Malfunctioning fireplace causes chimney smoke in home, Advance NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a residential chimney fire near Lakeside Drive in Advance, NC. The incident involved light smoke in the basement and a malfunctioning fireplace. There was no active fire spread, and the house was not filled with smoke. Firefighters conducted an investigation and advised the homeowner to empty the fireplace.
Audio|Heard on: Davie County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Navy News, Station 12, Station 19, Station 24, Squad 81.
00:04
Stand by for the residential structure fire.
00:35
Navidu, Station 12, Station 19, Station 24, Squad 81.
00:39
Residential structure fire believed to be a chimney fire.
00:42
Near Lakeside Drive, between Underpass Road and River Road.
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Station 12, Station 19, Station 24, Squad 81.
00:53
Chimney fire, near Lakeside Drive, TAC1,0, Signing, Tach Channel,
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and 1240s are timeout.
01:02
Cangent 24 and out.
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Canging 24 and out.
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Squad 81 responding.
01:12
Squad 81 responding.
01:19
Squad 12 responding. Squad 12 responding.
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Squad 12 responding.
01:26
19 responded.
01:29
Tanker 19 responding.
01:35
Tanker 12 responding?
01:37
Tanker 12 responding.
01:43
Units responded to near Lakeside Drive.
01:47
Looks like your nearest hydrant is going to be underpass road.
01:51
Callers reporting there is smoke in the house and you hear is popping in the wall.
01:59
You can't quite go on that.
02:05
A lot of 12 isn't real.
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A 12 in a row.
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Tanker 12 and squad 12 on the scene.
02:14
Small single store rigid structure.
02:16
Good smoke comes from the chimney.
02:19
Both our team dispatch from Lake Saquimans, the operating investigation post.
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9108 and around.
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Squad 12, Tinker 12 on scene, 1908 and around.
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34 Dave, we're going to be out of Versailles.
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And the knowledge is 264-349.
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And three-sits complete, a walkout basement on the Charlie's side.
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Do appear to have a working chimney fire.
02:53
Homeowners on a roof spraying a water hose going to get him off.
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Man, squad 12, go ahead and go inside,
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see if you got in the firebox.
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Andrew 24 is level 1.
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Last unit.
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Andrew 24, level 1.
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Andrew 24, come on up.
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Give me a ladder to the roof,
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see what we got up top.
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You call on command.
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Yeah, I just spoke to the homeowner.
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She said the fire's coming from the fireplace in the basement.
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I'm making my way down right now.
03:46
No need to pull the line.
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I'm still investigating.
03:49
The house isn't smoked up at all.
03:51
All right, copy that.
03:54
I got 24 going to the roof and check the chimney up top.
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Ladder Coyles on the same.
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A ladder 12 on scene.
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I've got a light haze in the basement.
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I'm looking at the fireplace right now.
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The fire is still lit.
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I'm just thinking it's a malfunctioning fireplace.
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We can ask the homeowner when the last time she had a service.
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You can come down here and take a look at as you want.
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Copy that. Go ahead open that garage door.
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I'm going to get you some buckets down there.
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Just go ahead and empty the fireplace.
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Copy.
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Ladder 12.
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Go ahead.
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Tom,
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go ahead and dress out for me and come up and assist with interior investigation.
04:52
You can copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Lakeside Dr, Advance, NC 27006
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