Fire in electrical room causes smoke in commercial building, Pinellas County FL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire in the electrical room of a three-story commercial building on US Highway 19 North. The fire caused smoke on multiple floors, and crews conducted ventilation and searches. The fire was brought under control with all floors ventilated and no further ventilation needs reported.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
This is light haze residual from the electrical panel.
00:02
Truck 48 has the ventilating right now.
00:04
Natural ventilation.
00:05
Understood you were able to get into the lock bank and you have light haze in there.
00:08
You're back on your hose line and in truck 48 has ventilation in progress.
00:11
In June 50, do you have any other needs as that electrical panel?
00:15
Okay, you can no just release at the time.
00:17
First, no guess, release.
00:19
Special engine 42, 10-minute timer[1].
00:21
Spatch Rescue 1, 10-minute timer[1] in a Satt Rescue 1, 10-minute timer in a static track.
00:24
To squad 4-7.
00:25
1247, go ahead.
00:26
And we've been getting all of our primaries done, can you task up with truck 4-8 x-ray and start working on moving some of the smoke gas ventilation?
00:32
Yeah, we just met up with them.
00:33
I think that we're about to be completed ventilation.
00:35
I'm getting word now, ventilation is complete.
00:37
Is that on all three floors or just primary? On first.
00:40
I'm being told all three floors.
00:41
Understood, thank you.
00:42
Command to engine 6-2.
00:43
Engine 6-2.
00:44
Engine 6-2.
00:47
Have you made it to the third floor?
00:48
Yes, they're on the third floor.
00:49
Third floor is all six.
00:50
Secondary is clear and ventilation, no need, correct?
00:53
No ventilation needs. On the should, secondary, this way shows secondary clear on the third floor, ventilation complete on third floor.
00:58
Command to engine 60.
00:59
End of 60, second floor.
01:00
Have you been able to complete a primary? Correction, secondary, and do you have any ventilation needs?
01:05
Engine 60 to command.
01:06
That's affirmative. We were able to search the common areas, however, all the suites are locked.
01:09
Knocked on all the doors.
01:10
We didn't get any answers.
01:11
There's a very slight, slight odor on the second floor.
01:14
Understood. Secondary is clear aside from the locked doors.
01:16
Do you have a slight odor? No ventilation needs at this time.
01:18
Engine six there, that's affirmative.
01:19
There's a medic team 13 on seat proper.
01:22
Command 2, truck 4-5.
01:23
Truck 45, blowing up on scene.
01:25
I'm going to say, big screen assistance, review of eyes, ventilation is complete.
01:28
You can go ahead and release. Chuck for the top copy, thank you.
01:30
Command, dispatch.
01:31
Command, dispatch. A lot, mate.
01:32
We're going to do a part-check if you can give me a five-second alert, sir.
01:34
I understand. If I performed, sorry.
01:35
Clear our command, 562, all units operating at near U.S. Highway 19 north.
01:41
Stand by for Fartuck.
01:42
Command, Injury-50.
01:44
Injube 50. We have March 3.
01:47
Farr 3 on the outside, outside, correct?
01:49
We're on car three outside.
01:51
Committed to Injure 48.
01:52
148, 4-4-2, Indy Door Drive, and the panel.
01:54
Command to Rescue 65.
01:56
Rescue 65, Power, 2, Alpha-Side.
01:58
Command, the truck, 4-8.
02:00
Truck 4-8, I got par 4 on the first floor.
02:06
Command to squad 47.
02:08
Squad 47, par 2, first floor.
02:11
Command to engine 6-2.
02:14
Command to engine 6-2. Engine 6-2, par 4, alpha-side, outside.
02:17
Commandant to Dismatch I have eyes on the remaining units on the outside.
02:20
We are part on the fireground.
02:21
I'm just a part of the fire ground.
02:23
Command 2,
02:24
truck 4-8. Command 2, truck 4-8.
02:27
Megam mover when you get here, please.
02:28
Of course.
02:29
Truck for a command.
02:30
Are you hailing?
02:31
That's permanent as getting up the end of ventilation.
02:33
Sir, we're still working on the first floor in the bench.
02:36
Also, we checked mold elevator shaft.
02:38
There is smoke in the elevator shaft.
02:40
We're in the process of trying to ventilate that as well.
02:44
Understood.
02:45
Clearwork man, dispatch.
02:46
Clearwork, man.
02:47
Could stand by for a 20-minute progress report.
02:49
Okay.
02:50
At near U.S. Highway 19 North, the Ancock Tank.
02:51
We're using all units of the work firefowl for an investigation on the first floor.
02:53
A fire that was in the electrical room.
02:58
The three-story commercial, primary and secondary are both complete.
03:00
We have two lines in service.
03:03
Minilation is underway.
03:04
We're going to hold units for approximately 20 more minutes.
03:05
And the fire situation is under control.
03:08
...paccalcutal.
03:10
Situation under control.
03:11
This is also going to DUP.
03:12
30-minute notification.
03:13
We went through Truck 4-8. I still have SWAT 47 on the scene.
03:15
What other needs do you need to get to this ventilation, police?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-minute timer: Fireground status check interval
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US Hwy 19 N, Florida
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