Smoke reported at high-rise building in Falls Church, Falls Church VA
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Fire & ArsonBlack smoke was reported from near Pimmit Drive at Idylwood Towers, a high-rise building in Falls Church. Fire units investigated and found no active fire. The smoke was likely from the building's boiler and dispersed in the air, resulting in no emergency.
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04:35
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4404, Truck 106, Battalion 402, on Channel 4-Delterbox, 41304, Still Alarm, near Pimmit Drive, Idylwood Towers.
00:11
Engine 413, Engine 444, Truck 106, Battalion 402, on Channel 4 Delta Box, 41304, Still Alarm, near Pimmit Drive, Idylwood Towers.
00:28
I had near Pimmit Drive at Idylwood Towers report of black smoke coming from top of the building have engine 413 first due engine 444 second.
00:58
All right, 402 from engine 413.
01:03
Got.
01:06
413. Short residential high-rise with a basement.
01:10
I do have smoke in the sky, but I want to hold on a second.
01:13
They're working on the building.
01:15
It could be from the boiler.
01:16
Let me get a couple more blocks here.
01:18
I'll give you an update.
01:22
Yeah, we normally run this from the heat.
01:32
Engine 413, so engine 444.
01:35
It's your band in the rig.
01:38
We're not on seeing yet.
01:39
I am in a ban in the rig.
01:42
The FDC is right on side alpha.
01:44
You'll see the hydrant FDC side alpha.
01:49
Thank you 402 from engine 429.29.
01:56
Request an add-on to the second engine.
01:58
We're on 7 in pinment.
02:05
Scott 331 Browbrowbrowna 340 Browna area 331 and commercial order of 8416.
02:10
Lee Highway at Dowler Tree.
02:15
Audible from the 24-7-safe contact, Italy.
02:23
Ealing.
02:29
M104, I have a VSD unit out here with me.
02:31
We're going to be directing traffic around this vehicle.
02:33
He does have a tow-en route.
02:36
Okay.
02:52
Amil 14 from Engine 413.
02:56
I want you go back and come to Brittany Park Court and search that neighborhood for me.
03:06
He's crossing 809.09.
03:13
We've not pulled into the building.
03:14
There's nothing showing at the building.
03:16
We do have black smoke in the area.
03:18
We're not sure if it came off the top of 2300, when they fired up the boiler,
03:23
and is blowing over the neighborhood.
03:25
But we're going to go back, Ida Wood, and check a couple of streets.
03:28
Engine 29. Come and search the area for me.
03:33
Okay, engine 429 is direct.
03:35
Did you have, do you want us in the Brittany Park area?
03:42
We're going to go back to Cincinnati off of Idlewood.
03:46
If you want to check Brittany Park, you might see the smoke, but it seems to be dissipating in the air.
04:12
Alright, battalion floor 2 from inch of point 13.
04:17
Go.
04:18
All right, it was a large column of black smoke.
04:22
It's dissipated in the air.
04:24
We can't find anything in any of these neighborhoods.
04:26
We're going to go back to 2300,
04:29
check with the building, see if they just fired up the boiler.
04:31
But I believe this is going to be a good intent call,
04:34
and we can hold on the service.
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Location mentioned:
Pimmit Dr, Falls Church, VA 22043
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