Smoke and electrical odor reported in residential fire, Rehoboth Beach DE
Fire crews responded to a residential fire near Kingsbridge Road in Rehoboth Beach after homeowners reported visible smoke from light fixtures and a strong electrical burning odor. Firefighters secured the electrical panels and investigated the source in a large two and a half story house.
Audio|Source: Sussex County Fire and Seaford Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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86,
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residential structure fire near Kingsbridge Road, near Rehoboth Beach, not Country Club.
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86, residential structure fire near Kingsbridge Road,
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Rehoboth Beach near Country Club, 2116.
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Eighty-six-eight, deputy.
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Copy 868, 2118.
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34 responding.
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Copy 8634. 36-34.
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15 respond.
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Copy 15, 2118. Units responding near Kingsbridge Road, near Rehoboth Beach near Country Club.
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Callers advising they just recently came home, turned on the lights, there is visible smoke now coming from the light fixtures.
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I'll be on location in the corner of Sherbourne and Kingsbridge as a higher.
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Deputy Ruella.
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Olive Command,
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a strong odor of electrical in the house.
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No smoke visible.
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You check them out. It's a very large two and a half story structure.
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Copy deputy 6,
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2122.2.
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We're secured at the electrical panels in the garage.
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Copy to the 806.
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We're headed for RET 866, 21, free. The 866, 21, 3.
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The 866, 21, 23.
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Three.
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Three, twenty one twenty one twenty four.
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Row fifteen is on location.
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W15, twenty one twenty four.
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Engine five, nineteen and four.
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Copy 86.519 of 4.
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2124.
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Get the first engine to come right down to the house, stop short of the house. Second engine is going to back down.
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Take the on, correct.
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360 complete nothing shown all the way on.
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Copy, Justice. Fast command of the interior.
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Yeah,
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the 15 is you copy.
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Negative.
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I'm going to pass command to you all the interior.
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All right, copy.
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What do you need with thermal imaging?
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That's correct. I've got mine in here at this time strong loader of Electro.
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And again, I do have the electric secured at the boxes in the garage.
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Copy.
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Now respondent and crew is right.
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Power 86, 2126.
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86-37 responding.
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Top 8637.
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Cap,
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where do you want the interior crews come in? I got two of the ambulance guys geared up.
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One's in the garage.
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Yeah, I haven't come in the garage. Those are the owners out front in the driver.
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All right, copy.
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You got Joe coming in and...
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Should have Arbini.
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Engine Knight is on the left-hand side. Pull up.
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Pass the dumpster. So we can get the ladder and we can't pull up as far as you can.
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Near Kingsbridge Rd, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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