Basement fire with smoke at residential property, Falls Church VA
Fire & ArsonA basement fire occurred at a residential property causing smoke buildup. Firefighters used hydraulic ventilation to clear smoke while searching for the fire source. Electrical issues may have contributed. No signs of arson were found, and the fire was extinguished with smoke removal efforts completed.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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9-436. We're opening on now.
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Command 325.4-1, alpha-bavo, currently quadrants, all negative on the primary search, ready for reassignment.
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I'm direct truck 425. Just standby right now.
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I'm sending hazmatzma 401 to floor 2.
00:25
Just standby on 4-1.
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7.25 copies.
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Command Tower 436.
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South 436, yeah.
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I've been this a knockdown of most of the smoke here in the basement.
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Requests we do hydrolevance.
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Here.
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I stepped on your tile 436 repeat the second to have your message at the hydraulic ventilation.
01:02
Request the second engine down here to do hydrologic ventilation through the basement doors onside Charlie to help clear up the smoke while we search for the source.
01:12
Command copies agent 431 from command.
01:15
Are you able to hydrosity ventilate in the basement?
01:23
Is your brother do copy.
01:27
Midnight, 16.
01:33
Looks like the flound is out.
01:35
Okay, well, electrical flound at UV system.
01:39
Probably want to put the tower to get smoke out.
01:45
Command is the right.
01:48
Tile 436 driver from Command, go ahead and prepare and stays for chemical ventilation but don't start your shed.
01:57
Trial 36, TRIG's Office.
02:01
ALS 401 from Command from A.Q Medical Group, you're going to have yourself, Amless 431, Medi421.
02:08
Command is from Hennep 411.
02:10
Second floor is clear in her perimeter.
02:14
Assisting engine 440 is getting access to the attic.
02:19
Command, copy, says, Matt 401.
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Once you gain access to the attic, let me know if that's rolled in or blown in insulation.
02:29
ALS 401 copies medical group.
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Command from ALS 401.
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Go ahead.
02:43
If you haven't already, I think you can release ALS 403. We can handle with what we got.
02:49
I have it with what we got.
02:54
I have for a copy. The DMFD right now.
03:03
Command copies, blown, and insulation attic is clear.
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Thank you.
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All right.
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Okay.
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Fire Station 429.
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Italian,
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move up to Fire Station 429.
03:37
Mr.
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Sir, can I have another unit,
03:40
and can you run that OL up in November?
03:44
Check 211, Alfred, can you have that way?
03:48
Can you have that way?
03:52
Can you claim a supplement to case 3-4-669?
03:57
Okay, ma'clock, thank you.
04:02
Takeover, hydraulic, or you think hydrologer is going to be effective?
04:10
Believe hydrolog's been pretty effective right now. We can change it up here in a second if it starts to slow us down.
04:17
I'm okay.
04:21
Tile 436, can you give me a secretary in the basement? Mm-hmm.
04:31
241 out for you signal four?
04:37
Yes, sir.
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comes back to Tevin Fields.
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He's showing revoked,
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also coming back wanted.
04:49
104, standby.
04:57
I'm directed. Is that floor to ceiling?
05:03
The floor number of them, you have an open cellarwell.
05:14
Command, Director.
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Command, 2421.
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Go ahead.
05:25
Are you sure you're gonna have some residual smoke coming through the HVAC ducting? They're at the house.
05:37
Command copies.
05:38
Do you need any additional resources in the basement?
05:43
Negative fires out.
05:45
Room in question is...
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something is mitigating.
05:49
We're working on getting smoke out of the basement.
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Command copies.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vista Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041
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