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Possible residential fire with smoke on second floorNewport News VA

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Near Wickham Ave, Newport News, VA 23607

A possible residential fire was reported near Wickham Avenue with visible smoke on the second floor. Multiple fire units were dispatched to investigate and respond. There was also a report of an electrical problem nearby involving the smell of burning wires. Fire units were reassigned accordingly.

Audio|Source: Newport News Fire
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Transcript:
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Possible Structure Residence Fire near Wickham Avenue, alerting Station 2.
00:09
Near Wickham Avenue.
00:11
I copy near Wickham Avenue.
00:18
We can get around to the fire in our district.
00:30
Possible residential structure fire near Wickham Avenue, crosses 27 and 28th Street, alerting station 2.
00:39
Engine 2, ladder 2, rescue 1, EMS 1, engine 1, engine 7, tower 7, medic 7, battalion 1, engine 3, safety 2, medic 2 respond for a possible residential structure fire near Wickham Avenue, crosses 27 and 28th Street.
01:01
Engine 2, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, EMS 1, Engine 1, Engine 7, Tower 7, Medic 7, Battalion 1, Engine 3, Safety 2, Medic 2, respond for a possible residential structure fire near Wickham Avenue, crosses 27 and 28th Street.
01:17
We have a caller reporting fire in the area near Wickham. They weren't sure of the exact address.
01:33
Collider 3, Medic 1, respond for an illness.
01:37
Near Jeffries Drive, Croxies of Arden Drive and Ivy Farms Road.
01:44
Collider 3, Medical 1, respond priority for an illness near Jeffries Drive, Croxies of Arden Drive and Ivy Farms Road.
01:52
Can be 83-year-old female.
01:55
Provision of vomiting. We're trying to get further at this time.
02:03
We have a small smoking area off the shellwood.
02:09
Investigate. 10-4[1]. Rescue on scene.
02:15
A small smoke in the area and nothing visible in investigating near Wickham Avenue.
02:20
It's correction 121 hour.
02:23
We're using TAC tube.
02:30
Ladder 2 is unseen. Ladder 2 last name.
02:35
Ladder 2 is made in 122 hours.
02:40
Engine 7.
02:43
Engine 7.
02:46
Engine 7.
02:48
Now I have a report of an electrical problem near Chesson Avenue on Garden Drive. I have a caller reporting smell of wires burning. They don't see smoke or flames.
03:00
I'll have engine 8 related to the currently closest unit.
03:07
I got it.
03:15
Intonate, he started out to replace who is diverted from the residential structure fire near Woodcomb Avenue, 27th Street, 28th Street.
03:28
Ingenit Reason,
03:30
for the residential structure,
03:33
near Fordham Avenue, 27th, and 28th Street, here on 7th Street converted to another call.
03:45
Our shoes in command.
03:48
Rescue 1-0-1-1, sir.
03:54
Okay.
04:01
The time was.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:06
I diverted engine 7 from the fire to the electrical problem. I have engineering replacing them.
04:13
We just received a call for electrician at the parking lot of the roses at Mercury and Jefferson, and the closest unit is engine 10. Did you want to defect them to the lift or send engine 3 to the lift and send 10 to the fire? I'm going to work with a higher 2 for search.
04:34
Go ahead and set up now.
04:40
See your last.
04:44
Smoke showing on the second floor.
04:47
The old laundromat, I'm wicket.
04:53
Smoke showing second floor, 20th wicket.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative

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Near Wickham Ave, Newport News, VA 23607

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