Smoke from unattended food triggers apartment fire alarm, Loudoun County VA


Firefighters responded to an apartment building alarm caused by unattended food on the stove creating smoke. The building was ventilated, and there were no injuries or fire spread reported.
Audio|Source: Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
We do have an active alarm on a second floor.
00:02
We're not located. Command is wreck.
00:03
An active alarm on floor number two.
00:05
Committee for Regent 6.24.
00:06
We have an active alarm at 218.
00:08
We're not from the door, no answer.
00:11
Somebody to answer. The answer the alarms in 218.
00:14
I'm sending Rescue 635 off for now to the panel and see what they got.
00:18
Everybody's just going to be a smoke factor that you hear.
00:20
Okay, it sounds like a smoke detector does smell like they want to save.
00:24
We're not getting an answer.
00:25
Okay, yeah.
00:26
Okay, man. Do you remember if the Knox Box has individual permanents?
00:29
They do not.
00:30
Okay, engine 624, if you have odor or smoke, let's force it.
00:35
We just say points direct.
00:37
We do have to choose with this for trying this before we force the door.
00:39
May information 624, we're forcing the door at 218.
00:42
Okay, I'm direct.
00:43
May information 624.
00:44
We've made entry, would you have?
00:46
Okay, I'm direct.
00:47
19 for plan.
00:48
Right, ma'am.
00:49
You up the floor number two, bring some fans updated.
00:52
Directs14. Committed from Agent 614.14.
00:54
We have to say it's unattended.
00:55
The only resources we're going to meet our fans.
00:57
You have truck 619 on the way I do assist.
01:00
Break tower, correction tower 606 from command.
01:03
Truck 606, go ahead.
01:04
Just roll the floor number three, two, quick check, make sure we have nothing up there.
01:08
Engine 624 man.24.
01:11
About property management on the way up.
01:13
What additional resources are you need besides yourself and power 619? That should be achieved.
01:19
I'm direct.
01:20
Great truck 606, floor number 3.
01:23
Floor number 3 is clear.
01:25
Spokes of residents at 318.
01:27
No one got up into them.
01:28
from Leonth Harris command.
01:30
Food on the stove in apartment 218.
01:34
We're in the process of ventilating, building managers are on the scene.
01:37
I'm going to hold this with engine 623, engine 624, and tower 619.
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