Electrical fire reported in office building unit 320, Kensington MD
Fire & ArsonA fire was reported in unit 320 of a commercial office building at 10401 Connecticut Ave. The fire was caused by a power strip plugged into a floor outlet. Smoke was present but no active fire after the power source was isolated. Fire units conducted smoke removal and inspected electrical panels. Occupants were evacuated and checked for injuries. The building includes four stories with underground parking.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
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Transcript:
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Attention,
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Paramedic Engine 705, Battalion 704, responding for the building fire, DCTGM building, reported electrical fire in unit 320.
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And four is good.
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I met a vision 705 on the scene. We have my own hybrid,
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Alpha Delta corner, four-story,
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office type.
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We do have a lower level underground parking also.
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We'll be operating and taking the stairs third floor.
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The building is two large for 360 and stand by for us, sir.
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Not firm, it's okay, private engine 7 to 5, then we have dropped the ridge.
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18 to 5, are you positioned on Knowles or on the Warner Street side?
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So on Knowles and Connecticut.
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Got that Lonehydrite right on the corner.
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Copy 18 to 20, picking up at (number withheld) Warner Street, going to the back.
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Copy 3812.
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Okay, G875. Okay, G775.
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I'm at Tender 705 with a pack-up command.
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We're going to be using the hot.
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I'm sorry, the stairwell.
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No, for problems.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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DEC705 of the National Command.
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Again, you're 7.05.
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Confirming unit 320.
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We have a power strip.
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Right now,
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I'll take a power service. Our special service,
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there's smoke removal.
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Chief Sennelified to Tactical Command Air Medicaid in Sinal 5. I'll go ahead and take it from you. I'm direct on all your reports.
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Continue to responding (number withheld) Connecticut Avenue.
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Got a four-story commercial office building with underground parking.
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operating right out of permanent engine, 05, and aerial tower 17 for flames from a outlet.
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Radio Unstake your sound fusion and exactly stage.
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Oh, it's now the station a terminal post in my vehicle,
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Friday.
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permit again 705. I'm going to go ahead and make you the Division 3 supervisor be yourself in Tower 718.
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And do you have any status of occupants?
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Division 3 to command.
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Go ahead, Division 3.
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All right, confirming 320 was a power strip plugged into a floor outlet,
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then isolated.
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Just try to confirm, see how we're going to move a little bit of this smoke.
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Building system occupants that they activated it, however, I do not have an activated alarm in the building.
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Just had one of the units, check the most care panel on that backside.
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And do you have any concerns with patients when you're needing the EMS?
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We're in Division 3.
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Anybody outside who have activated.
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But again,
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just a minor smoke unit 320.
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And command the rest is clock 742.
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Go and try to make it a tough number.
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What utilities you want to control?
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Come on,
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I look for the main panel right now.
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It was a power strip into a floor outlet and that's been isolated.
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Everybody can't just 718 to command.
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Go ahead.
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Couple things.
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Six stories in the rear, bottom two being a parking garage.
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Nothing evident.
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The lowest level is clear.
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I'm currently on the back deck on side, Charlie, with a bunch of the evacuated occupants check-in for injuries.
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Bobby, let me know he need the EMF unit back there.
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I'm driving.
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Ronald Gregory, Command, it has been 10 minutes of dispatch.
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All right, Mike, I just have a birthday command.
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We're established the AB Corps.
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It's going to be theirself, rushing spot 7.1, Bravo,
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Truck 706,
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and the 7.2 top the ALF 742.
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Division 3, command.
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Go ahead, Division 3.
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Occupants,
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if anybody has keys.
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Again, isolated through the power strip, however,
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some of the doors on this floor are locked, just to try to find an electrical panel, see if something trips.
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I copy all work on that for you, Command Team Paramedic Edm 1718, any of those documents like they're a building manager or maintenance.
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Location mentioned:
Near Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD 20895
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