Broken sprinkler causes water leak in apartment building, Asheville NC
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a large apartment building on Gerber Road. No fire was found, but a resident reported a broken sprinkler system causing water flow in apartment (number withheld). The firefighters worked to shut off the water and prevent damage. The situation was under control with no fire present.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 3, Ladder 4, Engine 4, Engine 11 6-0 Gerber Road Fire alarm Battalion 3, Ladder 4, Engine 4, Engine 11 6-0 Gerber Road Fire alarm Fall Pippin Lane and Sweden Creek Road On Fire 2
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Communication, Digital Corps.
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Nature Force.
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On the scene of a mega four-story apartment building, we have nothing to show about the vast state office strategy.
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We'll be signed it.
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Engine 4 will have Gerber Road command.
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Cabin up Joe in investigating.
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Page 4vies, we have the resident of apartment (number withheld) call in and say that their sprinkler had bust.
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They are advising no fire, but they just need assistance with San.
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Page 4.5. Thank you.
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Feigerent 401 from Ladder 4-O-1.
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Go ahead, Ladder-4.
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You want us to come up and give you guys the system.
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We'll dive momentarily.
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If you can make your way to the riser room, I've got 4-0-2s on there as well, I'll like to know as far as water shut off.
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Cover that.
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Agent 402 from 401.
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Go ahead, sir.
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Have you made access into that riser room?
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Yes, sir, I'm in here.
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We don't have any water flow down here and we also, both our valves are sitting at, I'm sorry, gauges, they're sitting at ADPSI.
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Confident, let's go ahead and try to shut off that water.
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Gotcha.
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Agent's ladder 401 for Major 4.
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Go ahead for ladder 4.
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You guys will make your way to the third floor with some parts.
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Go ahead and just investigate that area.
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See if we have any kind of extension down into the third floor.
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It should be about the apartment 312.
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Copy third floor, apartment 312.
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Command from the 133.
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Are you in the problem apartment (number withheld)?
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That's where he was.
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We're just making a way to stairwell just see if we can isolate the specific four.
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I think we're just going to have to set off the entire riser to this building.
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10-4. So you have active water flow at (number withheld)?
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That's the fireman, active water flow in apartment (number withheld), that ladder for interrout of the third floor,
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see how much water.
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We did have water contained.
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Quad one, 7-2 Crestwood Road.
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Service call.
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Squad 1.
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7-2 Crestwood Road.
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Service call.
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Creswood Lane. Is it all I copy.
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Do we still need Agent 11 to continue for manpower?
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Wait until I get a assessment from ladder four on the third floor.
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Fourth floor looks like we're going to have it pretty well contained.
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I just want to confirm.
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Temple.
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Season 401 from 402.
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Go ahead, for us in two.
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I'll shut down water.
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Do you need me to drain the system.
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Here's more, go ahead and try to drain us if we get this water slowdown.
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Location mentioned:
Gerber Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
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