Smoke odor reported after heat turned on in apartment, Pelham NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/17/2025 05:40 AM

Near Highland Ave, Pelham, NH 03076

Fire and emergency units responded to an apartment near Highland Avenue, unit four, after a report of smoke odor following the heat being turned on. The odor disappeared after the heat was turned off. No visible fire or active hazard was found during the investigation.

Audio|Source: Pelham Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Car one, engine one, ladder four, ladder three,

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engine two, medic one,

00:07

near Highland Avenue, unit four,

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for an odor smoke in a building.

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It's car one, engine one, ladder four, ladder three,

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engine two, medic one,

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near Highland Avenue, unit four for an odorism open a building.

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South Avenue and Highland Corcorid 143H 841.

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And he's responding engine one, ladder four, ladder three engine two, medic one yourself.

00:38

A Highland Avenue, unit four, single call reported turning the heat on and odor of smoke in the unit there.

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They set upon shutting the heat off,

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the odor dissipated.

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K-2, Hound Avenue, Uniform.

01:07

You could just pre-alertz over the air, please.

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Receive, pre-alerts over there.

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Salem,

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command.

01:21

All right, sir.

01:24

Under control packaging for LULF.

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Receive under control back, Team 4.

01:34

The same, two-story mobile family.

01:38

Nothing sure.

01:39

Call off command.

01:41

Carly on team. Two-story multi-family, nothing showing you off-command.

01:47

What unit was out again?

01:50

Unit number four,

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Rates, K2, you're on the scene.

01:54

Perfect.

01:56

Injointed investigation unit four looks like it's on the L portion of the building.

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Jason, you're going for him.

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Engine one on scene.

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Medical one on scene.

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