No fire found in Richmond apartment, light smoke investigated, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an apartment at 1429 McDonough Street in Richmond for a reported structure fire. Upon investigation, they found a light haze and smoke that appeared to come from incense or a candle. No active fire was found and the situation was cleared without incident.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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06:34
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 17, engine 13, engine 13, engine 6, engine 5, engine 20, truck 5, truck 10, safety 1, battalion 3, and battalion 1.
00:10
Multiple swelling fire.
00:13
1429 McDonough Street, Apartment 5414.
00:17
Engine 17, engine 13, engine 6, engine 5, engine 20, truck 5, truck 10, safety 1, battalion 3, and battalion 1.
00:27
Multiple dwelling fire.
00:30
1429 McDonough Street, apartment 5414.
00:34
Cross streets are West 14th Street and West 15th Street.
00:38
On TAC Channel 4.
00:40
Timeout, 1954.
00:46
Showing all companies around to 1429 McDonough Street, Apartment 5414 for the structure fire.
00:53
To please advise her, saying that the alarm was going off inside the building and there was smoke inside the room.
01:00
Unknown if there's anything on fire, it's not seen.
01:05
Showing all companies are out.
01:09
The run order is showing Engine 17,
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Engine 13, Engine 6, Engine 5, Engine 20, Truck 5, Truck 2, Safety 1, Battalion 3, and Battalion 1, shown all companies around 1955 hours.
01:27
Engine 17 is going to have their own hydrant at McDonough and 15th.
01:36
Five-story, multi-family apartment complex, nothing visible.
01:42
Engine 17 is going to go in and investigate, we'll give you an update shortly.
01:49
Engine 17 on scene, apartment building, nothing visible, and investigating as command.
01:54
And engine 17 has to hydrate McDonough and 15th in 1846 hours.
02:00
Battalion 3 is on scene.
02:02
I'll go ahead and assume command of all Engine 17 investigations.
02:08
Battalion 3 on scene,
02:10
Battalion 3 assuming command Engine 17 Investigator Group, 1956 hours.
02:19
I'll have the command post at 15th and McDonough.
02:24
Copy command post at 15th and McDonough.
02:32
Stand by at your second there out.
02:36
Command from 20.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:43
He's talking to a complainant that says there's smoke coming from her apartment.
02:46
She is at 541 on the fourth floor.
02:53
All right, I copy.
02:54
If you got your crew, can you have an escort, Sheriff?
03:02
Release.
03:08
Chief, we're on the fourth floor making our way now.
03:12
All right, you got that number of 5414.
03:19
Correct.
03:25
20 from command, we wish you able to relay to you.
03:34
17 in command.
03:38
Go ahead, 17.
03:44
We made entry into the apartment.
03:46
We have light smoke,
03:48
no fire.
03:50
Trying to find the source of the smoke now.
03:54
All right, I copy.
03:55
I'm talking to the occupant.
03:56
She's not sure if it's incense or something else that might have been burning in there, but it was like a light haze.
04:06
Truck five command, if you go up and assist 17 and all other units, just stand by at your timer.
04:16
Copy, we're up here.
04:19
We're up here.
04:21
Make 177, be advised you're on attack, so we switch over to channel 4.
04:31
The battalion one is on scene.
04:36
We'll tell you one on scene, 20, hold on an hour.
04:42
77 on we copy, we were dispatched for a standby, we're on scene.
04:49
Copy EMS on scene, 2001.
04:51
17's officer, command.
04:56
Command, go ahead.
05:00
We can't find the source right now.
05:02
It could be a candle or incense of some type.
05:06
Can we get somebody at the panel to silence the alarm? We're going to try to ventilate and continue to investigate.
05:14
Yeah.
05:17
I copy.
05:19
13, are you up near the building entrance?
05:26
On my book, up at the first floor.
05:30
This is 13, or I can make my way down to the panel.
05:36
I can't be 13, yeah, if you could get to the panel and try to silence the alarm.
05:43
Chief,
05:45
the alarm panel might not even be showing an alarm.
05:48
It seems to be nothing.
05:54
All right, they got me.
06:01
17 all supervising, 17 driver.
06:06
Go ahead.
06:09
I just want to let you know that the panel does stay normal.
06:14
Receive, thank you.
06:19
Team for command just want to confirm it's really only that apartment that's been impacted, correct? Correct, and again it's a very light haze no smell of electrical or anything cooking.
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McDonough St, Richmond, VA 23224
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