Dumpster fire contained with smoke visible in Parksley, Parksley VA
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Fire & ArsonFire and emergency services responded to a trash container fire near Metompkin Road and Lankford Highway in Parksley, Virginia. The fire was contained to a single dumpster with smoke visible but no active flames during the operation.
Audio|Heard on: Accomack County Public Safety
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03:24
Transcript:
00:00
Station 7 and fire response like for highway Parksley.
00:05
Trash fire.
00:30
5 response,
00:33
Near Lake for Highway Parksley,
00:36
trash fire,
00:39
just north of rural farms, address near Lake for Highway Parksley.
00:46
Operation is going to be on Channel 5,
00:49
1535, at PSJ 20.
01:03
Station 7, fire response, in the area near Lake for Highway Parksley,
01:10
trash fire,
01:12
trash fire, trash container on fire,
01:14
picking across from Accomack Manor, operations going to be on 5, 2137.
01:23
You're responding to the area near Langford Highway, Parksley, across from Accomack Manor for a trash fire, trash container on fire, 1537.
01:47
75, we responded to the area near Lake for Highway, Parksley,
01:52
or across from the manor,
01:55
for trash fire, trash container on fire,
01:57
1538.
01:58
That change going to be clear from Metompkin Elementary, I'll be en route to the trash fire.
02:03
4 DPS 3, route to trash fire, clear from Metompkin Elementary 1539.
02:09
Engine 7.3, 3 plus 1.
02:12
7.3, 3 plus 1, 1539.
02:20
Command 7, engine, 75.
02:26
Go for 75.
02:30
We're on scene says it's pretty wet.
02:32
It's about 200 feet off the roadway.
02:34
We're probably going to have to stay on the hard surface and pull a line.
02:38
Yeah,
02:40
copy. We just passed it.
02:41
I had to turn around and come back south down.
02:44
Some five dispatch you can show us on the scene.
02:47
Isolated to the dumpster,
02:50
smoke's showing, no active flames.
02:52
We'll be out missing.
02:54
Forest L5 on C, no active flames, smoke shore, 1542.
03:04
We're gonna pull a position to get a line off if y'all just get behind us and close the number two lane.
03:23
Number two weeks.
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Location mentioned:
Metompkin Rd, Parksley, VA 23421
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