Smoke reported in basement of split-level home, Leesburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, responders reported light smoke in the basement of a two-story split-level home near Halifax Place SE and Rockbridge Drive SE in Leesburg. Everyone was evacuated safely. The cause was determined to be an overheated electrical breaker box. No fire spread was observed.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue
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04:57
Transcript:
00:00
13, corner structure fire, 614,
00:03
Rockbridge Drive SE
00:09
Agent 20, 622, and 606, advanced engine 623, truck 620, tire 606, Reddy 620, advanced ambulance 613, Bravo, Battagintu, 2, 2, 602, safety 601, EMS 602, Operation 600, Response, Failed to the Pack 11, Voltaire 62013,
00:30
4th, Southeast,
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Cross street Halifax Place SE in Leesburg.
00:35
Call reports smoke in the basement.
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20.03.
00:43
Conscious. Drivers on the scene.
00:48
All right, Chief, switch over 6-DELA tire line.
00:55
At least 620 to engine 620, you have a compartment door opening.
01:02
439, right around.
01:04
Could you please add at Jim 439?
01:07
Where you're at the engine 439, 620 and 620, the Tion 604, the Tadion Zero 2.
01:15
Caller advised, look in the basement,
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believed to be an electrical problem.
01:21
Caller was attempting to get the grandmother out of the home, 2004.
01:25
Two story split level.
01:28
No visible smoke like Alpha Proto Delta.
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Okay.
01:38
We're on scene.
01:39
Good patient.
01:41
Patient is supposed to be safe.
01:44
Next morning, directing all your traffic.
01:50
I'm taking a six-year report from engine 620 where I'm seeing two-story split level.
01:55
We have our own water.
01:57
Reports of animals trapped in the basement.
02:01
We are evacuating the structure.
02:03
Okay, take the 360 for an update.
02:07
On page of 6.20, two story split level.
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Got one in 360.
02:16
Engine 620 reporting.
02:20
I'll go ahead and establish command.
02:27
8604 is on scene.
02:29
Board any command?
02:35
I'm from truck 620.
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Truck 620.
02:42
Light smoke in your basement and nothing obvious.
02:45
We're in basement again.
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Everybody's out of the house.
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Command confirms light smoke in basement, everyone evacuated.
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Give me a situation report as soon as you can.
03:02
Command from engine 620 and 360 is complete.
03:06
Two in the back, one in the rear.
03:08
Rural fire is on the exterior.
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And just text me from command.
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Go ahead and fill it out for me.
03:17
We got a single store in the front, too, in the rear.
03:19
Is that correct?
03:21
Correct, I took a walkout basement.
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All right, I'm direct, thank you.
03:31
Saw on it.
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20-07.
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RISU 620 from command.
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Go and give me a primary.
03:49
I'm here for us to 620.
03:51
Prime is negative on both for us on second floor.
03:53
We have a report of two gas in here.
03:55
We're assisting the engine truck and I can locate the source.
04:01
Fordust you from command.
04:06
Next door is a...
04:08
Come out from truck 6-9.
04:12
Oh, that's right. It is an overheated breaker box in the basement on side delta.
04:23
No fire. It does not indicate any extension.
04:26
There is nothing on the thermal.
04:28
We're going to control the exhaust.
04:34
Truck 620 from command, I'm direct.
04:35
We have an overheated breaker box.
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Any reason?
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Why is there we?
04:45
Negative. We're still looking at that.
04:50
All right, I'm direct.
04:52
Right, loud on from command.
04:53
Keep the units incoming until I get a further report from Truck 620, please.
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Location mentioned:
Halifax Pl SE & Rockbridge Dr SE, Leesburg, VA 20175
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