Fire forces evacuation and defensive operations at Burke home, Burke VA
Fire & ArsonA fire at a home with many stored items caused crews to evacuate and fight the fire from outside. Firefighters are working to control flare-ups and are not entering the building for safety.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
06:27
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be best to get it from the interior. The tower is not going to be able to reach it through the tree. Command's okay. Agent 438 from command. All units in command, evacuate the structure. Evacuate the structure. We're going to go defensive. All units from command, evacuate the structure.
00:23
and commit on Evac tunnels. That's for command. Pat John, it's evacuate the structure. Evaculate the structure. Stand by for your park trucks.
00:49
All-uniform command, significant hoarding, with numerous flare-ups, multiple levels. We're going to go switch the strategy, significant hoarding and entirely structure. Stand by for a new mode of operations. Charlie Devings from Command's hard check after the EVAC[1].
01:14
I'm not in the Charlie Division right now. I'm headed back there in a second. Engine 421 from Command, par check. Proof from Command. Rick Group, I've got eyes on engine 421, their par. I've also got engine 511, engine 440, and tower 440, all par.
01:43
Okay, can you go ahead from side alpha make sure we get all these hose marks on the exterior so they don't burn through cavern leading into the structures? 30 from command par check forward four in the front of the one 2417 part check bar bar bar for
02:11
Enter 5 away part check.
02:14
3.5 alpha.11.
02:20
Command from division charler.
02:26
Stand by, engine 511, parched.
02:29
EMS Level 3[2] 9729 Lake Point Drive, Cross Street, Point Exter Court, Natick 414, Engine 414, on Channel 4, Bravo, Fox 41411, EMS level 3, 9729, Lake Point Drive, Cross Street, Point Extra Court.
02:48
2 on the ladder, 2 by the rig, far.
02:51
Truck 511, bar check.
02:52
Power 4 rehab.
02:53
Todd, I need you raise your aerial once you clear rehab to assist with Chuck 438.
02:58
A man from the Division Charlie, Engine 511 is with me, par inside Charlie, as all the rest of the units onside Charlie are, Division Charlie, as well.
03:07
Everybody else is also clear from the structure.
03:09
You can open the ladder pipes at your discretion and safety is also far.
03:13
Command direct, par check, and safety.
03:15
We're ready to float aerial devices.
03:16
Rescue 522, command you par.
03:18
Farr, four side outs up right.
03:19
Tommy, par check complete.
03:21
Rescue 408, engine 426, NETIC 426, engine 208, NEDIC 206.
03:27
On channel Thor Charlie, Fox, 42651, crash with injury, Interstate 395 northbound pre-Alexandria city line, cross street, interstate 395 northbound ramp through interstate 395-od northbound.
03:40
Rescue 408, Engine 426, Metac 426, Engine 208, Netic 206.
03:46
On Channel 4, Charlie, Fox, 42651, Crash with Injury, Interstate 395 Northbound pre-Elexandria City Line, Cross Street, Interstate 395 northbound ramp through Interstate 3995 of Northbound.
03:59
We're using some command.
04:00
We're going to go defensive for the next mode of operation.
04:03
We're going to get both aerial devices in the air.
04:05
We're going to slow from the exterior only.
04:07
405 Patricia Street, Cross Street, Gallows Road.
04:10
Engine 408, Medic 4.08, EMS 402, on Channel 4, Bravo, Box 408, cardiac arrest, 4,005, Patricia Street, Cross Street, Street, Gallo's Road.
04:22
Can you come to the command post face-to-face?
04:25
Copy him, Ryan.
04:26
Man, truck 440.
04:28
Man, truck 40. Man, truck 40.
04:30
Go ahead.
04:31
Side Charlie, you got a significant flare up in the basement from two windows.
04:35
Do you want us to hit it from the side Charlie exterior or you want us to let it burn so a hole through?
04:39
No, fire from the exterior.
04:40
We're just not committing any use to the structure, knock down all visible fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EVAC: Evacuation of structure
[2]
EMS Level 3: Serious medical emergency
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Location mentioned:
Near Lakepointe Dr, Burke, VA 22015
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