Burning smell leads to structure fire response at Wendell school, Wendell NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Wendell Elementary School near Wendell Boulevard after reports of a burning smell. The alarm was upgraded to a structure fire with additional engines dispatched. Smoke was detected on the second floor hallway. The source was believed to be the boiler. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Wake County Fire
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04:13
Transcript:
00:00
We've got a burning smell.
00:01
Let's get another engine en route and DVC1.5.
00:07
Copy.
00:13
Man, let's have ladder 9 check the second floor on Wendell Boulevard into the building.
00:23
Copy. Ladder 9, do you copy that?
00:27
Copy. Ladder 9, do you copy that? We're going to be on the Wendell Boulevard side.
00:29
We're going to be on the Wendell Boulevard side.
00:32
Copy. Check second floor.
00:36
Ladder 9, if you can't get into the door,
00:39
the Knox box is under the awning as you go in.
00:42
Your key should work.
00:44
Got.
00:52
You give me one more engine and WC1 at this fire alarm at Wendell Elementary School near Wendell Boulevard.
01:04
Have the additional engine and WC1.
01:12
24 from Rale Engine 1, patient is refusing all transport.
01:24
Copy. We got an electrical burning smell.
01:28
No heat in the building.
01:29
No heat in the building.
01:33
Command.
01:35
We're on Division I.
01:36
We've got a smoke on Division I hallway.
01:43
Copy. Command, let's upgrade this to a structure fire.
01:47
I got to be structure fire.
01:51
Copy. Copy.
01:52
Ninety-one's inbound, too.
01:59
Man, I need an engine in the drop-off loop in front of the school.
02:04
I need an engine in the drop-off loop in front of the school.
02:09
Copy.
02:10
112. What's your location?
02:14
Just fast and fix your one now.
02:17
Copy. Copy.
02:18
Meet up with ladder in front of the school in the bus parking lot.
02:26
Once well, copy.
02:30
To verify, this is not a working fire, we're just upgrading it to a structure fire.
02:37
That's for us.
02:42
Water 11, Klan.
02:45
We're going to be at the front desk.
02:52
Advise that they are responding normally.
02:55
No difficulty breathing.
02:56
Do you have an injury to the head?
02:59
The assailant is not armed.
03:02
Cullor advised the male patient is not injured, but it is our policy to have those subjects checked out.
03:07
Do you have law enforcement and resolve?
03:11
Four copies.
03:16
70 guys.
03:22
At any of my seat, sir.
03:29
Alley Central to Zagelin Pumper 92.
03:32
Yeah, we're on the scene, the wrong button got hit on the tablet.
03:37
No worries, I'll go ahead and get fixed here.
03:43
On Division 1 in the hallway in the middle of the building.
03:49
Copy.
03:54
Operations the ladder 9 and 112, could y'all start setting up ventilation?
03:59
As long as we're sure that the source is that boiler.
04:07
... ... Is they show rescue 11 backing service, 11 backing service, 11thirteen's on another call.
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Location mentioned:
Wendell Blvd, Wendell, NC 27591
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