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Investigation finds no smoke or fire at Mechanicsville homeMechanicsville MD

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audio iconFire & Arson
Mechanicsville, MD 20659

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and emergency medical units responded to a report of smoke odor near Merrily Drive in Mechanicsville. Upon investigation, no smoke or fire was found and the call was determined to be of good intent.

Audio|Heard on: St. Mary's County Fire and EMS
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04:36
Transcript:
00:00
We had a resident call the firehouse.
00:05
Near Merrily Drive, odor of smoke in the residence reported.
00:09
All right, you can go to Swiss Out 7.
00:17
I'm playing in the St.
00:19
Perry. It's still as that's the case.
00:21
It's reported that load of us at this time.
00:29
Command, I'm correct.
00:31
Still investigating reporting no odor at this time.
00:45
Rebecca 703, near Merrily Drive for the air, smoking residence 7-3 is on the air responding.
00:51
Truck 7, take the tune.
00:52
It's 22 to respond.
00:53
... The basement.
00:54
Clear.
00:55
There's nothing enough.
00:56
Okay. Okay.
00:57
Okay. Okay.
00:58
Okay. Okay.
01:03
Man, right.
01:04
Basin.
01:10
Man, got four.
01:12
Through.
01:16
Go ahead, command.
01:20
Nothing evident up there, neither.
01:25
That's correct, nothing evident.
01:26
Where's out with one of public safety? He's trying to advise on what he actually smelled.
01:31
And we may even go back downstairs to investigate at the main entrance of the gym.
01:35
That's right.
01:52
Countable, before, after you checked it out, we're going to go with good intent.
01:55
Okay, no.
01:59
I'm direct, good intent.
02:00
We're on the way down.
02:06
Man, St. There is nothing found.
02:08
We'll go more to this good intent for that.
02:13
I'm direct fan.
02:15
No one of good intent, nothing sounds.
02:22
Time for two truck roll.
02:24
Tanger 22 to 6.
02:27
That's up.
02:34
There's a 41 U.
02:37
Go ahead.
02:42
Take your status, U.S.C.
02:46
Next-up, truck 3 is lying out at the end of the driveway.
02:54
Engine 73 laying out at the driveway.
02:58
You challenge in truck 3 or truck 7?
03:03
Truck 7 is hot.
03:06
You got old truck 7, or respond to the 4?
03:10
7.
03:12
Man to cap the floor.
03:14
Have you cleared the building?
03:19
Truck 7 is on 7.
03:28
Engine 73 is on the scene.
03:31
Two stories, single family, wood frame.
03:34
Got nothing evident, sides alpha, Bravo, Delta.
03:38
I'll be out doing a 360 and I'll establish the tactical plan.
03:44
I'll direct on seven three on scene, two story, single family, wood frame, nothing evident on side alpha, bravo, delta.
03:50
The establishing commands 22.56.
03:57
The same area is 3-6 is complete.
04:00
Two in the front, two in the rear.
04:01
House is on a crawl space.
04:03
Nothing ever on all four sides.
04:07
We're now operating with engine Sevenbury and trucks have when they arrive.
04:11
Everything else can level one stage.
04:19
On direct command, we have two in the front turning around and crawl and nothing evident all for a side to down with engines.
04:26
22 and truck seven all others can level to level one stage.
04:34
Andrew 22 is on scene with 7.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Concluded as Good Intent
  2. Basement and Final Checks
  3. HVAC and Area Checks
  4. Focused Investigation
  5. Building Search and Command Transfer
  6. Units Arrive and Begin Investigation
  7. Initial Dispatch and Response

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