Electrical outlet sparks minor smoke at ashland home, Ashland VA
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Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a residential home near Washington Highway in Hanover County, Virginia. The caller reported an electrical outlet in the kitchen sparking and producing light smoke with no flames. The fire appeared to be out before crew arrival and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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03:21
Transcript:
00:00
Engines, 411,
00:02
408, and 406, truck 413, medic 410, and battalion 401.
00:09
Structure fire near Washington Highway.
00:14
Engines, 410, 411, 408 and 406, truck 413, medic 410, and battalion 401.
00:24
Structure fire near Washington Highway.
00:29
Cross streets are Cross Corner Road and Deerhorn Drive.
00:33
Station 4th District.
00:35
Time out 1241.
00:42
Prior incident, Mattisville.
00:45
Copy. Tax 6, a sign for that one.
00:54
And if her copies, TAC 6[1].
00:59
Or Omni Right, I'll handle that call for a battalion 401.
01:03
And every copy is Battalion 401 Direct.
01:09
Battalion 401, I copy.
01:12
Total 42.
01:16
Engine 401 and 4-04-4 are picking up the run, so you both clear.
01:19
Agent 411.
01:25
We've been license, I represent, correct?
01:33
Clear to engine 408 and 406, 401 and 404 pick up the run.
01:37
I'm showing us the next due before station 8.
01:43
Captain.
01:44
Tax exercise, sir.
01:51
Address near Washington Highway.
01:57
Cross streets are Cross Corner Road and Deerbourne Drive for a structure fire.
02:01
Caller reported an outlet in the kitchen.
02:04
Heuter-sparked outlet is currently black in color.
02:07
A piece of cord is still stuck in it.
02:09
It's an electrical problem with light smoke, no flames, single-family residential involved.
02:14
Has been reported as extinguished by the caller.
02:17
No reports of injury.
02:23
401 copy.
02:27
1244.
02:29
Inwards 403, y'all okay?
02:34
We're okay.
02:36
1244.
02:38
1244.
02:42
Secondary water source near Washington Highway, just south of the incident.
02:52
4-1 Anna.
02:55
Ingen 4-1. Can we show us on scene, single-story, single-family?
03:02
Something evident from the size Alpha or Delta?
03:06
We'll be out investigating establish in a minute.
03:12
Engine 4-1 arriving on the scene of a single-story, single-family structure, not evident from Alpha or Delta-Sides.
03:19
Investigate a minute and convene in 1248.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 6: Tactical radio channel 6
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Location mentioned:
Washington Hwy, Ashland, VA 23005
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