Fire alarm triggered by mechanical room smoke; no fire, Vancouver WA


Firefighters responded to a multi-residential building near northeast 131st Way, Unit B-77, due to a fire alarm. They found smoke which had dissipated and no active fire. The smoke was likely from a mechanical issue in a room with machines, and resetting the system was recommended.
Audio|Source: Clark County Fire Districts
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Transcript:
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Priority 5[1].
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Engine 7.
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Multi-residential fire alarm.
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Near northeast 131st Way.
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Unit B 77.
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Priority 5[1].
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Engine 7. Multi-residential fire alarm.
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Near North-Each-131 Way.
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Unit B-77.
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Map page 32330.
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3-1 should bring your crew up and meet up with Engine 5 to help investigate.
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Copies are going to be at both edge 5, since the investigation.
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H. 6, 401.
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I copy NG6 level 1.
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Thank you, J.R.
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Truck 5 command.
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Strip 5.
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Another big mate at a determination of the mechanical room, can you get up there and give me a roof report so you do you see anything?
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Hey friend, we'll work on it. We've accessed the roof from the Delta side.
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We've got multiple pitches up here, so it's going to take a minute to go over the Bravo side, but where are we?
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To make copies.
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Command,
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Engine 5, Ganderport.
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Engine 5, go ahead with your can.
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Engine 5 is first the whole room.
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We can't find that location.
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It seems to have dissipated.
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We're going to continue to loop,
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but there's a lot of machines in here that can possibly have a bump that just fried up.
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The smoke is dissipated to the point that I think we can reset the system.
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Command received, you check all the equipment,
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smoke is dissipated,
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and recommend resetting the system.
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Priority 5: Low-priority, non-emergency response, often involving public assistance and no lights or sirens.
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Location mentioned:
Near NE 131st Way b 77, Vancouver, WA 98686
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