Smoke reported near old garage in amherst, Amherst VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, responders were dispatched for reports of smoke and a possible fire near an old garage in Amherst. The exact location was clarified as near Chloe's old garage on South Main Street. Upon arrival, smoke was observed coming from a vehicle in the parking lot, but no active fire was confirmed. The scene was cleared after assessment.
Audio|Heard on: Amherst County Public Safety
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
Amherst, Amherst fire, need it to respond in the area or to the old Amherst motors on South Main.
00:08
It's going to be for reports of smoke in the area, possible fire in the parking lot, no further details, ops one.
00:20
11 of you in route 10's in round
00:30
806 and out 10 FD 10 F10 F10, FD 11, AFD 11, AFD.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:48
I'm down on the farm.
00:49
It's going to take me a minute to get back to the truck.
00:51
So you're going to have a heads up on.
00:55
Okay.
01:02
Eleven hammers.
01:04
Go ahead.
01:06
We have two in route.
01:08
Can you hit the tennis one more time.
01:11
Okay.
01:17
Amherst FD21, the station.
01:31
Amherstead, Amherstead, Amherst Fire.
01:33
In units respond to the old Amherst Motors, South Main Street, for some type of fire in the parking lot, first dispatch, I'll use second dispatch all units, Ops 1, 1617,
01:49
F-3 is around the station.
01:55
10.
02:01
21, can you put the brush truck on the road?
02:09
FD21, FD-21, FD-11, can you put the brush truck on the road?
02:15
Copy that, ten-four.
02:18
I've been in the area I don't see anything so far.
02:21
All right.
02:25
I'm going to call her back to get better clarification.
02:28
Again, she wasn't very familiar.
02:31
She just dated the Amherst Motors.
02:33
Officially that is the old VSA.
02:36
I'm not sure if she's meaning the old Brockman's here in the town.
02:41
Because she did state it was less of the fire.
02:51
Amherst fire.
02:58
Some better information, talk to the female again.
03:02
Apparently she's talking about in the area of Chloe's old garage.
03:10
Ten, four.
03:18
Where is coal is on garage?
03:26
FAP3 from FD10.
03:35
All units can clear.
03:37
Almost me, it's a vehicle running, somebody's with a vehicle.
03:40
There's a lot of smoke coming out of the across.
03:44
Ten, for all Amherst Fire redirect.
03:49
11 Amherst, you can just recover and clear all Amherst Fire.
03:54
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Amherst, VA 24521
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