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Fire reignites near runway at Ronald Reagan AirportArlington County VA

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202

A fire reignited near the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Fire units have been notified and are responding to the smoke in the area where a previous fire occurred.

Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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00:49
Transcript:
00:00
We've got the small ember starting again off the runway in one of the areas that was on fire before it's smoking again.
00:17
I'll copy. You're notifying fire.
00:20
Copy.
00:26
I've got an ARFF truck on the perimeter road, I think they may see it as well.
00:33
Yeah, we're notifying them, thank you.
00:41
I'll say the fire truck that I spoke of did see it in there and we'll have this addressed in approximately three minutes.

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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202

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Incident Timeline

  1. Event Wind-down and Runway Reopening Preparation
  2. Status Updates and Final Checks
  3. Debris Cleanup and Maintenance
  4. Runway and Taxiway Inspections
  5. Medical and Fire Support Operations
  6. Runways Closed and Vehicle Accountability
  7. Fire Incident and Mutual Aid Response Initiated

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