Structure fire at intersection in Beckley, Beckley WV
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structure fire near Virginia Street and West Neville Street in Beckley. Multiple fire engines arrived, hydrants were connected, and road closures were managed to control the fire. Several people were reported outside the house during the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Public Safety
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06:50
Transcript:
00:00
Copy West Neville, Cross from Virginia Street.
00:12
...old crew, but you may want to get somebody from the fire department lease on standby.
00:21
Civil.
00:24
Question, I'll follow up.
00:25
I believe we may be stopped here to 63, 4th.
00:29
Cool.
00:34
So watch on the same.
00:39
Copy.
00:44
Control is anybody still in the phone.
00:48
I didn't copy.
00:50
Is anybody still inside the house?
00:54
We're not sure,
00:56
possibly, and we do have reports there are several people running around the outside of the house.
01:01
...the outside the house.
01:06
... copy.
01:11
... Patrol, so 526 in the route.
01:18
Okay.
01:24
One's there right.
01:26
School's canceled today.
01:30
Yes,
01:31
sir.
01:33
School grad's probably in.
01:37
Sam.
01:44
So far I'll be in the area, Justice.
01:48
Charlie.
01:53
Charge the white line.
02:00
Engine one,
02:01
charge the white line. Engine one, charge the white line.
02:08
You're doing control.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:13
Trobe if I can cancel fire to form, I was able to get out of the fire extinguishers.
02:18
Bill.
02:24
Control, Romeo 28 is going to be on the, uh,
02:27
be on the trailer.
02:30
It's a Papa Alpha 424-Indiana.
02:34
Go ahead.
02:38
Control,
02:43
engine two is on the scene.
02:46
Copy.
02:51
740.
02:53
Command 1, Easton Tree.
02:57
Fire Command, do you want to spring in the hydrant?
03:04
The bottle in the hydrant.
03:10
Copy, standby.
03:12
Control 16.
03:15
610. 16.
03:16
Carlson.
03:18
Copy.
03:23
The high turn, go ahead and bring it in.
03:27
Break, into your team, you have fire behind you.
03:30
Into your team, fire command.
03:32
You have fire blocking off your exit.
03:39
Control 150.
03:42
One-fifty.
03:45
Extra Patrol, old Eccles, clear SNR.
03:50
One-fifty, I don't know the radio devil, can you revise location?
04:00
Old Eccles, Road?
04:03
Copy.
04:12
Everyone needs you to shut down Harper Road right there at Virginia Street.
04:17
The hydrants across the street.
04:26
Engine 2. Would you hand jack one section from you to me?
04:33
What if... ...trial 205.
04:43
205. Two-fives are wanting West Neville shut down.
04:50
There's a fire hydrant that's across the road at West Neville and Virginia Street that they're needing to get to.
04:59
Can you contact either street department or whoever takes care of that roadway and see if they can put some road closure signs there at Uward Avenue and down the bottom of West Middle?
05:13
Copy
05:19
Joel Puzzard if I was on the same from
05:25
Control, Uri-Advisor traffic,
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please.
05:33
Control 243.
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243.
05:38
I'll be out here at West Neville and Virginia until we get hold of the street department.
05:43
I've got it blocked for now.
05:45
Probably.
05:52
Interior Fire Command.
05:54
I think you're in the room with the fire now.
05:58
Copy. Okay.
06:03
The Hydrant side is ready.
06:06
They're getting ready to connect it to Engine One.
06:10
Copy. I have two crews working on a hydrant.
06:13
I need a backup crew at the fire.
06:17
Copy. Copy.
06:19
Ladder 3 will handle the hydrant engine 2.
06:22
Go ahead and go in.
06:25
Good morning, Michael.
06:30
You, send me 10-8[1]-1041, please.
06:33
Coffee, sir, good morning.
06:40
Take care, your park, man.
06:41
It looks like you might have fire extensions, a second division.
06:49
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10-8: In service
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Location mentioned:
Virginia St & W Neville St, Beckley, WV 25801
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