Fire crews check smoke at Norfolk apartment, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of smoke at an apartment building on 40th Street in Norfolk, Virginia. They inspected the wooden porches for possible ignition points and found a portable space heater with ash nearby. The fire marshal was called to investigate whether the fire was accidental or intentional.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
06:20
Transcript:
00:00
Is there any smoking in that apartment or maybe any discarded burning or smoking materials? The porches and decks and everything are kind of old. Some of them are little rotted. Maybe something could have gotten in there.
00:11
Are you right out front? I want to come out and talk to you.
00:15
You can come to the car.
00:16
I also built the corner.
00:23
And Division 1 to command, if we don't have a fire marshal here, we'll probably need one.
00:29
Copy, 40th Street, Command, and Olfitt.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:33
Norfolk Kenny Fire Marshal available.
00:35
Yeah, the fire marshals group, please.
00:38
Signal 4[1].
00:44
Northwick, Kenny Fire Marshal available.
00:50
All-Fa-Tenny Firemarshal available.
01:03
Cedar, near North Newtown Road, McDonald's.
01:14
Tens on scene.
01:17
Matcha TEN will have command and be investigated.
01:20
Okay, 4 responding.
01:23
Medic Tens arrived.
01:26
Okay.
01:32
Tension 4, MediC4, respond on a seizure near North Newtown Road at McDonald's.
01:38
Engine 4, Medic 4, Seizure, near North Newtown Road at McDonnell's, respond on TAC 2 at 1534.
01:46
930, can you block off that side of the road?
01:50
Norfolk to Fire Marshal 200.
01:57
I'm interested in all companies.
01:59
We do have a leaking gas pipe, excavator hit.
02:07
Time to arrive.
02:09
It's time to do to come in.
02:11
Copy your comments. I'll go ahead and assume Grandi Avenue Command.
02:15
Northwark Trove, Tiny 3, Greenie Avenue Command.
02:17
Same 4.
02:20
Command to Rescue 2.
02:23
Rescue 2, Jack.
02:28
Joe 4 out.
02:34
Plyton, go ahead.
02:40
Let's do those bystanders in their house until we figure out the readings for me.
02:48
And I'm going to go ahead and assign you safety.
02:51
Received.
02:53
Let's get here to the command.
02:55
Go ahead.
02:56
Hey,
02:57
what's going to be our best route of approach?
03:01
Go to Lafayette to Grandi, and you'll see me.
03:04
You can park behind me.
03:07
Basement Division to Command.
03:10
Rusty Tversu.
03:12
Come in, go ahead, basement division.
03:18
Two north.
03:20
Go ahead. Go ahead.
03:24
Hey, Command.
03:26
There is a portable space heater that was staged right here next to these water lines on the Delta Corner access panel.
03:35
Looks like there's some ash around it.
03:38
It doesn't give any indication on the tick, but I don't think a portable space here would be here. I might want to get a fire marshal for that.
03:46
Okay, Fire Marshal's group is on the way.
03:48
You go ahead and unplug that, just leave it where it is.
03:52
Yes, ma'am. Show me near A-Ygon Road at the easy end for annual inspection.
04:02
Copy.
04:04
Okay.
04:06
Go ahead, Marshal, sir.
04:08
What you got out there, Chief?
04:11
Can't repeat that?
04:13
What's you got out there, Chief? What you got out there, Chief?
04:17
I got a list of items we need you guys out here for. Rescue 2 is all the same.
04:23
I copy.
04:26
Marshal 3, if you can have the Fire Marshal Group report to the command post and you guys get on the same.
04:31
Copy.
04:33
Command to the basement division.
04:38
Korean, do you have to command office, attack 4?
04:40
Command.
04:41
Basement, go ahead.
04:44
Smoke conditions, better, or worse, or same?
04:47
Yeah, can you just confirm that VNG has been contacted, please?
04:52
Signal 4[1]. I'll give them a call.
04:56
It's somewhere between slim and none at this point.
05:01
Copy that. Command 2, Division 1. Division 1.
05:06
Your smoke conditions, better, worse, or same?
05:09
Sorry, repeat that.
05:12
The smoke odor condition that you had, better, worse or the same?
05:21
Better, we found what was being burned in the bathroom, what I told you was.
05:30
Copy that.
05:32
Better 14 is a rocket leak.
05:36
Is it off? Engine turned off.
05:39
Engine turn.
05:41
I believe we can scale this back now. We have stuff that was burned right here with us. Just need a fire marshal to come in here when he gets here.
05:52
Yeah, the fire marshal to this.
05:54
I agree. I'm going to scale it back here in one minute.
05:58
24-hound team.
06:03
24-on-teen. 24th.
06:11
Command all companies on 40th Street.
06:13
All companies can clear with the exception of Engine 2, Ladder 9, Ladder 7, and the Fire Marshal Group.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 4: Traffic crash or vehicle accident; may have agency-specific alternate meanings such as "OK" or "all clear."
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Location mentioned:
W 40th St, Norfolk, VA 23508
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