Smoke odor found after fire alarm in residential building, Lynnwood WA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm went off in a large six-story residential building near 196th St SW. Occupants evacuated the building. Fire crews found a smoke odor and a light haze on the third and fourth floors but did not find any active fire. Firefighters are trying to access apartments for investigation and have called for maintenance to assist with entry.
Audio|Source: Snohomish County Fire Primary Response
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Transcript:
00:00
Hasnats 12.
00:01
Service call response, near 196th St SW.
00:07
Number C-203.
00:09
Respond on TAC 2[1], near 196th St SW.
00:15
Talk on engine 21.
00:17
June 21, Middix 5-1, May 8-5-1? C-J21.
00:21
Enter 5-1.
00:24
You want medical? Someone to respond?
00:31
Call for right now we're in the process trying to locate.
00:35
Okay.
00:41
Volunteering of a large six-story center hallway, alarm sounding, occupants are evacuating.
00:49
We'll be initiating first engine assignment going to the fire floor with hose.
00:59
Engine 21 on 6th story center hallway, alarm sounding occupants evacuating first engine assignment going to fire floor with hose.
01:09
Affirm.
01:10
Next arriving engine, FEC is on Ashway at Echo Building. We'll be operating in Delta.
01:17
I've got Urban Command.
01:19
Not the Urban Command.
01:22
Snowcom, Lakehouse Command.
01:24
Lakehouse Command. Lighthouse Command.
01:26
Matter one from safe.
01:28
Power one.
01:31
Pulsation.
01:32
Activation.
01:33
No fire.
01:35
Engine seven reset the system.
01:38
Engine seven available, you can terminate command.
01:41
Everyone, you can level one out on out, oh, never mind if you're on inside ready.
01:46
Copy no fire, command terminated and I'll show you clear.
01:50
Down 11, we're going to loop around to get the FTC at the road.
01:55
Brief even, can you get to the alarm panel and figure out where the issue is?
01:59
Copy.
02:01
Medic 21 from SCCOM.
02:04
Medic 21 coffee is an interdiv.
02:07
Perfect. Thank you so much.
02:09
Urban command from Bucine 11.
02:12
Urban command. Urban command.
02:19
I'll get command from you. I understand you're going to the fire floor and engine 23 is going to the panel on the FDC if that's correct.
02:28
Let me know what you find.
02:32
Do you have a better description on the location?
02:36
That is correct.
02:38
We're going to 4-3. The vehicle, we've gone down to 10th Street and we don't see any vehicles westbound or eastbound on the shoulder.
02:47
Command copy.
02:48
Engine 21 is going to 4-3.
02:51
RP advised me that it was anywhere between the Texaco and the McDonald's. A truck was in the westbound lanes pulled over into the shoulder.
03:01
The RP was mapping Stay Route 2 and Sultan Bates and they called him.
03:06
No comment from Italian 11.
03:08
Italian 11.
03:12
I'm assuming Urban Command hold the alarm offenses.
03:17
Holding the alarm offensive battalion 11 assuming Urban Command. Urban Command, New 21.
03:24
Irving Command. Irving Command.
03:30
Occupant reporting smoke is 4-3 in the hallway.
03:35
We're just making the stairwell east farewell now.
03:40
Please see, resident reporting end smoke on floor.
03:44
Section 70's 21, you can cancel.
03:52
Ladder 1 from Irving Command.
04:00
I'll have you take the first ladder assignments on the fire floor three.
04:07
First ladder assignment floor three.
04:13
Affirmative.
04:19
I'm engine 12.
04:20
Engine 12.
04:26
Swap, Engine 12 and Hazmat 12, and so that's 12 and out with Engine 15.
04:31
Engine 12, wanting in place with Hazmat 12.
04:35
Affirm this.
04:39
Welcome to engine 16.
04:40
Engine 16. Section 16.
04:46
There's no problem here with the weapon system in trouble. They're going to have a tech come out and take a look at their alarm panel.
04:52
16 is available.
04:53
Okay.
04:58
Urban Command, Agent 21.
05:01
We have made 4-3.
05:03
We do have smell of smoke.
05:06
Just go investigated.
05:09
Received. Your 4-3 smell of smoke investigation.
05:16
Also, urban center from Engine 21.
05:19
We do not have access to any of the units. Working on getting a maintenance person here with keys, otherwise we'll be forcing doors.
05:32
Received. You need access to apartments.
05:37
Offer.
05:39
Procom from Urban Command.
05:41
Irving command.
05:43
Do you have any phone numbers for maintenance something?
05:45
I will check.
05:51
Engine 21 from Irvington.
05:54
Engine 21.
05:58
Ladder 1 is coming up to verse 3.
06:03
Copy ladder 1 to 4-3.
06:08
Affirmative. Break Engine 23 from command.
06:11
23.
06:15
Have you made access to the alarm panel to figure out what apartment?
06:20
Negative. We're still trying to find the panel.
06:27
23 from Engine 21. Panel is an exterior access.
06:32
4-1.
06:34
Side Delta.
06:37
Twenty-three, copy.
06:43
Urban Command from my phone.
06:48
Urban command.
06:55
There's one phone number and cleared calls, but it's back from October of 2024. Do you want me to ask that just in case?
07:03
Signed on, engine 5-1. Ender 5-1.
07:07
After me this.
07:08
Received. It's in the call narrative.
07:11
Corrected address near SR 2.
07:14
Vehicle overheated, no vehicle fire, engine 51 will be AIQ.
07:18
Received.
07:22
Command from engine 21. Command.
07:32
Ladder 1, just walked floor 4, all clear.
07:42
Confirming you've walked floor 4, all clear.
07:51
On 4-3, we have just a light haze smell of acrid smoke.
07:56
It's not getting any worse. We're just going to hold a little bit longer before we start forcing doors.
08:02
Received. I'm working on getting a phone number for maintenance.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 2: Tactical radio channel 2 used for operations or on-scene communications.
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Location mentioned:
Near 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
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