Fire alarm at large church caused by wood stove malfunction, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire alarm at a large two-story church near Westover Drive was caused by a malfunction in a homemade wood stove inside the building.
Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
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03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine one, engine 13 on fire too.
00:07
Engine one, engine 13.
00:11
Battalion Two, Squad One, Ladder One, Engine Seven, Engine Two.
00:16
Would you meet me near Westover Drive with a vehicle parked in the road? Battalion Two, Squad One, Ladder One, Engine Seven, Engine Two.
00:26
One-zero North Liberty Street.
00:28
Fire alarm.
00:30
East Chestnut Street and Broad Street.
00:32
On fire three.
00:38
Two patients from Peak Nine.
00:41
Chief Nine.
00:43
I'll respond in place of the time during a fire along Liberty Street.
00:48
Okay, Chief Nine, 1520 Battalion Two, do you copy?
00:52
Copy direct, thank you.
00:58
Battalion Two's in service.
01:01
1521.
01:07
Engine One, hold right there.
01:12
Engine seven.
01:15
Engine seven.
01:18
Seven's on scene of a large two-story church, nothing showing.
01:23
Seven will be out to investigate, hold the assignment.
01:26
This will be St. Mark's command.
01:29
On scene, large two-story church, nothing showing.
01:32
All tanks, hold the assignment, establishing command.
01:35
1522.
01:41
Squad one from command.
01:46
This is call one, go ahead.
01:49
Cancel that, we were able to make access.
01:54
Squad One copies.
02:00
Squad One's level one at the hydrant.
02:03
Squad one, 1523.
02:11
Coms from St.
02:12
Mark's, man.
02:15
Great command.
02:17
Appears to be a malfunction.
02:19
You can cancel the assignment with the exceptional status.
02:23
Copy malfunction.
02:25
Cancel assignment with engine section of engine seven.
02:29
Chief nine needs two ladder one squad one in turn service 1524.
02:36
This is Battalion One.
02:39
Battalion One.
02:42
Looks like this is confined to a homemade wood stove.
02:46
Would you get me FM 10 out here, please? And I'm going to keep one of the units.
02:50
The other's going to go back in service.
02:54
Okay, what address yet, sir?
02:59
I think it's near Westover.
03:01
It's right across from 215.
03:07
Okay.
03:09
FM 10, party dispatch.
03:11
Thank you, sir.
03:13
Go ahead.
03:17
Battalion 1 has found the location of this.
03:23
On Westover, requesting you to come there too.
03:27
They're at across from 215 Westover Drive.
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Location mentioned:
Westover Dr, Asheville, NC 28801
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