Smoke from boiler room steam at commercial building, Fredericksburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, responders were called to a commercial building near Tidewater Trail for a report of smoke. Upon arrival, the smoke was found to be steam coming from the boiler room, not a fire.
Audio|Heard on: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
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04:8
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 11, Tower 6, Rescue 4, Engine 4, Tower 1, Engine 5, Rescue Engine 8, Ambulance 11-1, Ambulance 41, Battalion 8, Battalion 2, and EMS 2.
00:14
Structure fire.
00:15
Unit 17 Storage near Tidewater Trail.
00:20
Cross streets are Benchmark Road and Glendale Way.
00:24
Respond priority one on incident one.
00:34
Ladder 10, ambulance 82, and ambulance 62.
00:38
Chest pain.
00:40
Apartment 100 near Orchard Ridge Drive.
00:44
Unit apartment 100.
00:47
Cross streets are Old Telegraph Road and Patriot Highway.
00:50
Respond priority one on spot C1.
00:58
NH responding.
01:01
At 2146.
01:07
Possible information from Engine Six.
01:11
Engine Six, we're in service responding to the structure fire.
01:18
Copy.
01:23
Still in service.
01:24
I think it was double D such.
01:27
Engine six, structure fire, two and 17 storage near Tidewater Trail.
01:36
Cross streets are Benchmark Road and Glendale Way.
01:39
Respond priority one on incident one.
01:45
Rise not on scene.
01:47
Ladder 11, Battalion 2, are you direct?
01:54
Copy.
01:59
Unit 17 storage, slight correction.
02:03
Reported that the caller saw smoke from a building and a pipe near a building but no flames were seen.
02:10
No need to acknowledge.
02:12
4148.
02:17
54 from Lauer 11.
02:23
I don't have a good building on which one we're going to yet.
02:26
I'll let you know what probably hit once we get there.
02:33
14 to Engine 5.
02:40
Engine 5.
02:44
Engine 6 was in service and has added himself to the structure fire.
02:49
If needed, you can put yourselves in service 2150.
02:56
You must continue.
03:01
I'm not going to be going to turn a service.
03:03
Updated direct engine five will be placed in service for the 50.
03:07
The second building closest to benchmark.
03:15
I'll give an on scene in a second.
03:16
It looks like it's a white smoke coming from exhaust pipe.
03:23
Fuzzy direct 2151.
03:28
That's any ladder level on scene.
03:30
I have a one-story commercial structure.
03:34
Looks like an exhaust pipe leaking by.
03:37
We'll be out checking with the crew at zero.
03:41
About to direct ladder eleven is on scene.
03:44
One story commercial appears to be smoke leaking from an exhaust pipe.
03:48
We'll be out checking with two 2052.
03:55
We're from the boiler room.
03:56
We're trying to make access.
04:00
Spotted engine direct, isolated to steam coming from boiler room holding the units on scene.
04:05
All other units can go in service as of 2152.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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