Overheated oil furnace causes smoke at Virginia home, Haymarket VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure at near Martin Wood Drive for smoke caused by an overheated oil furnace. Power was shut off and the area ventilated. No fire was present, and three occupants were evacuated safely.
Audio|Heard on: Prince William County Police and Fire
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05:8
Transcript:
00:00
Agent 515's officer from command.
00:04
Confirm,
00:08
you said three occupants were evacuated, correct?
00:14
That's appropriate.
00:15
Three occupants are evacuated.
00:17
Provening up in the structure.
00:19
You want to wait and obtain a basement in the basement.
00:24
All right, copy.
00:26
You still have light smoke in the basement.
00:27
Did any of the occupants require you in this?
00:31
That's an agent.
00:35
515 from engine 524.
00:37
Can you take the furnace down there? It looks like the smoke is coming out of the vents.
00:45
That's a furnace.
00:46
We're in the furnace right now with Truck 504.
00:49
I believe this is a foil furnace.
00:55
Command from Engine 504.
00:57
You got oil furnace on side Charlie and power's been secured to the building.
01:05
Engine 504 cop, you said oil furnace exterior side Charlie and the power has been secured to the building.
01:17
Okay.
01:22
A minute response, can you put the engine on the switch?
01:26
Okay.
01:31
So is your 515.
01:35
I agree with engine 24, but we're just going to feel here the furnace.
01:38
If you isolate it, shut the oil off period, kill the power.
01:41
Suggesting me, go ahead and open up and ventilate if smoke is fixed.
01:48
Okay, truck 504 is officer for command.
01:55
Truck 504.
01:56
Are you on the first floor?
02:04
We're currently in the basement.
02:10
All right, can we go ahead and check and see if there's an attic space, just make sure that's clear? That way we can isolate it directly to the furnace.
02:22
Yeah, we're on it.
02:27
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02:31
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02:33
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02:40
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02:57
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03:14
Caya 504 is on soon.
03:20
Engine 524 is officer command.
03:27
I just want to confirm that we think this is an overheated oil furnace, no active fire.
03:36
Just like smoke and the residents.
03:39
Are you good with scaling this back?
03:47
Okay,
03:53
I'm gonna go ahead. Okay, I'm gonna go on hold of a two and one.
03:55
Pretty soon from Martin Wickmere.
03:59
Go ahead.
04:02
Had an overheated oil furnace,
04:06
near Martin Wood Drive, no active fire.
04:09
Did that fill the residence with the light smoke in the process of ventilating.
04:15
The power's been isolated both in the furnace and the residence.
04:19
I could hold this with engine 524 into 515.
04:24
Truck 504 also keep the tanker.
04:29
Go ahead, keep the channel, hold me here for a few more minutes.
04:34
I'm going to place the dossie to sound in service.
04:39
Okay, command.
04:40
Okay, command.
04:45
I'm taking all units on scene for the structure fire on Martin Wood Drive, holding engine 524, 515, truck 504, and tanker 515.
04:58
All other units have been placed in service.
05:03
Prince William is still holding 5 Delta for remaining units, 0705.
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Location mentioned:
Martinwood Ln, Haymarket, VA 20169
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