Smoke from fireplace vent mistaken for apartment fire, Chesapeake VA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a reported apartment fire near Edna Street in Chesapeake, Virginia. After investigation, no active fire was found. Smoke was from a fireplace vent. All units cleared the scene once confirmed safe.
Audio|Heard on: Chesapeake Fire
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06:20
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 2, Engine 5, Engine 4, Engine 7, Engine 14, Middick 7, Ladder 5, EMS 2, Rescue 15, and ladder 2, apartment fire, near Edna Street, timeout, 1445.
00:24
2, rescue 15, engine 5, engine 4, engine 7, engine 14, letter 5, letter 2,
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EMS2, Medics 7,
00:36
District 5, 523, respond to near Edna Street off of North Hill Lane for an apartment fire.
00:44
TAC 2 has been assigned, respond on TAC 2 at 1446.
00:53
Medic 4, Tusty.
00:57
Pettig 4. We're available.
01:01
Can you remember an AVL2 if we'd be closer to the Medic 7?
01:08
Affirmative Medic 4, I'll show you closer, show your responding.
01:13
Receive, so it's fine, switching to attack 2.
01:24
Medi4, Apartment Fire, near Edna Street, timeout, 1446.
01:32
Major 14214.
01:35
Major 14 is far.
01:41
Turning, Detective.
01:44
Inter 15, Just speak.
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Thank you to respond.
01:52
1447.
01:55
The engine 15.
01:59
We're going to be clearing from this accident.
02:01
Are we going to be closer than any engine on that fire call?
02:10
I'm testing engine 15.
02:11
Affirmated as I can share responding.
02:15
Receive. Receive.
02:20
Time to trust me.
02:26
Engine 15. Apartment Fire, near Edna Street.
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Time out.
02:32
1447.
02:37
Time 2 of Establishing Edna Command.
02:43
Copy one source structure, nothing visible investigating command at 1448.
02:49
Ladder 2 is on track.
02:52
Okay.
02:56
Thank you, Chesby. How did you receive this call?
03:03
Received from a (name withheld).
03:07
Receive. What she won't see?
03:13
The unknown.
03:16
Receive.
03:23
Okay, sirspeak, 360 complete, still no signs of getting fire.
03:28
Copy 360 complete, no signs of fire, 1449.
03:32
Command, Agent 5, go ahead through the front door and see if you make contact with anybody.
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Two 5 will copy.
03:39
Inj 5, sirspeak.
03:40
We're on scene.
03:43
Okay.
03:46
Energy 5 is on units.
03:47
We've got a blue top across the street from Measure 5.
03:54
Thank you, Chesapeake.
03:55
Kevin units all seen, reduce non-emergency, please.
03:59
Jeffrey copies all units non-seen can reduce to non-emergency, 1449.
04:04
Time to the engine fire.
04:08
Go ahead.
04:10
You reported seeing smoke from across the street.
04:13
I had the other house on the other side.
04:15
Possered didn't know where it was coming from.
04:16
Just didn't want to see something go wrong.
04:24
Receasee.
04:30
Just look for a signing time to fire on that whole circle,
04:34
please.
04:39
Command, any unit in the I don't see, clean station on the battlefield ballpark, please.
04:47
Fire file file chest be on scene.
04:50
1451.
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Engine fire to command.
04:59
Come here, go ahead.
05:03
These units have fireplaces.
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That's probably what she is seeing.
05:10
Bruce, you see some smoke coming out of a fireplace now?
05:14
Probably units down.
05:15
There's one of the vents that's got white-gray smoke.
05:20
This is going to be a fireplace vent.
05:26
I'm going to just keep you on saying you can evaluate to make sure there's nothing else going on and I'm going to clear everybody else.
05:35
Affirmative.
05:36
3-50s complete of the adjacent apartments.
05:43
Okay, if you're sure that's what it is, you can go ahead and clear.
05:49
Yes, sir, that's what she's saying.
05:53
Received. Tadine 2, Chesapeake.
05:58
The Tang 2.
05:59
The command will determine that you can clear all units this have seen.
06:02
It's just a concern, citizens, saw some smoking.
06:07
10-4[1]. All units can clear.
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TACT will be clear, 1452.
06:16
You can clear attack channel.
06:18
It will be available.
06:20
Tax-2, clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Edna St, Chesapeake, VA 23322
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