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Electrical short causes fire alarm in residential buildingSt. Petersburg FL

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Av, St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Fire crews responded to a report of flames in a single-story multi-family residential building on Arona Avenue. Upon arrival, no visible fire was found but an electrical burning odor was detected. The issue was identified as an electrical short in the air conditioning unit. The fire was not intentional and there was no arson involved. The scene was left with maintenance for repair.

Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
04:38
Transcript:
00:00
(number withheld), Arona Avenue grid 363A, engine 40, 1313, engine 14, district 38, engine 48, engine 42, 738, medic 40, district 35, LR 42,
00:10
fire attack, echo.
00:11
Two,
00:15
45, this fast.
00:17
District 45, go ahead.
00:20
Can you add me another FD ALS unit and another Sunstar non-emergency?
00:25
Understead District 45 second ALS FD unit and second Sunstar non-emergency.
00:35
Indian Rocks Road, grid 341B engine 435 take off.
00:44
Flames in a single story structure with multi-family residential.
00:51
Caller is X to evacuate, no additional information at this time.
01:00
Zero A, medic 45, fire that call.
01:08
Pastor, District 4-5, 10 minute timer.
01:15
Medic 40 on scene, single story duplex, or excuse me, triplex,
01:22
evacuation in progress, nothing showing, we'll be investigating.
01:29
Engine 40 on scene.
01:36
With the engine 40 on scene. Engine 40 on scene.
01:40
Engine 40, medic 40, go ahead and task up with us.
01:53
Friday, Parvabo, MedixtiFiFault, (number withheld) Edgewater Drive, 240A, MediXXXXE, FireTac[1], Bravo.
01:59
Copy 492.
02:05
We have an odor of electrical, no obvious emergency right now. We're still investigating. Units can downgrade.
02:19
Copy all units downgrade.
02:23
District 38 is on C. You can show District 38 assuming Largo Command.
02:28
Sunnison, District 3 on Cine micro command.
02:32
LR. 421.
02:33
N.
02:36
Engine 422-1-2-1-2-1-2.
02:38
Hunter. The LR 422-1-2. LR 42-2. LR2-2-3-2.
02:43
A-Front, 2FD Riders.
02:51
A-Fron, 2FD Riders.
02:53
Underson, Engine 511, Patient of A-Fron,
02:55
2FD Riders.
03:01
HL38 will make you X-rays to take something to get power.
03:06
Squad copies X-ray.
03:09
Engine 40, Command, 360 clear, power secured to the unit.
03:16
Copy any need for ventilation.
03:19
There's an order, but we're doing natural ventilation. It's clearing out.
03:25
Copy. Squad, you can save them.
03:29
Squad, copy,
03:31
stage.
03:37
(number withheld) Pine Ridge Circle West, Grid 65A, Engine 5A, FireTech, Bravo.
03:43
A minute timer.
03:48
5-minute timer, discontinued timers.
03:59
Aging, we'll call you in if you need it.
04:04
And your 14, top thing.
04:11
7-1, copy down grid.
04:17
Cedar 40 command.
04:20
Okay.
04:23
We can reduce this down to engine 40 and medic 40.
04:28
We've got it isolated to the AC unit electrical short.
04:34
Command copy, terminate command, all units can be available. We'll leave this with medic 40, engine 40.
Police codes explained
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[1]
FireTac: Fire tactical radio channel

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