Fire alarm triggers evacuation in apartment building, Ellicott City MD
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm sounded in a five-story apartment building at 4401 Charles Vaughan Ct, leading to evacuation. Fire crews investigated the building but found no visible fire or hazards. The alarm was from a carbon monoxide detector. Evacuation was ongoing during the assessment, and no signs of danger were confirmed.
Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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engine nine one power engine nine one we're going to be staged prior to the building in the area of 8806
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I got a five-story mid-rise, I have an audible alarm from the site Delta.
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Engine 9-1, I'll have the command.
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We'll be investigating.
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I have my first special service up to assist with the investigation and have everyone else staged for now on driver.
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Sorry, Jack.
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Engine 9-1, one-themed, five-story mid-rise, audible alarm.
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First special service.
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between 911 and all others can stage at 1920.
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1920.
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If you want to command.
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911, Howard, if I haven't already, 911 is going to be the command.
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Command, go ahead, safety one.
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completed the 360.
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You have four stories, wood frame above a single-story, partially below-ground parking garage, if nothing evident on all sides.
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Evacuations still underway.
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2-2 respond 4401.
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Charles Vaughan Ct for a CO detector sounding.
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Respond on Alpha 2, 1921.
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The 2-1 on locations, Paging.
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Anna Howard.
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Command. Crew from 9-1 is entering with 3-side Alpha to begin the investigation.
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Good night scene, sir.
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Safety 1 in command.
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Command. Command, go ahead, safety 1.
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Safety 1. The building does have natural gas service.
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Individual meters are located on...
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Make 8.5, respond, 10,672, Hillington Road for Animal Bight, respond on Alpha 2, 1922.
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Command is okay, gas meters, site Charlie.
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Tanya ones arrive.
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It's going to be 4401 Charles Vaughan Ct.
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It's going to be for a serial detector activation.
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They are evacuated in the house.
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1923. 8-5, you're in a beer spotting, 10,000, 672, Hillingdon, Rood.
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It's going to be for, check-up after a dog, place, 59-year-old male.
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The patient is outside.
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1923.
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Sixth of the Howard Pires off.
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Harris, Rick, 1923.
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Command. No orders and no reading so far on the first floor in the area of 103 and 505, which is working on making access to this park for now.
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1924. Command, it's our test.
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Go ahead.
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When you come up to assist, can you bring tubing? We can get it under these doors just to check before we get a key?
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Yeah, we have a leak in tour too.
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It's okay. Safety one in command.
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Okay, safety one.
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What quadrants are all rooms in? I can use the laser meter to see if I can get it from the outside.
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Okay, safety one, the rooms in question are going to be the first quadrant, which is 103,
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and then 105 is going to be in between the first and second.
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Okay, so quadrant one and in between quadrants one and two, I'm working on it next.
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May is okay.
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The Italian want to come here.
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May I go ahead, Italian one.
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I'm on location.
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You want me to go ahead and take it if you join your crew.
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And I'd like to get somebody in that parking garage underneath you.
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Okay,
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I'm going to get you're working in Quadrant.
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Just let me know the apartments that you're currently checking.
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We've currently checked 106, no orders, no readings, working on making access to 105 and 103 currently.
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I've got one of my firefighters walking out to try and get a key.
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Okay, I'm direct.
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You're going to utilize Tower 10 with you, or you're sending them in a different direction.
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Now I'm on a command.
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Power Ken Shrews walking up with us now.
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Okay, that's right.
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The Italian one, Howard.
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The Italian one.
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8820, Shining Ocean's Way, I'll have to command.
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Four-story apartment complex.
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Crews are currently working.
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An investigative mode.
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Location mentioned:
Near Charles Vaughan Ct, Ellicott City, MD 21043
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