Residential fire alarm triggered by electrical smell, Hillsborough NC
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a residence near Lawrence Rd due to smoke detectors activating. The caller smelled an electrical odor and some smoke but saw no visible smoke. The caller believes the alarm was caused by turning on the heating system and requested a non-emergency check. The caller stayed outside until fire units arrived.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Battalion 204, Engine 231, near Lawrence Rd, Residential Fire Alarm, Battalion 204, Engine 231,
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near Lawrence Rd,
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Residential Fire Alarm, Cross Truj P...EF7US 70, U.S. 70, U.S. 70, Ops 2[1], timeout 0543.453.
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And it's 231 in round.
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Ground at 544.
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231. The caller advised the smoke detectors were going off. He could smell an electrical smell, some type of smoke in the residence, but did not see any smoke. They're going to remain outside until units arrive.
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231. The caller called back advice, he thinks the alarm set off when he turned on the heat.
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He requested someone to come and check non-emergency is fine.
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31, you can reduce.
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That's going to be from the heat.
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He should be on Ops 2[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (radio channel assignment)
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Location mentioned:
Near Lawrence Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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