Excessive heat triggers fire alarm in hotel elevator room, Pasadena MD
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a hotel elevator mechanical room on the 7th floor due to excessive heat triggering a fire alarm. No smoke or fire was found. The cause was a malfunctioning air conditioning unit in the elevator room during renovation.
Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Battalion 2's,
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I'll direct.
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Battalion 2's, I'll location, Battalion 2 to enter 201, give me a cap.
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Chief, also truck 29 is operating on the number 7th floor.
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We're in the elevator mechanical room.
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Excessive heat, no smoke, other than engine 4 checking the hoistway, no additional needs.
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We've ruled out everything except for smoke in the hoistway.
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Medical Box 305, Medical 11, respond to (number withheld) 204th Street, cross streets of Catherine Avenue, East Shore Road for hard problems on Talk Group 1, Bravo.
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4-1, check on the hoist way.
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First floor, with 3.
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All right, alarm copies, battalion, two, assuming, secret command.
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Engine 4-211.
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Go ahead.
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Policeway looks clear from the bottom of new evidence of smoke, fire, water.
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Receive. Engine 2 on the command.
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With that report, we have no additional needs.
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We're going to work with maintenance to come up with the solution.
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We believe the heat detector activated due to excessive heat.
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In the elevator room, the AC is malfunctioning.
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Okay, copy of your report.
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Can we know why? They reached excessive heat in the elevator room?
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Yeah, so apparently it's a known problem, the AC's been out of service.
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The seventh floor is under renovation, so it's just they haven't gotten to replacing the unit yet.
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Command, as a 2-1-water, are you comfortable with yourself?
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All right,
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ma'am, if we have no additional needs.
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Medicaid Team Bravo arrived, 1711.
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What do you need?
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Other units can go avail while as they're ready.
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Command the fire lover.
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Good command.
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Units arrived at location 8 story.
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Type 2 hotel with an alarm sounding, investigated.
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I believe they've located the source as a heat alarm and the electrical room on the 7th floor.
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No problem.
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Engine 211 will be remaining on location.
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Go ahead and hold them on to Charlie.
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Other units will be going available.
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Is there ready?
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You can cancel command.
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Tyler, I'm happy.
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Message you recovered by one, Charlie.
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Did you upgrade this call?
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That's correct, it was just upgraded and Medical 11 has been added.
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Okay, if 209 is still long, they can cancel.
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Nature's going to be heart trouble.
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Okay, ambulance 209, you can go in service.
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Medical Box, 1231, medic 33, arrest engine 23, respond to the area of Severn Road for a fall on Talk Group 1 Bravo.
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Planning Force on location.
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Guys,
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you comfortable with the residents return to the rooms.
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That's affirmative.
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Location mentioned:
Hotel Dr, Pasadena, MD 21122
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