Fire crews check chemical odor near Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible chemical odor and light haze in a stairwell of a multi-story apartment building near Jamboree Road in Newport Beach. The source of the odor was investigated but nothing visible was initially found. Units made contact with the reporting party and checked the area near Jamboree and Fairchild.
Audio|Heard on: MetroNet Fire Central Alt Tac 3N
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03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Newport Battalion Six and all units responding near Jamboree Road.
00:05
One call received only.
00:06
They're advising it's in the 4th stairwell between levels four and five.
00:12
There’s a chemical smell with a light haze inside the stairwell, with a smoky, burning-type odor.
00:20
One call only, no further.
00:26
Battalion Six copy.
00:30
Newport Engine 4, go ahead.
00:33
Orca Engine Four Ten Four.
00:39
County Engine Twenty Eight is on scene with four.
00:42
We have a large multi-story apartment building, nothing showing.
00:47
Twenty-eight units will be investigating.
00:53
Engine 65 is on scene, staged.
00:58
Battalion 6 copy, 28 on scene, multi-story apartment complex, nothing showing, investigating.
01:04
Truck 20 is on scene with four.
01:10
Engine 4, stage with four.
01:17
Paramedic 67 on scene, stage with two.
01:24
County Battalion Five on scene.
01:31
Engine Sixty Seven from County Engine Twenty Eight, three November.
01:43
Do you have a fan for this building? We don't have it in our map book.
01:56
I was asking about a fan.
02:01
Made contact with the reporting party.
02:02
They're taking us to the stairwell now.
02:07
Battalion 6 is on scene.
02:15
We're at the Alpha Delta corner, standing by a stairwell.
02:23
County 28 from Battalion 6, do you need additional crews to assist?
02:29
Battalion 6 from County 28, not at this time.
02:32
Reporting party is taking us to the corner of the building near Jamboree and Fairchild.
02:38
It's a bit of a walk from where we're at.
02:48
For Battalion Six from County Twenty Eight.
02:56
We're at the Alpha Bravo corner near Jamboree and Fairchild, making access to the stairwell now.
03:09
We'll use Jamboree as the tactical alpha side.
03:13
Newport Engine 67 reports an odor coming from an adjacent business earlier in the day.
03:27
County Engine 28 copies.
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Location mentioned:
Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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