False alarm called for smoke in residential high rise, North Bethesda MD


Firefighters responded to a report of smoke on the 18th floor of a residential high-rise near Old Georgetown Rd. After checking apartments and stairwells, they found no signs of fire, smoke, odor, or haze. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm with good intent.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
04:13
Transcript:
00:00
Montgomery Department against 723, the Chinese 702. I was reporting from the 18th floor by the elevator.
00:09
23 is direct.
00:11
Montgomery.
00:13
We're going to get to set 23s on the scene.
00:16
Residential high rise, confirming the address.
00:19
I got nothing on the Charlie, Bravo, and Alfred Corners.
00:25
We'll have our connection that hydrants up front.
00:33
Okay, everyone again, 73 on-scene, residential high-rise, confirming address, nothing evident on Alpha Bravo Charlie Corners.
00:45
Hey, 732 is on the scene.
00:47
I'll go and establish command of my vehicle right off of the building,
00:51
and VRS is on.
00:57
Okay, behind seven if you want, same, stop from command and vehicle side alpha.
01:01
DRS on. Okay,
01:07
thank you, 723 commands,
01:09
or Chief, I got nothing on the panel, we'll let you know when I get upstairs.
01:17
All right, sounds good. It's apartment 1837, 1837.
01:26
21 to 3 we're going to look at that hydrant at a pike and rose get a 20 repeat
01:38
hydrogen of pike and rose
01:42
Swan 323. You send the elevator with keys down?
01:48
They are on the way down.
01:59
We're going to 7.23.
02:01
It's adding to.
02:03
Check 17.
02:05
Didn't see anything to say on 17. We're on 18 right now.
02:09
We have no odor, have no haze.
02:13
We're going to get to the caller and we'll probably downgrade this two minutes.
02:21
Okay. And do you know how many floors is going on?
02:29
20 floors plus a 10 a house.
02:34
All right, top of that, then.
02:39
Montgomery to command, 10 minutes the dispatch.
02:46
All right, we have crew still chasing out in the Oger.
02:52
The number cover's okay.
02:59
723 commend.
03:02
Smoke with the caller. Do not recreate what she sees.
03:08
Check both stairwells, check the trash use.
03:11
Got nothing up here.
03:14
I'm going to suggest go ahead and hold with 23 units.
03:20
Alright, before I do that, can you just confirm the 19th floor is clear as well.
03:30
Yeah, we'll, uh, check in a second.
03:36
I reckon 723 is counting to,
03:39
19 is clear.
03:44
All right, I copy that. Command and McGovernment all units operating in near Old Georgetown Rd. We're going to call this good intent.
03:51
Hold it with engine 723, Tower 723.
03:54
The remaining units can pick up a return service.
03:57
I'm going to terminate command and you can have to call group back.
04:04
Okay, command, good intent, holding engine 2nd, Terminator 723, Tower 723,
04:10
rest of units, Miguel, and service, terminated commandant and channel at 2152.
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