5:47 PM: Seattle Fire is sending a “full response” to a possible house fire in North Admiral, 1600 block of Palm SW [map]. Initial report: Smoke in a closet. Updates to come.
5:54 PM: Turns out to have been a false alarm; per radio exchange, the smoke is from something “next door” and not a problem.
I would suspect it wasn’t “=never mind”. I would suspect, at least, the the first engine at the scene either dealt with the problem or confirmed that the problem had been dealt with. Firefighters tend to be grumpy about such things. Also, “full Response”. Need a recording dude. Full Response is pretty meaningless.
Not quite sure what you’re trying to say but:
“Never mind” is my colloquialism. “False” is how it was described over radio channels. (I did not add the word “alarm” as an alarm was not involved – those are very specific types of dispatches.) It was a full dismissal upon that assessment, unlike calls that turn out to be one small thing and therefore an engine/truck (sometimes two) remains at the scene a while.
The early arrivals investigated. To be specific, they traced the smoke to a “smoker” next door. Whether that was a person smoking something or a food smoker, don’t know, couldn’t get there in time, we’re at the opposite end of the peninsula, so I didn’t include that.
Regarding “full response,” that is how the dispatch is made, and we use that term here all the time. It means a big response, for certain types of calls.
-TR
@WSB, thanks for your work in keeping the community updated on everything happening. I thought the words you used were perfectly meaningful.
The firefighters left there (one truck) were not grumpy. They even took time to talk to some concerned children in the area to set their minds at ease that everything was alright. Someone’s barbeque grill set things in motion. Thank you for our caring, wonderful firefighters.
A fireman told me once they would rather respond and not be needed then the opposite!
Sorry, comment time is over.
| 6 COMMENTS