Firefighters extinguish U-Haul truck tire fire in Richmond, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire on the rear tire of a U-Haul truck near North 1st Street and East Lee Street in Richmond. The fire was extinguished, and police were requested to investigate whether the vehicle was stolen. No one was found inside the truck.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, engine 6, truck 3, safety 1, and battalion 1.
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Vehicle fire with exposures.
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North 1st Street and East Lee Street.
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Engine 5, engine 6, truck 3, safety 1 and battalion 1.
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Vehicle fire with exposures.
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North, 1st Street and East Lee Street.
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On tap Channel 2.
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Timeout, 0332.
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Tractor, can you mark the route in through C's down?
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Proceeds, 033A.
00:40
51's en route to first in Lee on TAC2[1].
00:44
Proceed on all companies, the route, vehicle fire near a structure, North First Street, and East Lee Street.
00:50
Caller says that the back tire of his white U-Haul was on fire.
00:55
Possibly also hit a building per the caller.
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So all companies around 334 hours.
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The client is around the first N-Le Street be advised that the caller added a possible address of third in Lee.
01:17
And they also stated the airbags that possibly deployed.
01:20
And correction, this will be a separate caller from the first one.
01:29
Engine 5 is in the area attempted to locate.
01:35
The engine 5 is in the area attempted to locate.
01:43
Richmond, can you show engine five on scene at third and Lee? We do have a U-Haul.
01:50
There is fire at the back of the U-Haul by the tire.
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Engine 5 can handle the other companies can return to service.
02:00
We see fire will be on 3rd and Lee Street at the U-Haul back tire on fire.
02:06
Engine 5 can handle all the companies can return to service.
02:08
Will 3-3-5-5-4.
02:13
51 is back in service and end quarters on main dispatch.
02:20
Receive 0355-0-0-2-5-1.
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Richmond from Engine 5.
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The front of the U-Haul, the cab part is empty, nobody there.
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We are putting water on the fire now and will check the back.
02:43
The front of the U-Haul is empty, nobody inside.
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Water is now on the fire.
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We will check the back, 0337 hours.
02:53
I have NJ1 in route, waiting on Truck 2 response to the crash, Exit 74, Charlie on I-95 southbound, the Broad Street exit.
03:01
Called in by state police, a two vehicle crash involving a U-Haul, one of the patients complaining of back pain, NJ1 and Truck 2 in route, Z0338R.
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Regman from Engine 5.
03:18
Engine 5, go ahead.
03:27
I am going to need a Richmond police unit to respond here.
03:36
Received. Are you okay on scene?
03:40
Yes.
03:43
Just so they can take a possible police report.
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We are not sure if maybe somebody stole the vehicle or not.
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We do have a cell phone on scene just for a possible report.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC2: Tactical Channel 2 (radio operations channel)
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