Smoke investigated at restaurant; no active fire found, Port Townsend WA


A commercial restaurant near Adams St in downtown Port Townsend was reported to have smoke and a possible fire. Multiple fire units responded and the building was evacuated. Firefighters investigated and found the smoke was caused by a chimney detaching from the boiler. No active fire was found during the inspection.
Audio|Source: Jefferson County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 2, engine 1, engine 6, 8, 1, Battalion 11, Air 4, MSO1, duty chief 11,
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volunteer units, training 1, engine 91,
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commercial structure fire, Cool,
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Arbiton, Commercial Structure Fire, near Adams St, Downtown Smoke from the building, near Adams St, Port Townsend, Downtown Smoke from the building, timeout at 1642, K-1784.
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118-11 7181642
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723-upcom I'll be in route to RAP.
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723, 1643.
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723, 1643.
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718, who's RAPE?
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Everything looks normal from now with us.
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We didn't get the name of the person but it's an employee from the restaurant. The vents, they believe it could possibly be the furnace, but they're unsure.
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Everyone is evacuating.
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Engine 9-1, did you copy?
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I want to copy.
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1644.
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Come, engine one and aid water en route.
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Engine one, aid one in route 1644.
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Three, come.
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Seven tree.
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No self-shilling, they say it was underneath the restaurant.
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Two-five.
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3645.
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Com engine one.
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Engine one.
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Engine one's on scene near Adams St.
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With a small, single story,
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restaurant building with nothing showing. We'll be investigating the offensive strategy and engine one is Adams command.
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Engine 1 on scene with a small, single-story restaurant, nothing showing, investigating in the offensive, establishing Adams' command, 1646.
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Copy shutting down Adams.
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Copy shutting down Adams, 1646.
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7-2-3, 1646.
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At 8-1, level 1.
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81, level 1, 1646.
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Can you have ground at service.
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Jeff Tom, Adams, Command.
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Adams Command.
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360-compan. We have a lookout basin with two stories on the Charlie side.
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Engine 1 will be opposite-side accountability.
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We're continuing to investigate the offensive strategy.
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6 is complete with the lookout basement two stories from the Charlie side engine one has alpha side accountability continuing in the to investigate in the offensive strategy 1647
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Aid one is investigating on the interior structure and engine one is the two out.
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Command, I heard that aid one will be investigating the interior.
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Can you confirm engine one is what?
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Engine one will be the two out.
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Also we'll have three as well.
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Engine 1, you're mostly static. It's hard to read.
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Yep, on command, radio check.
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Command, that is much better.
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Aid 1 is investigating on the interior structure.
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Engine 1 is the 2 out on the opposite side. We also have Adam C's truck.
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AID1 investigating the interior, engine 1 is 2 out, also has Adam Street block 1649.
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Joe Tom, Battalion 11 is establishing his on scene and command Battalion 11.
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Go ahead.
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I copy A1,
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investigating the basement and got engine 1 through 2 out. That's correct you can't.
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That's correct. We do have a smell inside the structure.
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And we'll have to check in with 8-1 on there, Kemp.
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Greatly. I'll take it from here and we'll switch our operations to TAC-2, PORN on TAC-2.
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T-COM COPDES operations are switching to TAC-2-1650.
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...com Atom's command.
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I'm just planned.
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Go ahead and reduce the alarm. Continue engine two.
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All others incoming can go available. Let's see a chimney that has come off the boiler and no active fire. 5-7-1651.
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All other incoming can stand down a possible chimney off the boiler. No active fire, 1651.
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Location mentioned:
Near Adams St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
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