False fire alarm triggered by machine in operating room, Mesa AZ


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm on South Val Vista Drive. They investigated operating room 7 on the second floor and found no smoke, odor, or heat. The alarm was triggered by a machine in a clean room with no evidence of fire or hazard to the building or air system.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
04:40
Transcript:
00:00
Safety, go ahead. God, you got me that report, second floor, room seven.
00:05
That's affirmative, we just do the main space. We're heading there now.
00:13
Okay.
00:16
Can you clean my number four if anyone can't corrected?
00:20
Okay.
00:25
Just having someone stationed at the front door to act as a liaison between interior and command.
00:32
Copy.
00:35
Give me a balance of the first alarm.
00:38
Let me know my first unit is going to be. I'm going to have them establish staging.
00:42
We're going to set up paging out off of Mercy at the entrance.
00:48
We'll need units for tactical reserves if this grows.
00:53
Alarm copies, dispatching first alarm now.
00:57
1340.
01:00
Brandon.
01:02
Gordon?
01:06
What apparatus you on?
01:09
I just keep by one. I'm going to need you to work as that liaison for me on the front of the building as well if I need it for communications.
01:21
I copy I'll be a liaison between inside an app-up.
01:33
Ladder 281, Fire Channel B3, Working Fire First Alarm[1], 3555, South Val Vista Drive, ladder 281, Fire Channel B3.
01:51
FDC, Fire Channel B3, Working Fire First Alarm[1], 3555, South Val Vista Drive, FDIC, Fire Channel B3.
02:07
I've made the entrance with security to their office, another panel that states floor to room seven. We're going to make our way up there with security right now.
02:16
We've got two panels stating floor to room seven.
02:21
Can security or anyone give you an idea that you can relate to me what room seven is?
02:26
I'll work on that right now.
02:33
One, versus me.
02:36
First commandal alarm.
02:39
You have your balance of your first alarm in route.
02:42
Your first unit that's going to be on scene for staging its ladder 281.
02:46
The first engine on team to be engine 256.
02:51
Copy. Thank you. Okay.
02:56
The command alarm is the engine 256 in route.
02:59
That's permanent there in route.
03:02
First command, it's a 256. Stage 256.
03:10
Prepare for as soon as you get on scene, I need you to take staging.
03:13
Once you get here, I'm going to need you to keep a two-in-one and a battalion that's staging at all time.
03:22
Go, sector two.
03:34
Hey Matt, we're on the second floor.
03:37
Room 7, we are in OR number 7.
03:40
Anybody see any haze in it?
03:42
Chief, I've got no haze, I've got no odor,
03:46
I've got no readings on the tick.
03:48
We have a par with engine 258.
03:52
And,
03:53
excuse me, engine 251 and Battalion 251.
03:59
Copy, Rob. You have no readings on the tick, no odor, no haze, par on everyone on sector two.
04:07
Are you getting a scent of electrical anywhere up there on sector two?
04:14
All right,
04:16
sector 2 to command.
04:18
We also have PAR[2] with three members of Engine 258. It's got to be one of these machines.
04:25
We are in a clean room.
04:27
We are in operating room number 7 on the second floor.
04:30
We're trying to figure out which one of these machines.
04:33
I believe this is isolated.
04:35
I do not think this has any involvement in any structure or any air handling system.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
First Alarm: Initial alarm assignment level for a structure fire
[2]
PAR: Personnel Accountability Report (accountability check of all crews)
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Location mentioned:
Near S Val Vista Dr, Mesa, AZ 85204
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