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Smoke reported but caused by car burnout, no fire foundDes Moines IA

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Near Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

Smoke was reported coming from an apartment building near Franklin Ave. Callers and firefighters smelled burning rubber and saw smoke. However, investigation showed that the smoke and smell came from a car doing a burnout near the building. There was no fire or hazard found.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Copy DC1, DC2, and all responding apparatus, it's near Franklin Ave, near Franklin Ave,
00:06
going to be building 42.
00:08
Callers and building next door so that they can see smoke coming out of the building and can smell possibly burning rubber.
00:15
The ones are going to be out of the west at 3.5. closest hydrant is going to be on 49th Street just southeast of this building.
00:25
DC-1-10.
00:31
Secretary's ride, nothing showing. We'll must be.
00:35
Copy.
00:39
Copy,
00:40
engine nine, I'll show you on CIMA and catch your traffic.
00:47
Engine 9, we're not catching your traffic at all.
00:54
Dispatch, engine 9's arrived, 2-story apartment complex, nothing shown from size AB and C.
01:02
Secures the Head Command to do an investigation.
01:05
Copy, engine 9, 2-story, nothing showing on AB or C sides.
01:13
Engine 5 is on the team.
01:15
We'll be assisting engine 9. Chuck and I, we're going to get out of your way so you can pull up there.
01:22
Medi-190-C?
01:25
Copy.
01:26
Truck 9-5.
01:28
Copy. C-1-1C,
01:35
just awaiting.
01:36
Investigation by N.
01:37
5-109.
01:40
Copy DC-1-D-E have command?
01:46
Sure, Alston, Pan.
01:53
Copy.
01:58
The board is on scene.
02:02
Copy.
02:06
Angel 1, Medics 7, NJ1, Medics 7,
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1611 27, 1611 27, 161127, 161127, Stratistic person, NJ1, Medicine, Response 3, Channel 2, 17, 21.
02:17
Dispatch engine 5, do you have traffic?
02:22
Negative or reaction, that'll keep.
02:26
Copy.
02:31
Dispatch engine 9.
02:35
Dispatch for it before.
02:37
Yeah,
02:42
we can ask for this stuff. I'll meet with you guys.
02:48
Medics 4, go ahead.
02:52
We're clearing the animal bite. You can put us on the Ramsey home. Uh,
02:56
Cole, be close to the seven.
02:57
Probably, Medi-Medic 7, Stain House. Medics 7, Stain House.
03:04
Series from Truck 9.
03:08
Go ahead.
03:13
Yeah, I've got a kid here who lives here.
03:15
He saw somebody in a car do a burnout in their car.
03:18
He can identify the car and he knows who the person is.
03:24
Copy that match with the smell of burning rubber and we have the burnt rubber on the ground here from a car doing a burnout. So I think we can send everybody back but engine nine.

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Near Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

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