Burning odor traced to rooftop hvac unit bearing, Needham MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a burning odor and light smoke at a building near Highland Avenue. The odor was traced to a failing bearing in a rooftop HVAC unit. Power was shut down and the property manager was notified.
Audio|Heard on: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
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04:25
Transcript:
00:00
Highland command of the fireline.
00:02
Highland Command.
00:06
We're investigating a burning odor in the building.
00:09
There was a light smoke condition prior to our arrival that it's been cleared.
00:13
Zero CO.
00:14
The odor smells like a belt from the rooftop unit, which we're investigating now.
00:19
You're investigating possible belt from a wind dock unit,
00:23
light smoke condition has dissipated.
00:28
The address is near Highland Ave.
00:31
The police are you clear.
00:38
Until a 556.
00:41
5.56. 5.6.
00:48
Go ahead.
00:52
I got an air handle up here.
00:53
It sounds like a smoke bearing.
00:55
No smoke, just a loud, loud barring out of it.
00:59
Okay, fine.
01:03
What?
01:06
Yes, I can shut it down.
01:10
Receive. Are you also able to set the gas off to it?
01:21
Negative on gas shut off, power down.
01:26
Recruit.
01:28
We've got a panel.
01:39
We've got a panel.
01:43
We've got a panel in here.
01:46
We've got a panel in here.
01:49
Alarm is showing smoke duct,
01:52
rooftop unit number three.
01:54
Do you want me to access this and silence it or acknowledge it?
02:00
All right affirmative.
02:02
If you can acknowledge and silence.
02:07
Quarter, 1033.
02:12
Near Highland Ave, silence.
02:15
Fire alarm.
02:16
Fire alarm.
02:19
We're a transport in the BI.
02:21
One is the BI.
02:26
544 to control
02:31
Do we have the local list on any of those two vehicles or contact numbers? That doesn't negative with start protection.
02:43
Roger, I have it, thank you.
02:55
We want to the PI on the ticket vendor.
03:01
Highland, command a fire alarm.
03:04
Is he advised the property manager is on scene?
03:11
Property manager on site. Property manager on check.
03:14
Command,
03:17
Agent 200.
03:26
Go up for 200.
03:31
Whenever you're all set, if you want to meet me by engine 2.
03:38
Received.
03:41
200, we're making a way back now.
03:52
Command Edge a few hundred.
04:06
Go ahead.
04:08
Are you on the roof?
04:11
Negative, we're at the A.B.
04:15
Corner,
04:16
property managers on the scene here.
04:22
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494
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