As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a possible overheated bathroom ceiling fan motor at an apartment in McLean, New York. They removed the fan grate, found significant lint and debris, unplugged the fan, and checked nearby apartments for heat. No smoke or fire was found, and mutual aid units were released.

Overheated bathroom vent fan checked, no fire found

Okay, there's a separate fan. I was looking, it was the vent fan in the ceiling. I want to get some eyes on that. Maybe take that, at least take the screen off and get a look at it.Confirm , ceiling fan in the bathroom, approximately 300-ish degrees. Copy. If we can get the, at least get the grill. Go off and make sure it isn't burning up in there. And if in doubt, put a little inspection hole in the sheet rock and make sure we don't have a fire above the ceiling. Grate is off. No smoke or fire seen. Please advise on a inspection hole. If you don't have any burnt, anything burnt around the motor, is the motor clear all the way around it? Significant lint and debris within the cage and motor area. It is unplugged currently. Copy. It did come on with the light switch, so we're going to need to secure that, make sure it does not come on with the light switch anymore, or we'll need to cut the power to that. Chief, the plug is unplugged. We can put the grade on and leave the plug intact, or we can remove the plug. What's your preference? It is secured, so it does not come on with the switch, correct? Correct. We can leave it unplugged and put the grate back on, and it will not operate with the wall switch anymore. Copy. Let's leave the grate off, and I'll have a conversation with staff. We're confident that there isn't a fire in the ceiling, correct? There is currently no access to that location, but there is only about 300 degrees. No showing smoke or fire. Copy, no smoke or fire. 300 or 100 on the text? The motor itself is a bright white, which looks to correlate to approximately 300 degrees. Can you check the rest of the ceiling in that apartment too? Because that's pretty hot. Interior copies, we'll check the rest of the ceiling in the bathroom and the residence. We will also see if we can see any hatchway to that attic area. Copy. Six more in the center heading up right now. Man, can you have pedals go and bring the big tech up to us, please? Thank you. We'll be backing with a refusal. Received, 19 thirty-five. In from 583. Manor. Currently in the process of removing the motor from the fan. I have (name withheld) and firefighter Lieutenant Myers going to apartment (number withheld) to check the heat in there due to the apartment being very hot compared to everywhere else. Copy. Are we comfortable in saying we most likely don't have a fire? You're pretty comfortable saying there's no fire at this time. Copy. Then you're comfortable with releasing mutual aid? Affirmative. (name withheld), be in command. Would you like Virgil and Harford canceled? Affirmative, you can stand down all mutual aid. Thank you. 22 (name withheld), copy correct. All McLean units back in service. Received, thank you. 37. (number withheld) to command. Apartment (number withheld), go. Large tech is showing a temperature of 82 degrees in this bathroom ceiling fan, which is the hottest in any of this apartment ceiling. Copy, we should be good then.

I was looking, it was the vent fan in the ceiling.

Maybe take that, at least take the screen off and get a look at

it.Confirm , ceiling fan in the bathroom, approximately 300-ish degrees.

Copy. If we can get the, at least get the grill.

Go off and make sure it isn't burning up in there.

And if in doubt, put a little inspection hole in the sheet rock and make sure we don't have a fire above the ceiling.

If you don't have any burnt, anything burnt around the motor, is the motor clear all the way around it?

Significant lint and debris within the cage and motor area.

Copy. It did come on with the light switch,

so we're going to need to secure that, make sure it does not come on with the light switch anymore, or we'll need to cut the power to that.

We can put the grade on and leave the plug intact, or we can remove the plug.

It is secured, so it does not come on with the switch, correct?

Correct. We can leave it unplugged and put the grate back on, and it will not operate with the wall switch anymore.

Copy. Let's leave the grate off, and I'll have a conversation with staff.

We're confident that there isn't a fire in the ceiling, correct?

There is currently no access to that location, but there is only about 300 degrees.

The motor itself is a bright white, which looks to correlate to approximately 300 degrees.

Can you check the rest of the ceiling in that apartment too? Because that's pretty hot.

Interior copies, we'll check the rest of the ceiling in the bathroom and the residence.

We will also see if we can see any hatchway to that attic area.

Six more in the center heading up right now.

Man, can you have pedals go and bring the big tech up to us, please?

Currently in the process of removing the motor from the fan.

I have (name withheld) and firefighter Lieutenant Myers going to apartment (number withheld) to check the heat in there due to the apartment being very hot compared to everywhere else.

Are we comfortable in saying we most likely don't have a fire?

You're pretty comfortable saying there's no fire at this time.

Copy. Then you're comfortable with releasing mutual aid?

Would you like Virgil and Harford canceled?

Affirmative, you can stand down all mutual aid.

Large tech is showing a temperature of 82 degrees in this bathroom ceiling fan, which is the hottest in any of this apartment ceiling.

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