Baseboard heater causes residential fire in Cumberland, Cumberland MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a residential house fire occurred near Furnace Street in Cumberland. The fire was caused by a baseboard electric heater on the second floor. All occupants were out safely. Fire units responded and secured the power; no active fire was found on arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Allegany County Fire
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04:47
Transcript:
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423 Furnace Street, residential house fire,
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two engines,
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truck at a company one,
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mineral engine 25, engine 8, truck 3, and Ameless 371, 423 Furnace Street, residential house fire,
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two engine and a truck at a company one,
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mineral engine 25, engine 8, truck 3, and Ameless 371, 1716.
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Hey, has got me-1-GIN, route.
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(number withheld).
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10-1[1], 1716, 423 for a street.
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I have a baseboard electric heater on fire in the second floor bedroom.
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Everybody's out.
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(number withheld).
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FSU is Simpson Hall, room 202.
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On a 20-year-old female, she's conscious alert breathing, complete of pain down the left side of her body, back, shoulders, and arms.
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Communications, we're calling engine 1-2 in Route Burner Street.
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We're redirecting.
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We're 519.
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Thank you, 1, 2017, 1717.
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Well, truck one in route.
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Three seven ones in route.
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Truck 1 at case 171717.
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Okay,
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1717.
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4-2-Route 3-71 chatting round 1717 switch over alpha record for robo 101 bravo 101 4 2 communication is captain on cason rail 423 Furnish tree I'm direct from the information here on fire and second floor page room mania one or 41717 1717 3 71s on bravo 101
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Thank you 1, truck 1.
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We're going to go up the traditional way.
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Do you want to go up corner street the wrong way?
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Truck 3 is your route.
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To ask her, that's what we're talking about.
01:47
We'll go the wrong way.
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Truck 3, okay, take 10-1[1].
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5-9-1. 5-1-1-1-1-1-1-17, 17-19.
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Communications Captain 1C is going to be on.
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I have a two-story, single-family,
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balloon frame,
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nothing of it, from the Alpha or the Bravo.
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I'll be out of Madonna 360.
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All right, your praise for me.
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Wayne, we're almost seen two-story blue frame, nothing other than Alpha Brava.
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Establish me about 17.20.
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Engine one, just throwing water supply on the corner.
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Truck 1 on scene, taking alpha.
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Thank you, all I'm seeing.
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Statuary water supply, truck one, unseen, alpha, 17, 20.
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Ambulance, 3-4-2 is, don't you see?
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3-4-2, 1720. 3-4-2, 17-20.
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Cig1, Command.
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Command, go ahead.
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Hold was just our units.
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We had no fire, just a hot baseboard this time.
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Okay, copy on us.
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Communications from partner and security command.
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Good.
03:05
Truck one, can we secure the power?
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We'll hold with ourselves.
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We steal the fire.
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No fire.
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It's okay, holding a company one units.
03:17
No fire. No fire, 7021.
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Allegheny, truck three's ready.
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Trout three, returning, 1721.
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Engine 1 from, yes, Radden.
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Nice, Megan, let's drop, stop and drop one.
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Okay.
03:43
Okay.
03:50
Okay, catch on the call, Target 3, case for a call for command, 1722.
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Ruck 1, Officer 1,
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I think I got the power off for you.
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Okay, yeah, looks like it stops shortening out.
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CETI show, 19-2 on location.
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One, two, and a C's 1722.
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Okay, that's 81 you need to all, correct?
04:17
One can you just stage your furnace in the valley? That's correct.
04:24
Probably that.
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Backsute.
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371, Roddenstein.
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371, 1743. 371, 1743.
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371, is there you where specifically you want to stage?
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Please, I'm just available on the screen for a little bit.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Unable to copy / weak signal
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Location mentioned:
Furnace St, Cumberland, MD 21502
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