No fire found after smoke odor reported at Liberty Station, San Diego CA


Fire crews responded to a report of a smoke odor inside a private building near Garnett and Tool at Liberty Station. After thorough investigation, crews found no signs of smoke, fire, or heat. They identified a slight electrical odor coming from an exhaust fan but found no active fire or threats. The incident was cleared with no injury or damage found.
Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire
07:36
Transcript:
00:00
Metro Battalion 3 is the incident near Garnett and Tool.
00:03
Oceanic traditions still have nothing showing, cruiser investigating, odor smoke, and private structure.
00:09
Future Battalion 3 is assuming false icy.
00:11
I think 32 Metro.
00:12
Betine 318 of the incident.
00:14
Still nothing showing.
00:15
Crews investigating odor of smoke inside structure.
00:17
Between 3, assuming Vandai feet.
00:18
Medigo for (number withheld).
00:20
MediC, I copy, you have a traffic delay.
00:22
Do you have an ETA? Currently about probably 10, 12 minutes or so it will pretty heavy traffic all once in 5.
00:29
MediC 30, so copy 12 in E2.
00:30
Dr. 32, copy 12 and ETA.2.
00:31
Dr. 21 from Trotsil, 5.0.
00:34
Andrew 20. Agent 24.
00:35
Agent 28, I see after that.
00:37
Repeat your track number and go ahead.
00:39
Engine 35 and Engine 50 Traffic Accident Freeway, 7 Hotel[3], 7 India[4], Interstate 805 southbound, SB 8005-0-0-0-0-B, cross streets, Nobel, and Interstate 805 SB on ramp, Engine 35, and Engine 50, 7 Hotel, 7 India.
00:59
Metromedi 50 responding.
01:00
Metrametti-50 responding.
01:02
I see where you call on Engine 20.
01:03
May transfer if you're still in staging.
01:06
Affirm, we're staged sitting behind engine 25.
01:08
Oh yeah, I copy, I'm going to make you to Rick.
01:10
I copy Rick.
01:11
Metro, Injur 50, responding away from the Rick.
01:13
Andrew 50, respond away from Rick.
01:14
Metro Mini 50 are responding.
01:15
Medi 50 responding. Medi 50 responding.
01:16
I see fire attack.
01:17
Go ahead, fire attack.
01:18
We've been through this whole back area.
01:20
At this point, I think we can go ahead and whatever occurs we have a sign now.
01:23
If you guys are good with,
01:24
we probably have another 20, 30 minutes, just investigating here.
01:26
We found no signs smoke or fire or heat, so we just have a couple 20 minutes of investigation.
01:32
Can you repeat? You are in low volume.
01:34
Yeah, we've investigated and we've found nothing, no sign, smoke, fire, heat.
01:38
We can work it with crews we have here.
01:40
You guys want to start releasing some units.
01:42
It's up to you, obviously.
01:43
But we're going to continue to investigate for probably another 10 to 20 minutes.
01:45
Probably that.
01:46
We're going to keep everybody in place until we get confirmation that there's what the source is.
01:52
Source clear.
01:53
Vent Group from Fire Tech.
01:55
Go for vent. crew. Yeah, do you have anything from the ACs?
01:57
Chris? They're designated the roof.
01:58
No signs of smoke, heat, or fire.
02:01
We're taking a look at the HVAC units on the Charlie side now.
02:04
We'll advise. We'll advise.
02:05
Engine 22, Medical[5], 7 Echo, 7 Fox Stunt, (number withheld) Laining Road, Homeward Sweets Airport slash Liberty Station, Unit IFO, Cross Streets, North Harbor Drive, and Patna Lane, Engine 22, 7 Echo, 7 Fox Strat.
02:24
ECSD-META-1.
02:25
Bons-I-C Metro on 9-Dilta.
02:28
Metro Go3-C.
02:29
I see you're now 20 minutes into incident.
02:32
Metro Engine 35, we are at scene with CHP[2].
02:35
We're investigating.
02:36
Mr. I see the timer.
02:38
Up the end conditions.
02:39
Crews are checking through the store as well as the roof.
02:42
Currently, is having to isolate AC units.
02:43
Loader smoke gets dissipated to have nice smoke parking hazard.
02:46
Bond that C for Metro.
02:47
You were stepped on by another channel.
02:48
Can you repeat the update on conditions? Metro have lost IC[1], I copy.
02:52
You can continue the timers.
02:54
Crews are working through checking the store, no signs of any smoke or fire, odor smoke is dissipating.
03:00
Structuring is working right now to isolate the AC units.
03:03
Engine 50, from engine 35, you can cancel.
03:06
Engine 50, copy to cancel.
03:07
Metro, Engine 35, 7 hotel.
03:09
Engine 35, standby.
03:10
Madic 50, engine 50, you guys can cancel non-injury.
03:14
T-copy, cancel, the record.
03:15
Bondi-C-C-C-Copy, continue timer, cruise checking interior, no sign of smoke or fire, hold over smoke, dissipated,
03:24
drugs working on, working to isolate AT units.
03:27
10-7 alpha. Engine-10. No joke, Qisha, engine 10, then, track 10, available from trains away.
03:32
Engine 10, copy. Enter 50 Metro is in a hotel (number withheld) you're traffic for Metro.
03:46
I see from Van Group on track.
03:48
Go ahead, Van Group. We've checked all the AC units on the roof, no indications of a burnt belt.
03:53
With the exception of the large cooling units for the freezer,
03:55
those appear to be normal as well.
03:57
Copy, if you see no need to be on the roof, you can go ahead and come down.
04:02
Thank room copy.
04:03
Firecats from IC[1].
04:04
Fire tab.
04:06
Just confirming you guys to check the back office for any smoke or residual odor, there was some notes on NBC that indicated that that's where it was originated from.
04:18
We've checked the entire warehouse in the back.
04:21
It's all clear. We're just doing some fine-tuning back.
04:23
Copy that. All clear, fine-tuning.
04:25
Metro, we didn't have traffic for you.
04:26
We're available.
04:27
Engine 50 available. Metro, our engine 357 hotel.
04:29
We had traffic for you.
04:30
This is by his non-injury audience available.
04:32
Engine 35, copy, non-injury, all units available.
04:35
Engine 201-7 Alpha.
04:37
Engine 201.
04:38
Engine 2.01 requesting training delay with Truck 1 aerial ops approximately 1 hour.
04:43
2201, copy.
04:44
IC[1] from Van Group, on check.
04:46
Go ahead.
04:47
We've located a large exhaust fan on the Charlie Delta Corner with a very slight odor of electrical.
04:53
We're going to continue to investigate this area.
04:55
We can have FireTack and investigate the Charlie Delta Corner as well.
04:58
Copy that. FireTack, do you copy the traffic, Charlie Delta Corner,
05:03
odor of electrical coming from an exhaust fan.
05:05
We copy. We have crews over there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IC: Incident Commander
[2]
CHP: California Highway Patrol
[3]
7 Hotel: Fire/EMS Radio Channel
[4]
7 India: Fire/EMS Radio Channel
[5]
Medical: Medical Emergency Dispatch
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Location mentioned:
Liberty Station, San Diego, CA
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