Small fire contained in warehouse paint booth area, Columbia MD


A fire started in a warehouse near Berger Rd in an area likely used as a paint booth. Sprinklers controlled the blaze, preventing spread to the rest of the building. Fire crews ventilated the area and found no injuries or signs of arson.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
07:42
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, engine one for one. I need to check the Bravo exposure.
00:07
I'm direct.
00:13
Interior, go ahead. Interior, go ahead.
00:20
Interior, go ahead.
00:28
That's just starting the EAPI.
00:33
Please get him started this way.
00:40
Okay, commands, Eric.
00:44
Do you need any additional resources to assist with smoke removal?
00:52
I don't call if I respond, (number withheld) Berger Road for the real fire.
00:57
Bravo One respond.
01:01
I don't think so right now.
01:05
Does 51 advise that there will need to be smoke removal on that second floor?
01:13
Safety one advised negative on smoke removal.
01:17
The office space was clear.
01:19
Was there any extension?
01:22
What was the extent of the fire?
01:25
It looks like mostly contents in an area they're probably used as a paint booth.
01:34
No attention in the structure at all.
01:39
Okay, I'm direct and the fire is out.
01:43
Yeah, I'm trying to hold the fire out.
01:47
Okay, Command 7.
01:52
Commandor Truck 7.
01:55
Commandor Truck 7.
01:58
Command a truck 7.
02:03
Truck 7.
02:09
Have you made it to the sprinkler room?
02:13
What is the status?
02:21
My outside team is working on that.
02:25
Truck 7 Charlie and Alpha, can you advise?
02:34
7204.
02:38
F7204, I got you around 524.
02:46
Truck 7 of command.
02:48
Truck 7. Okay.
02:53
Okay.
02:55
The El-Side team shut one system down, however, it didn't affect this area, so they're looking for the second.
03:03
Okay, I'm direct. And what is the location of yourself?
03:11
We're with company 10 on the interior with fans working on ventilation.
03:22
Okay, I'm direct.
03:26
You're assisting with interior, command to interior.
03:30
Can you give me a count of personnel working with you?
03:40
Right now I got a safety one inside. Yeah.
03:45
Truck 7 is 2.
03:47
Territon as 3 101 S3.
03:50
Check with 1-4-1.
04:02
I'm Howard Command, Merchantifier from Tower 10B, Bravo.
04:07
Command Center, Interior, Tower 10B,
04:11
new status.
04:17
Power 10, the command, Interior Command, he's resetting it now,
04:23
accidental 3660.
04:26
As I said, I got Truck 7 with 2, safety 1,
04:30
with 1,
04:32
Power 10 with 3,
04:34
101 with 3,
04:36
and verify an engine 1-4-1.
04:39
Right now.
04:41
Command's that right.
04:45
Command Howard.
04:46
Command.
04:52
You got the message for the fire marshals to continue,
04:56
and you can mark the fire out.
04:59
A small fire in the warehouse,
05:03
closer to the Charlie side.
05:05
Codron 4 area fires now out controlled by the sprinklers.
05:10
I'm going to continue to hold the assignment until I get another report from interior.
05:15
How is directed F7204 in round? 1 for 1 for 1 in advance.
05:21
1 for 1 day.
05:24
There is no extension on the Charlie's side along that wall for the Bravo server.
05:33
Okay, you're saying Bravo exposure is clear and smoke, no need for smoke removal, correct?
05:41
Light hazed is from before the garage doors got opened in between the exposure, so we're trying to work on getting that out right now.
05:50
Okay, that's correct.
05:53
And you're working with three personnel.
05:56
That's correct.
06:02
Command to Interior.
06:09
Command to Interior.
06:12
Good.
06:17
Cap, are there any skylights or openings that would assist in smoke removal.
06:34
I just did a face-to-face with a driver from Towerton who's already been to the roof.
06:39
He said that he didn't see any and there were just some natural place of ventilation.
06:45
I'm nothing to open up.
06:57
Power to command truck seven Charlie signal two.
07:01
Command at truck seven Charlie, your status.
07:06
General, 4993.
07:07
Command to direct, how are you direct? Four.
07:14
Three, accidental.
07:16
That's right.
07:17
Five twenty-nine.
07:20
Safety one to interior.
07:30
Go ahead. I saw you shutting down that riser.
07:34
Yeah, I found it on the alpha wall. Drain's open right now. I just want to see if I got the right one.
07:40
All right, let you know in about 30 seconds, we'll know.
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Location mentioned:
Near Berger Rd, Columbia, MD 21046
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