Fire at apartment building prompts evacuation and power shutdown, Sterling VA
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred at an apartment building at 46950 Community Plaza. Occupants were evacuated and the power was shut off for safety. Responders checked for animals left inside and confirmed the building was cleared.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Asmat 401 from command.
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Hasmat 4.1.
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The best access for you, as it's seen, hurt-in parkway,
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to a left on Palmer Drive and a right on Florida Avenue and come up behind the command post.
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Copy.
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Everyone's 410 from Fairfax.14, also response check.
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Go ahead.
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Excuse me, you rob in the scene, I want you to dress out.
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You're going to assume the recon group.
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You're going to be the supervisor. Right now, I'm going to give you Rescue 401,
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Engine 404, and Rescue 404.
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I'll give you those units that you walk by the command post again.
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You get here. Okay. Medic 439 on Channel 6.
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Bravo, Fox 61895, Mutual ADMF, 46950 Community Plaza, typical those amigos, cross street, Harry Bird Highway.
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Metac 439 on Channel 6, Bravo, Fox 61895, Mutual ADMS, 46950, Community Plaza, Picicolo Those Amigos, Cross Street, Harry Bird Highway.
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Welfare Group from Command.
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Belfare Group from Command, ALS 4-1.
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Go ahead, sir.
00:56
Do you have any evacuees there at the meeting point yet?
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We have a few.
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There's one person came to me about a dog in her apartment.
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Okay, Kevin.
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And just let me know if you get, you know, a couple more there, and I'll start getting you some more resources so you can get them someplace to wait.
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Another transport unit or something like that.
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Direct, we're up here for now.
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Buildings, like you old are on Ains.
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Samo, we'll double check on building management, but Columbia Casp was direct and they are on the way.
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Copy you have any GAA?
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Negative, they didn't have anything break yet.
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Okay, I'm good. Ten mall, power 9, 436.
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Power 436, there.
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Confirmed, 518, all occupants have been cleared,
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all occupants have been cleared, all occupants are out of the building and down towards the Delta End.
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The Delta Eust includes the building.
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Command 0K 518, we'll call it the second grade search is all clear and just to confirm still in no readings.
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We were up to 13 now we have...
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State from Fairfax.
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436. I want you to make your way down in the basement area, give me readings there, and if you can secure the power to the building, I want you to secure the power there to 518.
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Okay. Okay, we'll work on that.
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I believe the electric shut off maybe on the briber side in your vehicle.
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Okay. Tannen out of 436.
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Tower, go ahead.
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I believe electric's going to be on side of the old utility room.
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We can secure power per unit for 4.
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Are we able to access the utility room or is that blocked by the vehicle?
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You're going to take hold there forcing.
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Just that one out and have a chance of COVID emission source for a time of force.
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Just secure the power at each individual unit.
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And let me know what that's done. Rescue 401.
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Rescue 401. Rescue 401.
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If I get the right list, I believe we'll be able to control the gas to the building.
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There's that.
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The valve is intact.
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Location mentioned:
Near Community Plaza, Sterling, VA 20164
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