Smoke and fish odor reported in apartment hallway, West Des Moines IA


Fire alarms sounded in a three-story apartment building near Vista Drive, with reports of smoke and a strong fish smell in the hallway. Fire units responded and found no visible smoke on arrival. A resident possibly frying fish may have triggered the alarm.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Structure fire.
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Near Vista drive. Apartment 820. Engine 220. Ladder 215.
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Car 219. Ambulance 183.
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Car 199. Ladder.
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195. Engine 180. Structure fire, near Vista Drive. Apartment 820. Cross streets are 60th Street and 58 Street.
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On arrival, use, at 6.
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Timeout,
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2047.
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Units around to near Vista Drive, apartment 820. Callers are residents in the building and say that the fire alarms are going off on the second floor and say it's a little smoky in the hallway.
00:46
She believes there's a resident in this apartment number 820, frying fish, and they are ignoring the fire alarm. It is coming in as an emergent response.
00:55
Your winds are out of the north, and your hydrant is the closest one in front of building, 5801.
01:06
258, capture, up there.
01:08
At 2049?
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And it's tried after this near Vista Drive, just to clarify, our callers are going to be in that 820, and they're not sure what apartment is the problem on our callers now outside.
01:28
2.15 copies. Callers from 820 aren't sure of which department the problem is coming from. 20-50 hours.
01:42
Engine 220 from Weston.
01:48
Westcombe says engine 220 we are locked out of our MBB we don't have the call at all though we are en route.
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Copy I'll go ahead and show you that way and let me know and I'll keep your times too.
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Acknowledged thank you you bet it's 251.
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Verifying, do we have tax 6? Is that correct?
02:21
That is correct. You have tax 6 on arrival.
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Copy.
02:28
251.
02:34
We're out to near Vista Drive officer on St. Advise. There is no smoke visible on the second floor.
02:40
However, per the officer, there's a strong smell of fish.
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They're attempting contact to Department 824.
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And just 220 copies.
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We've arrived at three-story apartment building with nothing showing.
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And just 220 is going to pass command the ladder 215. We're going to be out to investigate on TAC 6.
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And can you show us arrived?
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You guys. I got John. The three-store apartment structure is nothing showing. And can 220 pass command a ladder 215?
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Going out on TAC 6 at 2053.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vista Dr Apt 820, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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