Cooking smoke mistaken for structure fire at Gillian Square, Fairbanks AK
Fire & ArsonA structure fire was reported at Gillian Square near Davis Road, prompting evacuation. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke in the hallway but no flames. The incident was later confirmed to be caused by cooking smoke, not an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Battalion Chief 11, medic 2, medic 1, ladder 12, structure fire, echo response at Gillian Square Office near Davis Road, Operation on Tag 3.
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Italian Chief 11, medic two, medic one, ladder 12, structure fire, echo response at Gillian Square office.
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Near Davis Road, Operation on Pack 3.
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Shooting, engine 3.
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Engine 3.
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Do you have a building identify letter?
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Stand by.
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He is responding to Gillian Square.
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We had one caller on this reporting that he lives in the bottom floor of the Seas and Charlie building break.
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It's unknown where the smoke or flames are coming from.
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He just knows that the hallway is full of smoke.
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He's concerned that people aren't evacuating because the alarm isn't loud, per him.
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The time we're covering.
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Engine 3 platform go around.
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Pell to Fire and Rescue.
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EMS call see Charlie responses.
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Near Johnson Road for an overdose.
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Fort Wainwright Fire.
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Fire call.
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Delta response to near Davis for a structure fire.
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Offs on.
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C-TAC-3. CETA 3.
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You're on the long-1-1-1-1.
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Social Fire and Rescue, EMS call.
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See, Charlie 1-100, Johnson Road for an overdose.
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The Giant 1-Hen-G-1.
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We're going to go straight to the Shee Building.
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I copy. I'm going to grab keys.
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Copy, thank you.
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City, 1201.
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Fort Wingright Fire.
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Fire call. Delta response to near Davis Road for a mutual aid to...
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Fairbanks Fire for a reported structure fire.
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Off contact 3,
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1555.
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12-01.
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Thank you. We need to state for speaking.
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Dispatch, engine 92 is responding.
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Copy engine 92.
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908.
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908.
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Copy 908.
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City, engine 92 is responding.
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All UFD units, trains going across the tracks on the University Avenue.
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Engine 1's on scene three-story residential structure.
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We do have an evacuation in progress.
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No flames or smoke showing.
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We'll be investigating all units stage on arrival.
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Engine 1 will have Julian command.
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Copy engine 1 on scene of a three-story residential evacuation in progress.
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No flames, no smokes showing.
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Engine 1S. Command.
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City dispatch, Battalion, 9.8, responding.
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Copy Battalion 908.
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City, engine 92 is responding.
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Probably, engine 92 responding.
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City, 120, responding.
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City, 1205, is Tulsa going to be stationed for this call?
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City, platform clear you don't see.
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We're going to set up for a roof report.
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Stand by.
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Units, standby for the call takers update.
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You will need a stage.
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Ender one operator.
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Move over to the first pod.
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Copy the first pod.
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Do you need a line?
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All mutual aid units, you can downgrade.
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City, command, this appears to just be a cooking issue,
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no fire problem.
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Copy cooking issue, no fire problem.
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None way copies downgrade.
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Engine 92 copies downgrade.
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Sam, timeline.
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Go ahead.
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I got a silence for you.
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Let me know when you're ready for attempted restore and can we release mutually?
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Yeah, we can release them.
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We're going to have to clear on some smoke.
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There's definitely a lot of cooking smoke.
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Medic 121, City.
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Location mentioned:
Near Davis Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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