False alarm at healthcare facility due to broken extinguisher, Kansas City MO


Fire units responded to reports of smoke in a healthcare facility's men's unit. Upon arrival, they found smoke but later determined it was due to a broken fire extinguisher. There was no actual fire.
Audio|Source: Kansas City Fire
03:50
Transcript:
00:00
Five ten and quarters? Five ten and a half. One seven, Pumper twenty-eight truck fifteen. Looks like we're getting this upgraded to now a building fire. I'm going to move your traffic to tag five. We have reports of smoke in the men's unit. Unknown source. 107 on tag five. We got one of seven.
00:25
service no patient. 555. Carver dispatch. We had a staff member call say they do have smoke in the men's unit, unknown source or cause of the smoke. Crichton 505 in service no patient. Evacuations in progress. Car 105, car 107, car 107, pumper 28, pumper 41, pumper 42, pumper 45, truck 8, truck 11, truck 15, rescue 9, May 507.
00:54
Message received. 115, Truist Avenue, building fire, attack 5. This past, put Rescue 1 on that. Price, do you want to put you on it? Car 105.
01:14
Car 107, Pumper 28, Pumper 41, Pumper 42, Pumper 45, Truck 8, Truck 11, Truck 11, Truck 15, Rescue 9, Medite 507. 115, Truist Avenue, Building Fire, Tack 5. Number 28, something. Let's see it in one story. Health Care Operator Lee will be out investigating, make this truce command, nothing showing at this time.
01:42
on scene, one-story health care facility. Nothing showing at this time about investigating truce commands. Number 36 on scene. Number 36 on scene. Number 36 on scene. Number 45 responding. Dispatch, 107. Go, 107. Do you have a rescue 9 and rescue 1% responding to this?
02:11
Yeah, we're just reconfiguring out to see who's closest. Messure to see. Rescue 1, you can be in. Rescue 1, you can stand out, you can be in. Open mic on A3. Open mic on A3. Truck gates responding. Truck gate, proud. Let's get one's in. We're going to be made with mobile. Who's mobile?
02:38
107 on the scene, we'll be assuming command. Truck 15, we'll be the first truck in, come on in, all other companies stage on Truist will update. We still have nothing showing from the exterior. 107, assuming Trues Command, bringing Truck 15, all other companies stage on arrival. Trues Command. Go.
03:05
This is going to be a false alarm. It was broken fire extinguisher. We will need fans back here. Truck 15, do you still have a fan available? Yes, we do. We'll bring it up. Dispatch, copy direct, holding Pumper 28, Truck 15107. We have an activated extinguisher, no fire. 105 in service and quarters. 105 in servicing quarters.
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Location mentioned:
Near Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108
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