Electrical short causes burning smell at strip mall store, Rio Linda CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of a burning electrical smell above a freezer inside a store in a strip mall near Elkhorn Boulevard. They found no visible fire or smoke but detected electrical arcing and flickering lights. The crew isolated the power to prevent further issues.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center (SRFECC)
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Transcript:
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PC5, PC7, engine 25, medic 625, engine 23, truck 23, engine 41, engine 24, truck 26, engine 32, hazmat 109, AC 24, Deacon 32, commercial structure, district 25.
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Near Elkhorn Boulevard PCC7 engine 25 medic 625 engine 23 truck 23 engine 41 engine 24 truck 26 engine 3 2 has net 1009 AC 24 decon 32 operations a 7 battalion 5's up on alpha 7 25 time 13 I'm heading your way
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Engine 75AWA2, District 75, East Laguna Court, Engine 75, Operations 83.
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Yeah, got by that.
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Looks like 26 just arrived on C.
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205-year-Simonth response.
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Meet five guys.
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It's on Alpha-7.
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And the 26 is on-team.
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We've got a large, one-story strip mall.
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This is going to be the safe way.
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Hopefully, the Metathout front said our best access can Charlie's side.
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So we're making our way to Charlie's side right now.
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We've got nothing showing from the Alpha Side.
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We'll give you nothing to get inside. 2013 start as such.
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Engine 25 is arriving on scene.
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We're going to the Charlie's side, Safeway.
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Do you know if the rear is open?
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30, go ahead. Titan 13. Would you like to be added to all port in place of a time 7?
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27, correction 25, engine 26.
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It sounds like they got some employees back here who are going to show us where this happens.
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Yeah, yeah, I'm hit that way.
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Battalion 7 to cancel.
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Hopper, he's off the 7.
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All right, 22205, 1055, natural.
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25 is in Charlie's side, nothing's showing.
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We are at the loading dock, and we're going to investigate and see if the doors are open.
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We have a hydrant owner in front of us.
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NGY105-1055 Natural at 1344-1344-1344.
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The gate's going to be AOR.
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Copy that. NG25 and NG 26 are both on scene.
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Inj 26, go ahead and assume command.
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The info is going to be at NG26 on the Charlie's side.
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We got our own water back here.
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Stand by for more info.
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25, let me know what you go when you get inside.
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Medicaid, ALR.
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NG 23 is on.
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Okay, five, copy. Fire dispatch.
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Goodbye. Class Year Irvine.
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Fire dispatched 5, engine 26, engine 25, unstein, nothing visible, investigating engine 26 in command.
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Type 5 and 26 engine 2 on scene, nothing visible, investigating engine 26 is command.
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Reggie 21 is seen.
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We'll be all in all in the airport investigation in Charlie's side.
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VanCobies Rescue 21 all into assist with investigation.
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Medi, get out of the way.
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Thank you.
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Page 25, command can report on conditions and such.
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N-66, other level 1, District 66, Allison Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, and N-66, Operations, A-3.
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Man, it's in 25.
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This is above a freezer unit inside.
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No fire, no, no,
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still, uh, they said it's still electrical buzzing.
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I don't hear anything.
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We're going to look for a panel.
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Shut down the power. I'm going to investigate.
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Two minute, Caldys.
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Truck 23 is on.
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Command[1] copies.
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Command[1], command, we need truck 23 to make the roof check things up there.
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Negative, this is between the freezer inside and the roof above those.
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There's no involvement or any kind of fire.
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Copy that. Command[1] 41 on scene station offset.
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Copy 21 station.
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Copy 21 stage. 24 stage. Product 26 on the internet station.
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Engine 54, Medical 8, District 9, 23rd Avenue and Flooring Perkins Road, Engine 50, Operation 3.
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1013 is on 10.
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I'll go ahead and take command.
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Command[1] Post been located on the Alpha site, where truck 23 is.
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Let's go ahead and have all units stage in the parking lot.
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Thanks, I see for a lot.
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Engine 25, Ken.
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We're on top of the freezer.
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We hear some crackling happening in the main HVAC dusty.
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We're going to open up and see what's going on in here.
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Copy that. Rescue 21, are you locating the electrical outlets?
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Hey for them, we're looking for the panels now.
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Just be advised, we got a bunch of the lights inside the store that are flickering on and off, so there's a short somewhere in the system.
03:48
Copy that. Do you need assistance on the inside?
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Man, it's B5 on scene, I'm at the Charlie side.
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That B5's in the channel.
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Man, engine 25.
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The vent is clear, blue here, some kind of a short out in one of the pipes.
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There is some kind of short. Unable to locate yet.
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Copy that 25.
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Who do you got on the inside with you? The rest of the 21 and who else?
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Engine 110, Medicaid 108, District 110,
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Near Ardenway, engine 110, Medicaid, Medicaid, 102, operates A2.
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Engine 23, looking for panels, setting down power.
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You want truck 23 as well?
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Just when I said to 6-6, where UCL is a civil call.
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Student Cloud Crosfer.
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Mention 27.
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Super 23.
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Do you enter 23 with you?
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Negative. We're just looking for panels right now.
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We're not. Confirm, there's no smoke or firing hole, right?
04:32
Negative smoke, negative fire.
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There's definitely an electrical list that we're just trying to isolate.
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Copy that. Let me know if you any.
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This left from 75 for two minutes.
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Tension 75 for two minutes.
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Command[1], rescue 21.
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Go for command.
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We found the panels, but we're unable to find the breaker that's related straight to the H-back, but we're going to probably end up having to kill all the power because we can hear an active short with the smell of a burning electrical.
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Copy that. Go ahead and kill them all and then you can start reigniting them if you need to.
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Location mentioned:
Near Elkhorn Blvd, Rio Linda, CA 95673
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