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Firefighters responded to reports of an electrical odor at a building on Patroon Creek Blvd in Albany, New York. The smell, detected on the second and fourth floors, may be related to recent air conditioning unit maintenance.

Odor of Electrical Smoke From Melted Wires on Fourth Floor

 Received. Car 50's on scene attempting to reach maintenance at this time.

 Battalion 2 to 110, per Car 50, no, as long as there's no active fire and everything's secure,

 he's going to notify maintenance and you're good to come down.

Squad's in service. Squad 2115, dispatch Battalion 2. Battalion 2's on scene. Battalion 2, negative on the responder. Unable to reach anybody. 2115. Received. Car 50's on scene attempting to reach maintenance at this time. Battalion 2 to 110, per Car 50, no, as long as there's no active fire and everything's secure, he's going to notify maintenance and you're good to come down.

Received, unit's been disconnected and power's been secured, we're gonna make our way down.

Received, unit's been disconnected and power's been secured, we're gonna make our way down. 92, received.

10, go ahead. 10 to Car 50. Battalion 2's on for Car 50. Chief, is he going to want to come into the attic space, or are we good to take up here? There's some burned up wires on the air handling. Standby, 1.

Firefighters have secured the power and are leaving the scene.

 203, Battalion 2, confirming this is going to be the culprits. There's some melted wires in the pageback unit up on the roof. We shut it down on the outside here and I don't see any other shutoffs inside.

 Received. Battalion 2, dispatch, do you have a responder to this location as well?

Dispatch, Battalion 2. Battalion 2, go. 203, Battalion 2, confirming this is going to be the culprits. There's some melted wires in the pageback unit up on the roof. We shut it down on the outside here and I don't see any other shutoffs inside. Received. Battalion 2, dispatch, do you have a responder to this location as well?

Firefighters identified melted wires in a rooftop unit as the source of the electrical smell.

 Bring two additional legs, a hose, and an attic ladder up, please. Fourth floor.

1-10-2, 1-0-7. 1-0-7's on. Bring two additional legs, a hose, and an attic ladder up, please. Fourth floor.

Engine 4 to command, we have a hydrant out in front.

 Battalion 2 dispatch, use my second due to our company.

 Received. Battalion 2 and Truck 2, if you can stage out here, Engine 4 as well.

 Truck 2 received, staging with Engine 4.

 Chief, we do have an electrical odor on the fourth floor.

 Resident here is reporting that they've been working on the AC unit.

Received.Engine 4 to command, we have a hydrant out in front. Engine 4, standby there. Battalion 2 dispatch, use my second due to our company. Truck 2. Received. Battalion 2 and Truck 2, if you can stage out here, Engine 4 as well. Truck 2 received, staging with Engine 4. 1, Battalion 2 command. Command's on. Chief, we do have an electrical odor on the fourth floor. Resident here is reporting that they've been working on the AC unit.

Firefighters report an electrical odor on the fourth floor, possibly linked to recent AC unit work.

 I'm on the first floor, fourth floor, right behind the key bank, that entrance into the building.

 Briefly, we're making our way up now, can I have a break?

 If you can have somebody come from behind the key bank, open that door and let you up that way, it might be a little easier for you.

 That's where we are, we're already on 3, going 4 now.

1-10 to car 15, what's your location? I'm on the first floor, fourth floor, right behind the key bank, that entrance into the building. Briefly, we're making our way up now, can I have a break? If you can have somebody come from behind the key bank, open that door and let you up that way, it might be a little easier for you. That's where we are, we're already on 3, going 4 now.

Firefighters are on the scene attempting to gain entry into the building.

Clarke 50, I'm on scene here at 255 Petrone Creek Boulevard. We have electrical smell on the second and

Firefighters on scene report an electrical smell on the second floor.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 255 Patroon Creek Blvd.

Odor of Electrical Smoke From Melted Wires on Fourth Floor

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