Barn fire threatens residence near Dry Ridge Road, St Albans WV
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Fire & ArsonA barn near Dry Ridge Road in St Albans caught fire, endangering the nearby home. The barn contained heavy equipment and a wood stove. Fire units responded with multiple alarms to extinguish the fire and protect the residence.
Audio|Heard on: Kanawha County Public Safety
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04:36
Transcript:
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We got reports of a structure fire near Dry Ridge Road and St.
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Albans.
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Sample.
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1215.
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Structure fire, Dry Ridge, Wright, Wright.
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D-DUZEWR-EWR-BUR-B-E-ROWS.
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Station 22,
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Station 21, Station 19, or small in area 22 to 3219, dry ridge roads, 3219, dry ridge roads.
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Caller's barn is on fire and it is low.
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Currently on fire, there is exposure to the residence.
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Townish 12-16.
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1902, Hedger.
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1902, go ahead.
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I'll be in or else.
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104, 1216.
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(number withheld)
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Copy (number withheld)
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Can be seen from Tornado.
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MetroD all units responding to dry road just be advised there's going to be multiple equipment inside of that barn there is a wood stove inside of it that does keep the caller's residence there's also going to be side-by-sides and an excavator bulldozer inside of the barn as well first 1219 that's road 22-01 go ahead.
02:41
All right, I'll be en route.
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I'm coming from South Ridge just to work and fire.
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Tand4.
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Metro 220.
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Ed,
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you're broken.
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Metro is 2.26, we'll be en route.
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Copy 226 in route, 1219.
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14 bring a tanker.
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104 station 19 you copy to bring a tanker.
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20-01 go ahead.
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All right,
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what use coach calling up 19 and 2nd are out?
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No,
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sir.
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Yeah, good, give me a second alarm on.
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Copy, second alarm.
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Code 21. 20 alarm.
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Code 21.
04:06
I've got a knee complaint for a Quincy unit at near Gap View Drive in reference to a domestic issue.
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Nothing in progress.
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Stay at 412-21.
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Stay at 41221.
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Station 17, Station 24, Station 20, structure fire, area 22, Dry Ridge Road.
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Location mentioned:
Dry Ridge Rd, St Albans, WV 25177
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