Smoke detected in trash chute of apartment building, Columbia MD


Firefighters responded to smoke detected inside the trash chute of an apartment building near Twin Rivers Road. Some charred debris was found at the chute's base. A sprinkler system had activated but there was no active fire or spread of flames. Multiple fire and emergency services units were present, and the situation was brought under control without injury.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
04:40
Transcript:
00:00
I got smoke from the trash you. Go ahead and upgrade this. We'll switch over for other one.
00:04
Can you fit the suspicious circumstance in pending and sending them out to the weapons value?
00:11
Okay.
00:12
Turn for. Okay.
00:19
ATV 4 to 4.1 are you behind the green ones?
00:26
Correct, we're on foot now.
00:29
I'm headed.
00:30
Okay, I'm a trail.
00:32
On 941,
00:34
please pull it off in two different groups.
00:37
Hired a truck, though.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:44
All units, copy a lookout for a motor vehicle violation, Baker 4B.
00:49
29 south passing exit 23 be on the lookout for a brown Toyota SUV swerving in and out of lanes. Burlington Tag (number withheld), last seen headed southbound on 29 passing exit 23 at 1154.
01:09
We had somebody on the phone with somebody with the patient.
01:13
They were saying that...
01:15
wherever the medic goes would be where the ATV deploys from. So wherever you think the best place for them to deploy from would be where we go back to them. Track 7, I'm sorry.
01:27
You can check with four or five. We were just going off the half the brine.
01:32
I copy. Smoke inside.
01:34
Do you want the toolbox?
01:36
That's correct. You just have the other command.
01:39
Okay, there with us down at the parking area.
01:42
Direct, I have U and 7-1[1] on location,
01:47
or dispatch and the rest now.
01:51
Go ahead.
01:53
Get the report right now.
01:59
David 41 for a fired department at this.
02:02
David 41 for a fired department assist. Couldn't copy.
02:04
2.41.
02:08
Adamton, channel for computer computer.
02:10
Go this channel.
02:12
Man, 71, I'm listening.
02:14
I didn't grab the knoxox. I didn't grab it. 10,100 Twin Rivers were smoking pot of the residents.
02:24
155.
02:25
4-1-4-5. Did you run in anybody that was with the caller? Can you just run a 29?
02:34
Upgrade a box alarm. Code 7-1[1]-1-1-2-1010-10-10-10-10-10-201-10-10-201-10-10-202-10-10-2-10-1-10-1-10-1-1-5-1-5-1-10, 10,000-1-1-5-10, 10,000-1-1-5.
02:56
Go ahead.
02:58
I'm right behind utility 4B.
03:01
Okay, was there anybody over there that was with the call or seen out? David 22 are you 10 for?
03:07
Yeah, I'm direct. Get an all clear up there.
03:10
I do have some charred up debris in the bottom of the trash shoot.
03:14
I imagine maybe some started free burning and tripped sprinkler.
03:18
Okay.
03:20
That's right.
03:21
Last name is (name withheld).
03:23
(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld),
03:27
first name of Richard, common spelling,
03:30
date of births, February 10th of 66, 21066.
03:37
Apparently, utility 4B is talking to a lady that was on the phone with the patient.
03:43
Bye.
03:45
Amanda, all I'm coming here, let's go ahead and track the week. She was talking to somebody with the patient.
03:52
She's saying it would be easiest to stage here and have the ATV go retrieve though.
03:56
So here down to the next address?
03:59
That's what she's saying, yes.
04:01
Ranger 9. Ranger 9.
04:03
Okay, 4-1, Rob, would you call?
04:06
I hear that tree about the engine and slide down to the next address.
04:09
Do you please hold me in service, forages, (number withheld), which I want to do.
04:14
4-1-Brow, copies.
04:16
Temple.
04:20
Engine 4-1, engine 2, engine 102, engine 101, engine 1-2, truck 2, tower 10,
04:26
75-1-14, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Emis 2 and Safety 1. Be advised, Truck 7, and Engine 7-1[1] are on location at near Twin Rivers Road.
04:34
with smoke from the trash chutes.
Police codes explained
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[1]
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