Steam mistaken for fire at parking garage, Sacramento CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke in a parking garage on L Street in Sacramento. Upon investigation, they determined the smoke was actually steam, and all units cleared the scene after confirming there was no fire.
Audio|Heard on: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
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03:21
Transcript:
Fire dispatch, engine 12. We have board up on scene. Copy, engine 12, board up on scene! Does look like there's light smoke coming out from the middle of the building with an orange glow. Unsure if it's a light on it. Engine 4, we're going to try and make access to the 4th floor of the park garage to get better eyes on this. All right, I'm signing off. No one copies report. All right, Engine Six has command. We're going to assist with the water supply if we need it. Looks like Forge is next to the hookups and Microbe Alpha is assisting with the investigation. Oh yeah, this is Command. We're going call L Street Alpha Side. Six, we're on scene responding to eight side. We'll go ahead and assist with the investigation. Engine 2's on scene, we're going to stage behind agent six, ready for help with water supply or two out. Battalion one's on scene, engine six, I'll take command. Copy that, all yours. Fire dispatch, Battalion One's on scene. Got L Street command. Battalion One on scene, L Street command. Command Agent Two, it looked like what they saw was possible steam that was dissipating, it looked like. Right, command copies. It's Engine Four once you get iPhone to just confirm that this was nothing, like it feels like it is, and then we'll all clear. Engine four, copy. Is on with you. Got bad service inside here, but we're almost to the roof. Engine four, truck six, let us know if you want us to ladder the roof to investigate. You guys can't make that better. Copy. All units, engine four. I can confirm this is steam with a orange light on it. All units can clear, engine four to handle. Dispatch Battalion 1, this was steam in the parking garage area. All units are clearing and release D6. Copy Battalion 1, steam from parking garage, all units clearing, releasing pack.
Fire dispatch, engine 12. We have board up on scene. Copy, engine 12, board up on scene! Does look like there's light smoke coming out from the middle of the building with an orange glow. Unsure if it's a light on it. Engine 4, we're going to try and make access to the 4th floor of the park garage to get better eyes on this. All right, I'm signing off. No one copies report. All right, Engine Six has command. We're going to assist with the water supply if we need it. Looks like Forge is next to the hookups and Microbe Alpha is assisting with the investigation. Oh yeah, this is Command. We're going call L Street Alpha Side. Six, we're on scene responding to eight side. We'll go ahead and assist with the investigation. Engine 2's on scene, we're going to stage behind agent six, ready for help with water supply or two out. Battalion one's on scene, engine six, I'll take command. Copy that, all yours. Fire dispatch, Battalion One's on scene. Got L Street command. Battalion One on scene, L Street command. Command Agent Two, it looked like what they saw was possible steam that was dissipating, it looked like. Right, command copies. It's Engine Four once you get iPhone to just confirm that this was nothing, like it feels like it is, and then we'll all clear. Engine four, copy. Is on with you. Got bad service inside here, but we're almost to the roof. Engine four, truck six, let us know if you want us to ladder the roof to investigate. You guys can't make that better. Copy. All units, engine four. I can confirm this is steam with a orange light on it. All units can clear, engine four to handle. Dispatch Battalion 1, this was steam in the parking garage area. All units are clearing and release D6. Copy Battalion 1, steam from parking garage, all units clearing, releasing pack.
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