Residential fire on Maryland Street with occupants refusing to leave, Mt Vernon VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a residential fire occurred on Maryland Street involving the garage and kitchen area. The fire was reportedly caused by a candle that fell over. Occupants initially refused to leave. Firefighters found smoke and hoarding conditions inside and conducted searches of the floors and basement.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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05:44
Transcript:
00:00
(number withheld), Maryland Street.
00:02
Callers advising the garage is on fire.
00:05
The fax, engine 4665.
00:15
Inger 465, switch over to 4-hot hotel.
00:23
The vaccine 4-6-5.
00:26
4-2 engine.
00:31
County 4-2.
00:32
Tower Ladder 403.
00:37
Tower Ladder 403, command.
00:43
What's your location status?
00:49
Okay.
00:51
Okay. Okay. Okay. All right here.
00:57
You're low on air.
01:01
Go ahead. Thank you for the structure.
01:03
That report to rehab.
01:08
All right.
01:14
465 minute 419 go with we're dropping a barrel that old power you won't pick it up there
01:28
copy you hit on a hold up hold mount vernon
01:35
There's one right at the intersection, there's 100 feet up in front of the, uh,
01:43
there's a little business up on the way.
01:45
It should be right at the intersection.
01:48
Yeah.
02:00
Engine 424.
02:02
On scene, we do have light smoke showing from the garage requesting a rip hat for it.
02:12
You describe the smoke.
02:20
Light, slow-moving haze, white in color.
02:24
We do have our own water.
02:28
Okay, I copy.
02:29
Fairfax. Hold off and it's through the task force for the time, baby.
02:37
7. Airass tunnel drive, cross street, 5th and Bridge Road.
02:44
Engine 424 from battalion, our two battalion 406.
02:48
We're going to have a single family on the front, turning rear.
02:53
We're going to label 8 for basement.
02:56
One,
02:58
basement is clear.
02:59
We have a handline to the garage.
03:02
We make an entry with the crew 3.
03:04
Requesting transfer to hand.
03:08
Okay, I copy.
03:09
We have access to the basement from site Charlie, correct?
03:13
That's correct. You have...
03:15
I leave.
03:19
I copy. I copy normal hotspots on the second floor,
03:27
exiting instruction.
03:34
We have occupants that refused to leave the structure, reports of a candle that fell over and caught something on fire in the kitchen.
03:46
Okay, I'm happy.
03:48
Go ahead and give me a primary on floor number one.
04:02
I have inside.
04:05
Command from telephone 424.
04:07
I have one male occupant and a dog.
04:14
A truck 11, go ahead and starter.
04:19
Last unit repeat.
04:22
Command from truck 11.
04:23
He got pretty good smoke conditions at the point of four inside the house.
04:27
And he also has hoarding conditions.
04:31
Okay, I got to be a very fast friend.
04:33
Better Red Task Force.
04:35
10.4.
04:40
424. I want a primary floor number 1.
04:44
Rescue 406.
04:46
He's a primary in the basement.
04:53
He's primary for 1.
04:55
City 1 occupants.
04:56
He's out in the garage.
05:00
Okay, copy.
05:01
Anyone's 437.
05:03
Just trying to check on this document outside alpha.
05:08
Correct, you 4-6, copy.
05:09
It's primarily number one.
05:14
(name withheld) 424, do you need a second handline in there or can I read the 437 to the basement?
05:20
No, thank you, we're good on the past.
05:24
We have a small, small burner, and they stop us.
05:28
Fall 2 to be out, we're just letting by open-off.
05:35
Agent 430s pulled up on the handline to the basement.
05:38
Next to 406, give me a primary in the basement and let me know what conditions are.
05:42
Go ahead and control utilities.
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Location mentioned:
Maryland St, Mt Vernon, VA 22309
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