Fire extinguished on runway at Dulles International Airport, Dulles VA
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Fire & ArsonA fire occurred near Runway 1 Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. Fire units from multiple divisions responded, including foam and rescue teams. The fire was largely extinguished during the incident, and crews continued hot spot cleanup and monitoring.
Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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08:51
Transcript:
00:00
One second, man.
00:04
We are approving some breaks now, but we may be able to free up a unit.
00:07
Do you need any additional resources on that side?
00:12
I have a foam and rescue.
00:15
There are (number withheld) staging for your incident.
00:18
If you want to clear them up, we'll bring them over here.
00:22
Yes, you can have them.
00:26
Okay.
00:31
One center command from a report five.
00:36
One center commandant from Navy, two, three, upright.
00:40
One center command.
00:43
I've instructed the spare foam unit that we brought from station 4 to go to the north side.
00:50
Currently he's navigating the light lane, but I think he can probably make a good dent on this fire with the master stream of the crash truck.
01:00
Are you good if I keep a tanker here and send one tanker to you or do you want both of the tankers not by you?
01:11
You can keep one tanker up there, send one to my location.
01:16
Alright, sounds good.
01:17
And then also, if you're good with this, I'll go ahead and remain up here on the North Line Division.
01:25
Okay, Deputy Chief 303, you're going to be the Northern Division Supervisor.
01:30
Alright, not the Northern Division Supervisor.
01:32
Stop.
01:35
And I'll give you the units you're going to have when you're ready.
01:40
I think you've got visuals from what I see up.
01:42
You're back to the second and we coordinate this other tanker moving out here.
01:47
Okay.
01:50
Command, Tanker (number withheld) en route.
01:53
Where do you want me to report?
01:59
Copy, ATIC-G.
02:09
Tanker (number withheld), where are you coming from?
02:14
I'm coming from (name withheld).
02:15
I'm on Fairfax County Parkway about eight minutes away from the airport.
02:20
Okay and go to gate 130.
02:24
Gate 130, copy.
02:30
One center command from Amplify.
02:33
On center from bed.
02:35
Did you want to move the incident over to 3 Charlie?
02:41
We'll even on 3 Bravo.
02:44
Holding on 3 Bravo at 1332.
02:50
North Division from engine 40404.
02:58
Once that cools down, or if you get ads up from fire command and I'll bring them out along with the mechanic.
03:04
I've got five, go ahead.
03:08
Got it.
03:13
Okay. All right.
03:14
All right. All right.
03:16
Fire off.
03:22
Go ahead. Hey,
03:24
any improvements with fire?
03:27
Yeah, we're making headway.
03:29
The bad part now is rated to a service road, right as you cross the light lane by the threshold.
03:35
That's where all the units are going now.
03:38
Roger.
03:43
That's correct.
03:44
That's correct.
03:59
1500 local.
04:03
Copy that, thank you.
04:08
Yes, they're going to be available airport.
04:11
If fire, okay, Medi 3.03 is ready.
04:14
Good morning from (name withheld), out of play-o.
04:18
Go point to tower.
04:23
Hold for left, gamma right-rate, I'll hit 8-100 feet.
04:27
Hill is stable.
04:28
More 100 degrees both like.
04:34
I got out of three, my apologies, I was on the ground radio, repeat.
04:40
No problem, so it's okay.
04:43
The left and right night.
04:45
Old temperatures are below 100 degrees.
04:48
Pogs of impact, we can still have stable in those types.
04:52
Okay.
04:54
And, um, of course, just keep cooling them because they have to get out again, so just keep going on you don't think.
05:02
Well, we're going to put some additional shots in place and see if we can release the place for us in a little bit.
05:11
Before we do that, just make sure we have all-person equipment.
05:15
No, sir.
05:18
See,
05:22
the southern side's going to be a pat-me, they're pretty much not found.
05:24
We're doing the hotspot cleanup right now.
05:30
Go ahead.
05:32
Hey, can you snap some couple pieces real quick? I send them to me.
05:37
Repeat?
05:39
Can you snap to your pictures?
05:42
Yeah,
05:43
I'll try.
05:45
I'll stop one.
05:50
I've got to come off send to your email.
05:57
(number withheld) engine 415 and engine 425.
06:02
Southern Division is going to have engine 303, 624, 611, Bravo, 606, and foam 426.
06:09
One-second command, foam 340.
06:16
Foam 340 goes.
06:18
The Northern has been extinguished.
06:20
I'm going to start working my way south on the next cars.
06:25
Okay, foam 340, go direct with Northern Division.
06:33
Foam 340 for the Northern Division.
06:35
That's a good start, right? We're going to see if you cannot stand out from there.
06:41
Foam 340 now, thank you.
06:44
Engine 303.
06:46
Correction, engine 624, engine 611, Bravo, engine 606, foam 426.
06:52
Personnel come down to Battalion 603's vehicle.
06:56
I'll brief you there on our plan.
07:02
(name withheld) 3.
07:07
Pretty good.
07:09
There is not confirmed that that that's the aircraft that caused the rush fires, but it's confirmed that the aircraft that landed did lose an engine that fell off.
07:16
10-4[1]-13-thirty-thirty.
07:39
If you want to send two of our units to one center, they can go direct with Northern Division.
07:47
It's going to be the north side of one center.
07:53
If you can occur, I'm just going to send one and lead one to cover the airfield.
08:00
Okay, what unit are you going to send us?
08:04
I'll send you on 341.
08:09
Okay, foam 341.
08:16
341 to command CERVee.
08:21
Foam 341, you're going to report the Runway 1 center.
08:26
And this is Amy.
08:28
Foam 340, you're going to remain in service and cover the rest of the airfield.
08:37
341 is due right if on 341 they're going to be on channel 3 charlie 3 charlie copy
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166
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