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Grill fire extinguished on apartment balcony in Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD

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Pear Tree Ct, Silver Spring, MD 20906

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of a fire on a balcony near Pear Tree Court in Silver Spring. The caller initially gave an incorrect address, but responders later confirmed the correct location was an apartment where a grill was burning on a balcony. No fire or damage was found, and only one fire company remained on scene before units returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:37
Transcript:
00:00
25 to 21. I'm in 13625.25.
00:05
21's okay.
00:07
Attention units responding to near Pear Tree Court to report.
00:11
Caller advised fire on the balcony on the fourth floor.
00:17
On the fourth floor.
00:19
The caller is calling from near Pear Tree Court.
00:23
I don't see a 4-story card.
00:28
Nothing evident.
00:31
On the same pyrmic engine, correction, engine 725.
00:37
Nothing evident, investigating.
00:41
Battalion 704 is on the scene.
00:50
Company 25 investigating four-story garden apartment with nothing evident on the outside.
01:40
Advise ECC if they can contact the caller.
01:51
Caller reported a different address, near Pear Tree Court.
02:19
We got a report.
02:20
Caller came to the command post, said the wrong address, showed a picture.
02:23
It looked like candles on the balcony.
02:32
It's apartment number 44, near Pear Tree Court. There's a grill on the balcony.
02:44
Command reports grill on the balcony, holding company 25. All other units can clear when ready.
03:08
Grill on the balcony at apartment 44. Holding company 25, remainder units can go in service.
03:26
Command terminated.

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Pear Tree Ct, Silver Spring, MD 20906

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