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No fire found in apartment building after odor reportGermantown MD

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audio iconFire & Arson
Middlebrook Road & Frederick Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

According to the dispatch call, fire and odor investigation at a residential apartment building near Middlebrook Road and Frederick Road in Germantown, Maryland. Firefighters found no evidence of fire and determined the smell came from food in apartment 121.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A1 Ops 1
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02:25
Transcript:
00:00
One, thumbs over the wheel, BLS response, Frederick Road, Middlebrook Road, 1737.
00:04
Engine 732, Montgomery, I'm on the scene.
00:11
Box door, residential,
00:13
parma filling.
00:14
The building is not being evacuated.
00:20
Okay, June 732 on the scene at 1737.
00:26
63 Bravo and trucks already wanting to tackle stage while we investigate.
00:34
Engine 715 Bravo on scene.
00:36
We've got a 6-3 residential apartment building with no evidence on sign alpha.
00:41
Copy - Eye has been best case.
00:45
Okay, engine 7 and 5 Bravo on the scene with nothing other 17 to 8.
00:54
Agent 7.5, Rob Montgomery.
00:56
Can you have the calling party come to the lobby or is there in a specific apartment?
01:04
Engine 715 Bravo, we'll attempt a call back.
01:07
We call her Div State.
01:08
They found out on 4 number 1.
01:13
Underwrite.
01:19
742 M1705 responding, trustee and a telephone response 1983 using Truro Avenue 1739.
01:29
Truck 734, my family.
01:31
Nothing found at the intersection.
01:32
Let's have anything further when you're going service.
01:37
Truck 734, nothing further, voicemail and callback.
01:40
AML 722 using the line service at 1740.
01:48
Truck, 725, Montgomery.
01:50
If you haven't already, you consider the truck transfer to my station.
01:57
Okay, truck 725.
02:00
1012 to Montgomery, we're okay.
02:04
Okay, on 722, Montgomery, we're okay.
02:10
2705 Bob almost that we're apparently odor of food and apartment 121 are investigating with the truck
02:22
W&10705 rather 1741

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Middlebrook Road & Frederick Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

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