Burning odor from hot water heater at single-family home, Odenton MD
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a reported burning odor near Bruce Ave. Investigation found no gas leak, only a burning smell from the hot water heater. No fire or hazardous gas was detected. Units secured the water heater and cleared the scene.
Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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211 to file on.
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I believe this call's already handled by units from BWI.
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221 and Azure 201 are going available.
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Okay, going available in J.
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211. With VIR, get a single story type 5, being in contact with the E Home Enter now.
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Stand by for the 360[1]. A Rescue Engine 28, 1, 360[1],000 through the 360, single story all the way around, on a slab.
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We make an entry East Side Alpha investigation.
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How many you're entering with?
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Be entering with two.
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You can go ahead and the verse 228 with command.
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Angel 1113 is on location.
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The location engine 1113.
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The 292 is on location.
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I have the roadlocked off at near Bruce Ave just before St Andrew's Road.
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Andrew's Road.
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Risk Region 28, I have your BIR and 3060 as a one-story on a slab all the way around with nothing evident, you're inside alpha to investigate with two.
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Is that correct? That's correct.
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We have zero readings at the water heater.
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You do have a slight odor.
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It smells like the heating element and the hot water heater.
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One else, I don't have any gas readings at all.
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Okay,
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the Tion 4 is going to have near Bruce Ave Command.
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Command of Italian G4.
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Command arrest engine 28.
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Did you check at the source from utilities and also what do the helmet say?
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I'm going to revise that he lost hot water.
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He has an odor.
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We don't have an odor of gas.
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We do have a slate burning odor from the hot water heater,
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but no odor of gas or readings on our instruments.
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The reins on two problems.
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Okay, continue to investigate the rest of the dwelling and also check the utilities outside.
01:43
Rescue is one of your cars.
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Engine 113 to file in.
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5100 has been established a truck 28 of 4.
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I copy. Engine 511.
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Okay.
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Fresh the engine 28, X&E, side alpha, let's just check the outside meters.
01:57
Zero readings throughout the whole house.
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Okay. Do you don't have anything at the meter and you have a burning smell only at the water heater? We can go ahead and secure that.
02:07
Callers located at the bus stop.
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I copy at the bus stop.
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Restu engine 28 command.
02:11
We had zero readings at computers.
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We're going to be entering side alpha with the homeowner to secure the hot water heater.
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Okay. I'm in Hollywood just you and truck 28.
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Rest union 28 copies.
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Near Bruce Ave, command, a fire alarm for final update.
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Command.
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On Box 2804, near Bruce Ave.
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Units investigated a one-story type 5, single-family dwelling on a slab.
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The homeowner reported they lost.
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water and lost hot water and had a smell of gas at the water heater.
02:42
On investigation, they had a burning smell, but not a gas smell.
02:44
There's zero readings and zero odors present in the home.
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Rest in 28 and truck 28 are going to go ahead and secure the water heater.
02:51
There are many minutes going to go available when ready.
02:53
I'll be canceling command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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360: Complete 360-degree size-up/walk-around of the structure for hazards and conditions
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Location mentioned:
Near Bruce Ave, Odenton, MD 21113
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