Smoke reported at residence found to be normal furnace vapor, Amherst MA


The fire department responded to reports of smoke near Pondview Drive. Upon arrival, no fire was found. The smoke was determined to come from a normally operating furnace. All units were cleared from the scene.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
06:25
Transcript:
00:00
That was on X3?
00:04
Go ahead, X3.
00:08
On the air, Spawning, near Pondview Dr.
00:13
X3, you're on the air, near Pondview Drive. Have you smoke coming out the windows, called in by school bus drivers?
00:20
2.43.
00:23
Sound nine from X1.
00:27
Go ahead, X1.
00:31
X1 is on the air responding, Pondview Drive.
00:36
X1, you're on the air responding, near Pondview Drive, 843.
00:44
729 A1.
00:47
Call at A1.
00:50
A1-2-5-8-8-1-pondview drive.
00:56
A1, you're on the air, near Pondview Drive.
00:59
843.
01:06
179, engine one.
01:09
Go ahead, engine one.
01:11
Engine 1, A2, and engine 4, we're going to be on the air responding pondview.
01:19
Engine 1,
01:21
engine 4, and A2 on the air, near Pondview Drive, 844.
01:31
7-9 Finch 2.
01:36
Go ahead, engine 2.
01:38
Engine 2, 9181-1-1-2.
01:42
Engine 2, you're on the air, near Pondview Drive, 844.
01:52
Engine 4 from engine 1.
01:55
Engine 4 is on.
01:57
We're going to take the first entrance on Pondview.
02:00
We're going to park near 181.
02:02
You want to lay from us forward late to a hydrant that's on the corner of western.
02:09
Breeji is going to do a forward leg, from 1A1 to corner of western lane from you.
02:21
709 from X1.
02:25
Go ahead, X1.
02:28
On the C- near Pondview,
02:31
one-and-a-half story wood frame.
02:34
We have nothing showing at this time.
02:36
We'll be investigating.
02:38
X1 all upon view command.
02:40
Can you call back the calling party and confirm the street address?
02:47
X1 you're on the air.
02:48
Seeing one and a half story wood frame with nothing showing, we will call the RPs back and confirm address.
02:57
848.
03:01
848.
03:03
179 a.m.
03:12
179, A1 is on station.
03:16
A1 on C and a 48.
03:21
Can we add from 179.
03:34
Sound tonight from Pondview, Command.
03:37
Yeah, Command, I was just trying to raise you. Two separate calls on this.
03:41
First calling prior to confirm is near Pondview.
03:44
No luck with the second caller as of yet. They're two separate calls.
03:51
Racy, this appears to be a needless call,
03:54
possibly smoke from a properly functioning heater.
03:57
We have nothing at this address. You can return all units in service.
04:05
Great advising no smoke no fire.
04:09
Good a 10 call.
04:10
All units can clear returning at 850.
04:17
179, Edge 1.
04:21
Go ahead, Engine 1.
04:23
Engine 1 is going to be in service, turning to training.
04:27
Engine 1,
04:29
you're returning for training 850.
04:44
Units blocking on each other. Last unit, go ahead to dispatch.
04:52
Agent 2, you're canceling your response, returning a service.
04:58
Agent 2, you're canceling your response, returning a service, 851.
05:04
719, engine 4, same traffic, turn in training.
05:08
Under 4, you're clear, return in training, E-51.
05:19
79A3. Go at A3.
05:21
A3. A3 is clear CDH to turn in service.
05:30
A3 is clear CDH returning 851. A3 is clear CDH returning 851.
05:38
51X1 from 729.
05:42
Enter, watch, enter.
05:46
Sorry about that, cap. I'm looking for our X1.
05:51
X1 is on, go ahead.
05:54
Gister advised they did make contact with the second caller who is also a house by she confirms the description of the house of I'm looking at now the GIS state there was a window in the middle of the house that had the smoke coming from it but she couldn't decide which window it was but she was pretty confident with it.
06:15
We have a power vendor for a furnace at that location,
06:21
which was operating normally.
06:22
Command will be terminated, X1, X3, and service attorney.
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Location mentioned:
Near Pondview Dr, Amherst, MA 01002
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