Hospital fire alarm triggered by surgical robot odor, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonA hospital fire alarm was triggered by a surgical robot emitting an unusual odor. Fire crews and maintenance staff investigated and found no heat or ongoing hazard after de-energizing the robot. A possible elevator issue was also reported, but no active fire or injuries were confirmed. The alarm was reset and the incident was de-escalated without further issues.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
After that, we're going to be staging on Channel 6, C6.
00:04
We're going to be having the staging sector over here just south of the incident in the core buildings parking lot.
00:11
Copy staging is going to be at the core buildings parking lot southeast of the incident.
00:15
Thank you.
00:21
Okay, very, very,
00:24
sorry.
00:25
It's going to be Taylor and Cave Creek with Arizona Handicap 7-74 King Lincoln Edward for failure to yield[1] from a private drive.
00:36
Kevin.
00:42
We have no heat signature on any of our ticks.
00:46
I believe this incident can be terminated.
00:50
I believe this was isolated to one robotic machine,
00:54
and after it was de-energized, the hazard is gone.
00:59
Okay, I copy. You believe the incident has been isolated to a robotic machine that was in one of those O-R rooms.
01:07
And it has been de-energized, and you have no other findings since then.
01:12
If we can utilize the hospital personnel and the maintenance folks on that, I've got ladder one on the roof.
01:19
They've got maintenance with them as well to check that air handler for those O-Rs.
01:23
I'll keep everyone in place just until we get that report from them, Rob.
01:28
I doubt we can start de-escalating.
01:31
Sector 2 copies.
01:33
Sector 2 has a par with members of Engine 258, Engine 251, and Battalion 251.
01:41
The other staging, we're going to be staged out behind ladder 281.
01:52
Copy, stage behind ladder 281.
01:55
Safety 252 to staging engine 256.
02:02
Stage. Stage.
02:09
Press,
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Command 1.
02:12
First, Commander 1. Go ahead.
02:14
I know you copy the report from sector 2 on C4, just for everyone else who might not be on that channel. We believe we've been able to isolate this to a robot that was in one of the LRs, has been de-energized, and since then the odor has gone away.
02:29
The last thing I want to do is just make sure we clear that air handler.
02:33
I've got a ladder 251 working on that, and we'll start to de-escalate this event.
02:41
alarm copies. We believe it's been isolated to a surgical robot that has now been de-energized and the odor has gone away. We are going to have Ladder 251 still check the area handler before we get the escalate the incident.
02:56
Commander, recon, agent 255.
03:03
Hi Joe.
03:06
It's personnel with you and if you do, can you make your way back down to the alarm panels and let's see if
03:13
de-energizing that robot as reset goes to a normal state?
03:20
See if it's copy.
03:22
Yes.
03:25
Can you see if it reset?
03:30
I want to command.
03:34
Command bill roof, ladder two foot one.
03:37
If you run the roof with the maintenance map we've located the unit responsible for the OR, it is functioning properly.
03:43
He's gone over everything, everything on his side says it's working.
03:46
We're not taking to take that.
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indicate that this is the college of the phone.
03:51
Okay, I copy that.
03:53
Based on the report I have from Sector 2 and your report, I feel like we've probably found this out,
03:59
you can go ahead to start working on getting your way off of the roof. I'm going to wait for a report from Agent 255 on the panel system, make sure we don't have anything still an alarm.
04:10
That's D-5-1, copy.
04:13
Throwing the command.
04:17
Coach Jones.
04:19
And we can crew and play that report. You've got from the ladder. We've checked every day you see you in it up on the roof or all the same temperature. We're not saying anything standing out.
04:27
Thank you. I appreciate that report and I appreciate your guys' efforts.
04:35
That,
04:41
Colin, I need him to respond out to Mercy.
04:45
1014, I'm going to take that back and send you the funeral for it,
04:49
Mercy.
04:51
714, I copy-ed to call the 4th unit.
04:53
I also need two swings with officers through 17 that way as well, 2 million days.
04:59
14 Paul 22 and 144 had that way?
05:09
What?
05:11
How many day units are we still showing 10-8%? Tim.
05:19
Mr. Ashworth is going to be our complaint with the 8-3-2 or code 104.
05:24
That's 10-4[2]. He's with the...
05:28
Veterans, Eval Services.
05:34
Elevator involvement.
05:36
Okay,
05:38
copy. We're getting reports now with potential elevator issue that's been going on today.
05:43
Does Engine 258 have maintenance with them at all?
05:49
That's affirmative.
05:50
Engine 258 has the facility director of maintenance.
05:59
Copy 258 has maintenance with them. Do you need anything else?
06:09
With them.
06:12
Copy, thank you, Ralph.
06:18
52252, do Sector 2. Sector 2.
06:23
Sector 2, go ahead.
06:27
Rob, we just spoke to Gordon,
06:31
Pump, 251 on the first floor. They reset the alarm and it is holding and it's not reactivated.
06:44
After two copies, the alarm panel is holding with no trouble, alerts.
06:54
Card 255, Safety 2x2.
06:59
Safety 2-52.
07:04
I'm on scene if you guys have any PIO needs. I'll be your PIO.
07:10
Copy your PIO, thank you.
07:13
And I'll go back to Bravo 3.
07:18
Okay.
07:23
copies,
07:26
repeat back your transmission. It sounds like we got a handle on this to be a surgical robot, and you have a secondary report of a possible elevator issue. However, we're going to go ahead and start to de-escalate the situation.
07:37
We're going to release any units that are currently in staging, Terminate Command.
07:41
We're going to keep any unit that has a designated sector to attach to the call at this time. Any remaining traffic can go to CDEC 2, Fire Channel B3, Clear, 1359.
07:52
First command back to alarm on B3.
07:55
First, brain, go ahead.
07:58
See that we've got units inside still. I'm going to go ahead and maintain command that we could just release the units we had to dock and staging.
08:06
Hi, copy. We're going to retain command to Battalion 252 and then release units and staging.
08:12
Traffic can still go to CDAC2.
08:16
Copy, thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
failure to yield: Traffic offense where a driver fails to yield to police
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
S Park South, Mesa, AZ 85204
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