05:10
If you get a hold of Reiner-Rennels and have someone respond, please.
05:15
Reinal, Reiner Reynolds, Representative Directors.
05:22
Command, T3 is on the scene.
05:24
I might have this. South Mason shutdown at Franklin Street.
05:26
Ready to make HPD aware.
05:29
Radio. Radio.
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Fire tax command.
05:40
Go ahead. All right, so I think we boiled it down to a dirty stove.
05:50
We cut the stove one was able to recreate it.
05:52
We're cutting it off-wards.
05:53
We'll secure the power to gas to it.
05:55
We put the ventilation in to make sure that fixes the problems.
06:01
Okay,
06:03
poor maintenance, dirty stove,
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going to ventilate and secure.
06:08
Okay.
06:10
Teller one, can put a fan in the front? Okay.
06:13
Okay.
06:19
Teller one, change you had to bring the fan to south, Charlie.
06:28
Commander Ritt.
06:31
You can stand down and go available on the scene.
06:41
Okay.
06:43
Firetaker, we good with letting some companies go?
06:51
Yes, it is fine.
06:54
Command radio.
06:56
Command.
07:03
Mark the situation under control, engine three,
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and then rescue you can go in service.
07:09
Everybody else will be going available and ready.
07:20
Command, South Mason Streetmark, situation under control.
07:23
Engine 3 and EMS can go available, other apparatus will go available, wing ready.
07:28
Command, South Mason Street Mark, situation under control.
07:31
Engine 3 and EMS can go available, other apparatus will go available, wing ready.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Building/house fire incident
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Location mentioned:
Near S Mason St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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