Smoke investigation finds rooftop HVAC issue at office building, Lake Arbor MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews investigated smoke and odor in a four-story office building near Medical Center Drive and Lottsford Road. Maintenance confirmed rooftop HVAC units as the likely source and secured them before ventilating the building.
Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:26
Transcript:
00:00
I have second due to take the hydrant the cover of Lodzford and Medical Center.
00:04
We're going to hand jacket there.
00:06
Tomontzine, Alpha, Side, with the connections.
00:10
Four-story office building up the minute of the investigating attack command.
00:14
We have second due to take the connection to the Medical Center Drive and Lottsford Road.
00:20
And Jimmy Joseph is how you do it?
00:22
And Jada, next copy.
00:23
You're on-team side also a four-story with nothing evident.
00:26
You have to have full command.
00:29
Tch881 on scene with command.
00:31
Tchaquist 81 on scene with command.
00:34
Rangue 8.6 on scene with 461.
00:37
And command is 46.
00:39
Your 360 is complete.
00:41
There's nothing other than.
00:44
46 commands.
00:45
46 commands.
00:46
Good.
00:51
Welcome to the annunciator panel.
00:53
I'm very smoking the lobby.
00:56
I'm getting reports smoking up there before as well.
00:58
We're going to check all the floors.
01:00
I can't pocket source yet.
01:03
Okay. Are you comfortable operating 2-1-2?
01:06
That's correct.
01:08
Command, same command union.
01:11
Permanent engine 846, engineer 6.
01:14
Truck 833 and truck 8.2.
01:18
I operate all other can see in the parking lot.
01:24
The engine 837.
01:26
Have the connections.
01:27
We'll be power drive, size, building B,
01:30
and have that pattern over.
01:32
In 46, command.
01:35
Okay.
01:36
There's an odor and light haze on all four floors.
01:39
I suspect it's going to be HVAC related.
01:42
Okay. Okay.
01:44
Two and thirty bear here, we'll be checked out.
01:49
Does this have one main bear roll or two?
01:53
There's two stairwells.
01:56
Brow and Yelta.
02:36
46, command, maintenance set off the ventilation system in 33 is going up through a roof hatch to check the H-track unit.
02:48
Command 46, once we find the fourth, are you going to need any ventilation?
02:52
That's correct, we'll need ventilation, at least in the lobby in the third floor.
02:56
That's where it's the biggest system is.
02:59
Truck 32 is.
03:01
Okay.
03:02
All the rooftop units are previously secured by the building maintenance.
03:08
We don't have anything notable up here, but the building representative said he can turn them on to medallate the building.
03:15
If he does that, we don't have any more smoke built up, I guess we'll just call it the rooftop units.
03:22
All right,
03:25
let's have them do that.
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Location mentioned:
Lottsford Rd & Medical Center Dr, Lake Arbor, MD 20774
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