General fire alarm at school with smoke and power issues, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonA general fire alarm was activated at a school on East Side Dr. The building was evacuated while units checked the roof area and electrical rooms. Smoke and electrical issues were reported, including power running on one leg instead of three, causing fans to burn up. All power was cut off to the school to address the problem. No fire was confirmed during the check.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Also,
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we received a call from an alarm company. It's going to be a general fire alarm zone 146 pool station.
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Yes, ma'am. I had my driver pull that full station evacuated the building.
00:13
Yeah.
00:14
Can you make the roof and just check those HGC units up there? I'm not sure up there on the roof or not.
00:23
Is it not? I don't think.
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Station reassignment, engine 18, move to station 18, station reassignment, engine 18, move to station 18.
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Go ahead, line of 39-drown.
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Station reassignment, engine 11, move to station 13. Station reassignment, engine 11, move to station 13.
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This is Engine 38. Go ahead.
01:21
Hi there, Engine 38. I just wanted to let you guys know that we are responding non-emergent, Charlie response,
01:27
and we're about 25 minutes away.
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Let us know if you need us to upgrade.
01:34
Did you advise 25 minutes?
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That's 10-4.
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There's a lot of traffic where we're coming from.
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Ticket,
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we've got my shells,
01:49
Ladder 39, and Engine 9, the gate in the 8th grade hallway.
01:53
We've got ladder 24 going to the roof, check to HPACC.
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Battalion 7 coffee, the Italian 7 to alarm, Battalion 7 will now be command.
02:04
All companies on the scene, the command post is going to be on the alpha side of the structure, which is going to be the Strawberry Hill road site.
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I'm covering to tell you 7. It's now command.
02:18
NVA, North Graham Street and NC Music Factory Boulevard on D, Delta. Letter 4, MVA, North Graham Street and NC Music Factory Boulevard, on D, Delta.
02:37
Station reassignment, engine 40, move to station 34. Station reassignment, engine 40, move to station 34.
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R4MVA, North Grand Street and NC Music Factory Boulevard on D,
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Delta.
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R4MVA, North Grand Street and NC Music Factory Boulevard, on D, Delta.
03:14
Engine 30, fuel leak, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway on Jay, Juliet.
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Engine 30, fuel leak, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway, on Jay, Juliet.
03:32
In the power, this school cannot run off of one leg of power. It runs off of three legs of power, so all the power has to be shut off.
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Engine 9 is cutting the power to the building.
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I'm so welcome in.
03:49
Fortinocose.
03:53
Hey, can you guys change my destination to Atrium Lake Norman still priority three?
04:00
How to At at Atrium Lake Norman and Priority 3?
04:08
On the ladder 16-4-1 to skip forever, you don't have an emergency?
04:16
On the command, Duke has the call as a priority.
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Command, Cope, thank you.
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Engine 11, move to station 4. Station reassignment.
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Engine 11, move to station 4.
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Crayston's digone.
04:49
You start me a card for a citizen's assist at (near Catawba Avenue).
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We don't need any tones.
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Attic Ladders, I'll be that.
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Maddock 35 from engine 38. Okay.
05:13
Engine 14, vehicle fire, (near Providence Road), on B, Bravo. Engine 14, vehicle fire, (near Providence Road), on B, Bravo.
05:29
Where?
05:33
We are able to access one roof from the other.
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Sorry.
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Responding to Branchman from engine 38.
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This is Medic.
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Medic. 35.
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We're getting vitals right now. C.O.P.D.
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His O2 machine, oxymachine has broken.
06:06
We are getting vitals right now. O2 saturations are dropping.
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He is having obvious distress, his breathing.
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Nick 132, you have an open mic on the coming alarm. All right?
06:26
Off of one leg of power instead of three legs and it was burning up all the fans.
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So I'm sure that's what the issue is.
06:33
I've got engine 24 working on a ventilation plan to get the smoke out there.
06:41
Okay, thank you. Okay,
06:47
thank you. We've located the electrical room. Cut all power in the electrical room.
06:58
Command copy, can you confirm that covers all wings of the school?
07:06
City 39, number 9.
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Eight grade hallway school has power.
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Okay, we'll search for another electrical room.
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Location mentioned:
East Side Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212
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