Electrical panel overheats causing odor at residential property, Chesapeake VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a residence near Mandock Street after reports of a strong electrical odor. Thermal imaging showed high temperatures at the electrical panel, which dropped after disconnecting the solar panels. No active fire was found. Dominion Energy is en route to assess the electrical system for hazards.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
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Ingen 8, and minute 9, Charles, Alpha[1], 1404, near Mandock Street, Prime Out, 0253.
00:08
Engine 8-109 response to District 902, 1404 near Mandock Street for a stinking odor, timeout is 0253.
00:19
On the top set.
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Medi 12, Alpha[1] Bravo[2], 3909, North Road, timeout, 0253.
00:27
Cetectual response district 1105, 3909 at north of Croix for abdominal pain, timeout is 0254.
00:36
It's warmer the touch, visible on the tick, probably 85 on the outside.
00:40
Engine 7, and Medic 7.
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Chest pain, 1213, Indian Creek Road, timeout, 0254.
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1.3, Indian Creek Road, parking ball brush road for chest pain.
00:58
6. Chesapeake to me.
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And then 7.M.
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At least 7.
01:02
Respond to District 701.
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1213, Indian Creek Road, crossing wall, bush road for Ossetown is 0-B55.
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Come here, Chesapeake.
01:11
We can clear all units with the exception of the Type 3, Engine 10, and Ladder 10.
01:15
Clear all units.
01:16
It's set for Battalion 3, Engine 10, and Ladderton,
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255.
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Engine 12, Trustee.
01:22
Engine 12. Engine 12.
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Anguil is available for thatcom private.
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Okay, zero to fifty-six.
01:30
Did you want to keep the intact,
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channel?
01:32
Yes, please. Just be copied.
01:33
Medi-Knot-Six.
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Pedicont. I shall in general.
01:35
The command, we secured the power from the solar.
01:38
Engine 9 is available.
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I want to put them on this call and clear 8.
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That's why you're going.
01:43
Service or electrical service.
01:45
Affirmative. Medicine, Engine 9 was already at Jolliffe Road, so that's why he is being just out to be the closer unit.
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I got me.
01:55
They can go because we may have to pull the meter on this home and have them have the electrical system evaluate it and red tags.
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Medi 10, Medi 12.
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What's your location? Check it ready to exit on dock landing.
02:10
Got it.
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Agent Tame the command.
02:15
Also, the crawl space was clear.
02:17
Okay, all clear in a crawl space.
02:18
If you would, go ahead take your thermal image or go over to where there's a bathroom on the first floor.
02:24
That's where they report smelling the odor the most is in that area.
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Okay, and copy.
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First floor bathroom.
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Latyrton command.
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Come in a letter, Tim.
02:34
We're at the first floor bathroom.
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It's all clear.
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Good copy. All clear on the first floor bathroom.
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Contain the commandment.
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Commit, there's you, Tim.
02:41
I got up with Ladder 10 and we're confident that the problem is going to be at the electrical panel.
02:48
We've got high temps up in there about 120.
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It looked like it went down after we secured the power from the solar panel.
02:54
Okay, you're confident the source of the odors in the service panel and the temperatures drop since you disconnected the solar panels.
03:03
We do have a dominion energy is responding.
03:06
It looks like to probably be another 15, 20 minutes.
03:08
I'll go ahead make this a non-monitor attack channel and transfer to command back to you.
Police codes explained
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Alpha: EMS response level for less serious events
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Bravo: EMS response level for routine medical calls
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