Fire contained on top floor of townhouse in Great Falls, Great Falls VA


Firefighters responded to a fire on the fourth floor of a townhouse in Great Falls. The fire was mostly extinguished and contained to one unit. Crews checked neighboring units and attics to ensure the fire did not spread. No injuries or arson were reported.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Our 436 is in the exposure checking the attic?
00:02
436 x-ray.
00:04
Command, truck 425.
00:05
Truck 425, go ahead.
00:07
Truck 36, completed deployment, top floor, all clear.
00:11
Truck 425, covers the rest of the unit, all clear.
00:14
Copy truck 425.
00:15
Tower 436 from command.
00:16
Tower 436. Tower 436.
00:18
Tower 436, did you split your crew to an X-ray and send them next door?
00:21
Got 821 barbap feeding check for a suspicious of an unknown situation near 4124 River Forrest Drive.
00:29
Caller says she heard a female yelling for someone to stop.
00:31
It sounded like she thought somebody was struggling.
00:33
When asked what the address was, she said, just to send someone out by the place near Wegmans.
00:38
And she disconnected and didn't want to answer you more questions.
00:41
We just checked the area at 1633.
00:43
A good shot at Sight Charlie.
00:45
You need me to fax it over to the magistrate's office?
00:48
10-9 there.
00:49
Do you need it faxed to the magistrates office?
00:52
Yes, please.
00:53
Direct, I'll take care of it.
00:54
10-4, thank you.
00:55
1634 According to command on the RIT task force
01:00
There's engine 404 and your additional truck is Tower 302
01:04
Committee is a 10-minute timer.
01:05
We have a four-story townhouse.
01:07
We're on number four floor.
01:09
All units are currently working.
01:11
Our 611. 1634.
01:12
Tower 611,000.
01:13
Tower 611, direct, 4 tangent, 4.4, 450.
01:15
Command from Battire 403.
01:17
I'm up on the top floor.
01:19
It is a true fourth floor with a deck on the opposite side that's visible.
01:26
Highway, it's going to be a lightning on a black Nissan.
01:28
Sorry, do I need to start fire.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:30
How are we looking on floor four?
01:32
We got the bulk of the fine knockdown.
01:34
We have to spend a little time over and pulling down ceiling to hit hot spots.
01:40
Right now we got two lines up here and plenty of people.
01:44
Okay, and it's contained to the fire unit.
01:48
We don't have extension either way.
01:50
Okay, it's it don't look like it from here.
01:52
There's trial wall firewalls in between the attic of all the exposures.
01:57
Be good if the company's gone into the exposures, let it take up into the attic, just to make sure.
02:02
Okay, we've gotten into the Bravo exposure, but the Delta exposure,
02:06
we're not ready to force the door on that unless something comes up with, unless you see something on your end.
02:12
Caldnizine reporting in command or a task force.
02:16
That is in 436.
02:17
I don't think we need to force doors.
02:19
Just to confirm we're calling side,
02:22
we're calling side brava the side where 10R416 is correct.
02:27
That is correct.
02:28
Yeah, I don't see any need to force entry to the exposure.
02:32
We'll keep over hauling for a bit, but I think we're good.
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Location mentioned:
River Forest Dr, Great Falls, VA 22066
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