Smoke odor investigated in apartment building hallway, Arapahoe County CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an apartment building after reports of smoke and haze in the hallway near an apartment unit. Upon investigation, they found a light haze and smoke odor likely from cooking. There was no active fire and the smoke was dissipating. The crews began ventilating the stairwells to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Power 34 Otor Investigation Map page W-29B-9375 Station Street Power 34 odor investigation
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Engine 44, District 1, Channel SMFOPS 3, Smoke Investigation Inside, Map page W29B 9375, Station Street Engine 44, District 1, Channel SMFOps 3, Smoke Investigation Inside
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Engine 17, Medic 34, Medical Assist, Map page, W-29B-9402, East Winding Hill Avenue.
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Engine 17, Medic 34, Medical Assist
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District 1, District 1, Dispitch
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Chief URP is calling from apartment 227. They're reporting a haze of smoke and odor of smoke in the hallway outside that unit.
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Current winds out of the southwest, up to two. Evaxman advice.
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Copy smoking Q227, thanks.
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2150.
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Med1, Medical Assist, map page W-29B-9402, East Winding Hill Avenue.
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Med1, Medical Assist.
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Just match to out with 34.
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34 is on scene, four-story, multi-family.
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Center hall, nothing showing will be investigating.
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Tower 34, okay, I'm seeing four-story multi-center hall, nothing's showing, your offensive vest getting 2151.
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This batch district ones on scene off in command will be an offensive strategy. I'll be on the opposite side in my car.
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Chief, you're in command, offensive in your car. Alviside, 2152.
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Med1 this time.
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Med1.
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Med1. When you're responding on a 37-year-old male.
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Conscious in breathing with a lower GI bleed after a procedure.
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Med1, copies.
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2152.
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Engine 44, you got a plug right in front of the front door in front of me. You guys can,
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level one there for now.
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Agent 44, copy is level one with the plug in front you.
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Dan from Tower 34 Alpha.
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Go ahead.
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Could you have a slight haze home floor queue appears to be kicking smoke for some investigating?
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Light haze smells like cooking smoke because you're investigating.
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And 34 alpha command.
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Go ahead.
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Is that main entrance going to be the best for fire attack?
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Any firm a minute.
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Stop.
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Engine 44, Command.
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Why don't you guys,
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yeah, if you can squeeze by the tower, that'd be good. If not, just come around again from the north.
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Stop.
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Okay.
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Found the unit, but the smoke is dissipating.
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We're going to start to open up the stairwells for ventilation.
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Nothing sounds.
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Is there any smoke on floor one?
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Not when we came in, but I have a crew going up the floor three to double check right now.
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Transporting line. All right, yeah, let's start checking that all floors and starting knocking on doors. I'd like to find the source.
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Arapahoe County, CO
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