Smoke reported in college dorm; no fire found, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of smoke and a burning plastic odor inside a dormitory building near West Grace Street on the VCU campus. The building was evacuated. No visible fire was found, only light haze on the second floor was confirmed.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, engine 6, engine 10, engine 12, engine 14, engine 1, talk 3, talk 6, safety 1, battalion 1, and battalion 3.
00:11
Smoke inside a structure.
00:13
701 West Grace Street, on the VCU campus.
00:18
Engine 5, engine 6, engine 10, engine 12, engine 12, engine 14, engine 1, truck 3, truck 6, safety 1, battalion 1, and battalion 3.
00:29
Smoke inside a structure.
00:31
701 West Grace Street, on the VCU campus.
00:36
Cross streets are North Pine Street and North Laurel Street.
00:40
Chesterfield Act 4.
00:42
Time Out, 1257.
00:48
Reginal Safety 1 and Route 1 to TAC 4[1].
00:51
RATO 5A. ROTO 5A.
01:00
Engine 23.
01:02
Unconscious.
01:04
(number withheld) Green Mist Drive.
01:06
Engine 23.
01:08
Unconscious.
01:09
(number withheld) Green Mist Drive.
01:12
Cross streets are Yellow Pine Circle and Dead End.
01:15
On tap Channel 2.
01:17
Time out, 1259.
01:23
Companies en route to 701 West Grace Street for smoke odor inside a structure.
01:31
Smell of burning plastic reported; alarm pulled and building evacuated at 12:51 hours.
01:43
Battalion 1 on scene, 701 West Grace.
01:46
Eight-story type 1 dormitory facility completing a 360.
01:54
No visible fire from all sides.
01:57
Battalion 1 will be West Grace Command.
02:00
Engine 5, engine 6 will be investigative group.
02:06
Engine 5 is all resources.
02:07
Water source on Varroen, Grace.
02:13
Region 1 copy on scene 701 West Grace Street, eight-story, type 1 dormitory, completing 360, nothing visible on all sides.
02:22
Region 1 has command.
02:24
Engines 5 and 6 part of investigative group.
02:26
That’s the giving group.
02:29
1300 hours.
02:34
For Truck 3.
02:35
Can you pull up a little bit?
02:46
Command post at Alpha Delta corner, intersection of Pine and West Grace.
02:57
Commit copies, Command.
03:00
Command Post on Pine and West Grace Street, Alpha Delta corner.
03:10
Engine 5, battalion, told about building maintenance.
03:14
Haze on the second floor.
03:16
Engines 5 and 6 clearing second floor at this time.
03:22
Command copy.
03:23
Haze on second floor reported by maintenance.
03:26
Engines 5, 6 reporting to second floor.
03:30
Truck 3 join investigative group.
03:35
Cut it up now, Chief.
03:39
Command copy.
03:40
Indent 12 is obscene.
03:41
We’ll be assuming, Rick.
03:48
Smell on first floor as well.
03:51
Get it up.
03:55
Copy, India 12 is red.
03:57
13033L3L.
03:59
1303 out.
04:03
13, you shall take the 101 scene.
04:07
Copy, safety, 10,000.
04:08
13.3 out.
04:14
Command from engine 10.
04:16
Engine 10 has lobby control.
04:20
With facilities management on ground floor.
04:27
Command copy, engine 10, lobby control.
04:35
Any company on second floor, truck roof, can you unlock door, West Riderville?
04:39
Truck free from Lobby Control.
04:48
Any maintenance up there?
04:52
I think we want to get in there.
04:53
Hold on a second.
04:59
Investigative group of Lobby Control.
05:02
Do you have any additional information from the fire panel?
05:09
Procary reference.
05:11
I checked with maintenance.
05:12
He was sending the door like the doorways.
05:14
We came up, it said second floor pull station.
05:22
That's a...
05:23
Investigative group from Lobby Control.
05:27
With maintenance.
05:30
Fire line panel is showing second floor in stairwell B.
05:32
I can send them up there if you need assistance.
05:43
Engine 5, all additional resources.
05:45
Negative.
05:46
We’ve cleared the second floor.
05:49
No hazards at this location at this time.
05:51
Still investigating.
05:57
Command copy.
05:58
Second floor clear at this time.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 4: Tactical radio channel 4
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
West Grace Street Student Housing, 701 W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23220
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