Electric pickup truck fire with nearby structure exposure, Fredericksburg VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a residence near Allertown Road where an electric pickup truck was half on fire with multiple nearby exposures. Power to the house remained on during firefighting operations. Additional tankers were requested to assist in extinguishing the fire.
Audio|Source: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Ladder stand through the front door side alpha.
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Open up, knock down the hot spots.
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Those two will be the only crew interior.
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We have crew stationed around the exterior,
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as well as a written team in place.
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4909. At near Allertown Road.
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Unit apartment, 1,409.
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Cross streets are South Point Landing Boulevard and Dead End.
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Response Priority 1.
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On Incident 3.
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We have pretty good access to the fire and the Delta's ladder from this back porch.
00:37
We're still operating the hose line.
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Confirm, you're still on the back porch as previous.
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Affirmative.
00:50
I copy.
00:52
Rescans are ones going to be making an entry directly across from you on the Alpha side.
00:56
I'll just watch your streams.
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Do you like to respond to the structure fire, Our Town Road?
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Affirmative.
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Truck 17-1 direct.
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Yeah, we copy.
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It's on our incident three.
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A man from tanker, too.
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Good man.
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Fredericksburg-Betian, Chief One.
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Frederikers.
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Trudexford Rattie one.
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What's the incident channel?
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What part of the fire you all have?
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It's incident three.
01:46
Correct.
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All units, just be advised, the power is still on to the house.
01:56
The power is still on.
02:02
Super Battalion 1 from EMS 1 into the 3rd.
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Yeah, go ahead.
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Pennsylvania from Ingram.
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Chief I can ask if you had an engine available too.
02:17
Yeah, I got the truck in the engine.
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You need any additional heat?
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I think that'll be good based on the notes.
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Direct. I'll remain in service.
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Go ahead.
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We're being advised it's an electric vehicle and the hallway won't be long for another hour.
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We're also going to do our best to monitor response to one.
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Just give us a second to respond if we don't answer.
02:57
Okay, we're in the area attempting to locate.
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I copy. It's reported to be in the driveway.
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Command, we have the westbound lanes open.
03:11
If it's a report of an electric vehicle on fire, check with the leaves to see if they can send us a tanker to help engine four.
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Copy.
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Agent 4 is on the scene.
03:22
They've got electric pickup truck.
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50% involved,
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multiple exposures.
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We're stretching.
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Engine for electric truck, 50% of all multiple exposure, restress in the line, 1120-town contacting Louisa.
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Location mentioned:
Near Allertow Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
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