Smoke from electrical box in apartment building, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke coming from an apartment building near North Jackson Street. They found a heated electrical box causing the smoke but no fire or damage beyond the box. The wall was opened to check for fire spread and none was found. Power to the unit was shut off as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
06:48
Transcript:
00:00
207 is on scene, it's going to be 1331 when baseline road.
00:04
We have a three-story apartment building, stuff go over wood frame. We have stuff that show up from the exterior.
00:11
We do have an RP out.
00:14
And 2.O.7 will have command. Command will be stationary, sending two members forward for investigation report to follow.
00:23
Engine 207, a copy. You're on scene of a three-story apartment complex. He got stuck over wood construction, nothing's showing RPs outside. Engine 20-07 have command.
00:31
You're stationary in the cab of engine 20-207. You're sending two members forward for investigating.
00:35
Waiting for a report at 20-07.
00:40
About a 204th, command.
00:42
Command.
00:44
See you right behind you.
00:47
Are you guys able to complete a 360 for me and see if we have anything showing from any part of the building?
00:54
Yeah,
00:57
I cannot put it. If you're an engineer still on board, if you guys want to spot forward just a little bit, just because this is something for you in a better location.
01:08
I'll leave you as latter 204. Great.
01:11
Command engine 204.
01:14
Mission 204.
01:16
I'm going to sign you guys in interior sector. Can you go forward and join two members for my crew, Department 363, and see what we have on the interior?
01:25
Copy that. Going interior, two members of your crew.
04:44
I have an interior sector has identified a heated electrical box, that they are continuing to check printing type of extension.
04:53
A lot of copies. So on the offensive, interior sectors IDing a heated electrical box checking for extension at 2013.
05:13
Address is going to be 717 North Jackson Street. It's going to be just east and beat 11.
05:35
I don't believe it's cramity and taking all the heat kind of reaching from the electrical box and kind of going up or just a little bit into the wall.
05:43
We didn't open up, we don't see any charing to be inside at this time.
05:52
Open up the wall, not seeing any charing.
05:55
Do you think this is something that we can handle with Engine 204, Edge 207, and Latter-204?
06:01
We're just going to keep the power out to the unit.
06:09
We've got no smoke, no flames, no charring, just the electrical box that's like you did with the forces parts coming from it.
06:15
With this ability shut off, we should be good.
06:29
So we've identified the source of the smoke, it's going to be an electrical box that's shorted out. We've opened up the wall above it, we don't see any extension.
06:36
We're going to be able to handle this with engine 204, engine 207, and ladder 204.
06:41
All other units can go available as they assemble.
06:44
Command is going to go mobile and we take your traffic back to Channel C3.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Jackson Cir, Mesa, AZ 85205
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