Kitchen fire extinguished at Richmond Highway home, Gladstone VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure fire near Richmond Highway in Gladstone, Virginia. The fire started under a kitchen stove and extended into the crawl space. Fire crews extinguished the flames using the water line, checked for extensions, and declared the situation under control.
Audio|Heard on: Amherst County Public Safety
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03:39
Transcript:
00:00
Need units respond to near Richmond Highway.
00:03
Near Richmond Highway,
00:05
possible structure fire.
00:08
First dispatch 1218.
00:09
All traffic go to Ops 2 please, Ops 2.
00:16
Amherst, 804 arriving.
00:19
Yes sir.
00:22
Amherst 922 will be en route.
00:25
Copy, thank you.
00:29
Interior to command.
00:32
Okay.
00:35
Fire is out.
00:37
It's underneath the stove in one cabinet.
00:40
We've opened up some of the floor,
00:43
checking for extensions.
00:45
The fire was put out by the water line at this time.
00:51
Do you need a kick at the front door?
00:57
No, I want to get this fan going and get some of this smoke out.
01:09
Same interior.
01:18
Are you able to secure the power?
01:24
Working on that as we speak.
01:29
I couldn't copy.
01:34
Working on that as we see.
01:39
I'll be working on it now.
01:44
And (name withheld), are you ready for the fans?
01:47
Yes, go ahead and pop the fans.
01:52
They just set it up now.
01:59
Man, interior.
02:01
Do you have an opening at the back of the house?
02:09
We do.
02:11
We've got some embers under the crawl space that we knocked down from the fire.
02:15
We're working on putting them out with a can.
02:32
Can you repeat your last traffic?
02:36
We have some members in the crawl space that we knocked down.
02:41
We're cutting ours out with a can at the moment.
02:44
I don't believe we're going to need the line.
02:53
Amherst Medic 21, we're on scene.
02:55
We're on scene.
02:56
Copy, 1223.
02:58
Amherst Tanker 21 is on the scene.
03:03
Copy, 123.
03:05
One 25, send traffic.
03:09
Twelve 0130.
03:16
Come in.
03:23
Believe we found the scene of the fire.
03:26
You can mark everything under control.
03:29
I'm going to shut the water off to the house and then we'll finish checking around the wall.
03:37
Copy, you can mark fire under control.
Disclaimer:
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:
Richmond Hwy, Gladstone, VA 24553
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