False alarm sparks gas heater scare in Waddell home, Maricopa County AZ
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of flames and an explosion behind a Waddell residence, with a caller spotting fire through a window. With initial fears of a structure fire, units investigated and found a gas type heating unit outside with no active fire, leading to a recall of most responding units.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Transcript:
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Battalion 830, Engine 833, Engine 837, Channel 5, Residential Structure, near North 172nd Drive,
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District 1003035, Patine 8303-8307, Channel 5.
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County Breathing, 546, South Country Club Drive, Unit 1003,0008, Engine 203, C-DEC 3.
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Along the side units, switch head over to Channel 10.
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Elliott Road southbound south of.
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Engine 38. C-Deck 8.
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C-Deck 8.
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The recorder of the miles is at 31.
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Bottom Company's battalion 830 en route.
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It's going to be behind the address near North 172nd drive.
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It's a single RP at this time.
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If I used to hear a loud explosion from behind their home, was able to see flames coming from a window.
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I'm able to ascertain exactly what was on fire.
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RP just called back.
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They believe it may now be a bonfire, but they're not entirely sure.
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Do you want to continue the response to us, sir?
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That's affirmative until we get somebody on, see?
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Alarm, copies, can you take you the balance?
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Alarm, copies, engine 837 and route on set, brake, alarm, engine 8337, and round on set, brake, confirm a year ago.
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833, we're going to help.
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What was the report?
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All-arm copies all units responding for reported structure fired near North 172nd drive.
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RP advising is going to be the home behind of that address.
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The single RP advising was able to see flames from the window, heard a loud explosion,
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disconnected and then called back and said it may have been a bonfire but they weren't able to tell from their location.
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Perfect time anybody can continue to balance this until units get on seat to assess.
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Bobby, Chief, you're going to have to flip around in that part, in that.
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Bye, Dylan.
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NCHO5.
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Amber Pitchie, please.
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The gas type heating unit, the exterior, the structure, the structure, myself an 833 can handle, you can recall to the rest of the unit.
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Battalion 830 on same gasl type heating unit exterior to the structure.
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Bataan 830 and engine 833 can handle recalling the balance break.
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All units excluding Bataan 830 and engine 833, you can go available.
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This time it's going to be a recall 1827.
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830 so cover the recall.
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Back to two.
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C-DEC-5, stroke, ambulance respond code 3, 215, north power load, unit 5236, engine 213, and medic 220, C-deck 5.
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This is just going to be a gas warming, fire, no fire emergency.
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Location mentioned:
N 172nd Dr, Waddell, AZ 85355
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