Smoke odor traced to HVAC system in Reston home, Reston VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a home near Homer Terrace in Reston after a smoke odor and light haze were reported on the second floor. The source was traced to the HVAC system. No flames or hazardous conditions were found, and the situation was controlled without evacuations or injuries.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
08:58
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 432 is direct, line to the front door.
00:04
The fire lock goes off. Fairfax, okay, 443. I'll go to establish command zone 4th. Plead.
00:09
Fairfax, copy, command.
00:14
Command Tower 403 is on C. He's commercial service left.
00:20
Command Copy. Engine 432.
00:23
Homeowner report Smoke on floor number 2 and the Alpha[1] Quadrant. It's going to the bedroom. You go up there, investigate that.
00:32
32 is going to the second floor. Investigating smell.
00:38
It's going to you for bonding.
00:41
Floor Marks on the scene.
00:44
Gary! Support up at your apparatus.
00:45
The tower 403, engine 432.
00:49
We have no conditions.
00:51
Floor 1, 2,
00:53
and basement.
00:59
No mention 403 is on scene. Second engine with war.
01:04
Tell me, just three-year-on-far-out then.
01:11
All right, family's not sure if they saw a car or not. Can you have canine respond to the scene, please?
01:18
Okay, can I know a user right than that?
01:23
Yeah, more.
01:25
417.
01:29
Please.
01:35
Command. Power 430.30. Power 4303.
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This service last complete.
01:44
Nothing to put it.
01:47
Okay, copy. Go to floor number two with a 432.
01:53
Correct.
02:02
Town 403 driver, tower 403.
02:06
Attic ladder to the second floor.
02:08
Come in, we got the odor of electrical.
02:12
Light haze, second floor.
02:15
Okay, I got me that.
02:18
Agent 423.
02:20
Line to the front door.
02:22
So I'm engine 4203.
02:24
Move up to side alpha.
02:26
You go to the basement level.
02:35
Rescue 405 in command.
02:40
Rescue 405.
02:44
Base in a level check panel.
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Rescue 4.05's direction.
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Command Tower 403.
03:03
Power 4203.
03:06
Get a unit to the basement,
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the check. This might be a dual zone HVAC system,
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coming from the HVACC.
03:16
Okay, Kappa A2METO3 and rescue 405 on the basement.
03:21
Just to confirm conditions are light in the attic right.
03:32
Still waiting on an attic ladder to confirm attic,
03:36
second floor,
03:38
various light haze,
03:42
an electrical loader.
03:45
Okay, commanding up.
04:01
Command, the engine 32.
04:06
Agent 432.
04:10
Ready for water.
04:13
Could you have somebody check the garage for an electrical panel? We don't have anything in the basement.
04:19
Got the engine 423.
04:22
On command.
04:24
Go right behind the stairs where you're at into the garage.
04:29
Okay, for the electrical panel.
04:33
Copy our lines at the front door.
04:37
Scott.
04:50
Engine 425 on Channel 4.
04:53
Bravo, Fox 4255, Lithgow, Lithgow,
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near Homer Terrace, Cross Street, Durand Drive.
05:00
Engine 425,
05:02
on channel 4405, Fox 4255, Mississippi,
05:06
near Homer Terrace, Cross Street, Durand Drive.
05:17
Director, 421.
05:19
Command.
05:25
423.23.
05:39
It's not in the garage. I'm going to look for the service shop, try to find it.
05:48
Maycock.
05:59
64-1-0-seen.
06:10
599104.
06:16
Press U405 in command.
06:25
Thursday 405.
06:26
Service meter is going to be on the Delta[2] side.
06:29
It's like a seat down to the basin.
06:40
Command from engine 32, we found the panel securing the breaker for the 8 to 18.
06:48
Okay, cops.
06:52
Command, Tower 403.
06:58
Power 403.
07:01
Power 430.
07:04
Attic is clear,
07:06
only heat source we have is coming from the vents on the second floor. I believe it's probably something to do with the HVAC system.
07:23
Okay, copy that.
07:29
Section 432, Franksman.
07:32
Just confirming, did you control the breakers to the HVC system on the second floor?
07:39
Agent 32, go ahead.
07:42
Did you control the breakers to the HVAC system on the second floor?
07:46
I'm direct, we're headed up there.
07:50
Negative. You can control the power at the breaker box to the HVC system on the second floor.
08:02
They're saying yes.
08:05
Okay, copy that.
08:06
Power 403 powers off to that unit.
08:09
Let me don't think it's better.
08:11
We'll scale this back.
08:14
I'm direct right now it's just the odor the haze is just a page okay I copy that are you comfortable to hold this one-in-one while you can see to investigate yes sir I'm gonna go ahead command
08:43
He is arrived on scene to find lightfoot conditions on floor number two, believed to be the HVAT system, powers the control of the unit, smoke starting to dissipate. I'm going to hold this with Andrew 432, Tower 403.
08:55
All the units can pack up and go in service when they're ready, commands terminated, you can have a channel back.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alpha: Low-priority response designation or building side A; also the phonetic code for letter A.
[2]
Delta: High-priority medical/incident response or designation for the D-side of a building (phonetic "D").
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Location mentioned:
Near Homer Terrace, Reston, VA 20191
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