Apartment fire caused by sparking water heater, Wichita KS


Firefighters responded to an apartment fire near West 27th St South apartment 102. The resident reported a sparking water heater causing smoke and a cloudy apartment atmosphere.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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Search check and appliance at near West 27th St South apartment, 102, Station 12.
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Engine 12 to check an appliance at near West 27th St South apartment 102.
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Near West 27th St South Apartment 102 to check an appliance.
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Engine 12, your map page 544444.
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Resource Battalion 4.
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Prairie one not breathing 6515 west 37th Street north station 13 and 33
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33
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Engine 13, engine 33 for Prattie 1, not breathing, 50,
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51,
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correction.
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6515, West 37th Street North, 6515, West 37th Street North for Prudy 1, not breathing.
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Engine 13, engine 33, your map page 5051.
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Resource will be signed for, if you have it.
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Yeah, Battalion 4.
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Can you call down a resource real quick?
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2.4.
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Engine 12, the calling party said that water heater is sparking. She thinks she can hear and smell the burn from the spark. Says it's from the bottom far east of the apartment.
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Says think it's smoking now. This is the whole apartment is cloudy.
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Engine 33, squad 33, CPR in progress.
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104, squad 33 something.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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were we disregarded or are we still on that alarm?
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104, squad 33 took it for you.
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104, thank you.
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Opposition 12, it looks like per battalion 4, this is getting balanced to an apartment fire.
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10-4[1], you got a tag channel for us? 10-4, you'll be on track 1.
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balancing check appliance to an apartment fire near West 27th St South apartment 102 stations 36 1 2 4 712 16 19 and 22
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Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 4. Engine 12, engine 19, engine 2, engine 4, mobile air 1, rehab 7, rescue 1, squad 19, squad 36, truck 2, truck 7,
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4, 25,
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Near West 27th St South apartment 102,
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Near West 27th St South apartment 102 for what is now an apartment fire.
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Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 4, engine 12, engine 19, engine 2, engine 4.
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Mobile Air 1, Rehab 7, Rescue 1, Squad 19, Squad 36, Truck 2, Truck 7.
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Your map page, 5444-4. Operate, Tack 1, on arrival.
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 27th St S Apt 102, Wichita, KS 67217
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