Reported house fire determined to be steam vapors
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Box 2900 reported structure fire (number withheld) Eastover Parkway.
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Engine Company 29, your 2nd tones repeating Box 2900 reported structure Fire (number withheld) Eastover Parkway and Engine Company 29, your 2nd tones operating on incident 11613.
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Engine 29 is responding with four.
00:21
Engine 29, I have you responding with four, 1613.
00:29
Engine 29 from Engine 7, are you going to drop it at (number withheld) Eastover?
00:35
Yeah, that's where we're coming in.
00:42
Duty 1, is that you behind Squad 21?
00:48
Negative, Chief 2, but keep on good then.
00:52
Yeah, I'm correct.
00:58
Orange, you can show Engine 21 responding with one.
01:02
Engine 21 responding with 11650.
01:10
Two-story single family, nothing showing besides Delta Bravo Alpha, we'll be out checking.
01:18
Medic 29 on location, responding to things showing on Bravo Delta.
01:24
Yeah, looking for.
01:29
Chief 29 is on scene.
01:32
Get my vehicle at (number withheld) Eastover.
01:40
Chief 29 on scene leaving your vehicle.
01:42
Lines from Chief 29 did face to face with Medic 29.
01:47
Transfer command to me,
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single story on a basement.
01:58
Nothing evident on all four sides.
02:04
Chief 29, I have you as command.
02:06
Nothing showing on all four sides.
02:08
Single-story structure.
02:10
Be advised, you're on response.
02:15
My apologies.
02:17
Single story on a basement,
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nothing's showing all four sides.
02:22
I do have a slight steam vapor coming from the roof at the gutter line.
02:30
It's apparent in any spot that was heated up by the sun.
02:35
Hold it to Engine 29 and return to balance.
02:41
Chief 29, I'm direct.
02:43
All units stand by for roll call.
02:50
Chief 21,
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are you direct?
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In service.
02:58
Orange to Engine 21,
03:00
are you direct?
03:03
Engine 21 is direct and serve.
03:06
Orange to Engine 23, you direct?
03:09
Engine 23 is direct and serves.
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Orange to Spotsylvania County Engine 7, are you direct?
03:18
Engine seven's on service, switching back.
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Thank you for your assistance, engine seven.
03:23
Orange to squad 21, are you direct?
03:27
Squad 21 is direct and service returning to quarters.
03:31
All units returning at 1620.
03:34
Break. Orange chief 2199, are you keeping the medic 29 on scene as well?
03:41
Yes.
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1620.
03:49
Chief Two's in service.
03:52
Chief Team, my apologies to have you out of service at 1620 .
03:59
Orange from Chief Twenty Nine.
04:03
Chief Twenty Nine.
04:07
Steam rising off a wood surface on the back deck confirmed that's what they saw on the front porch.
04:17
Chief 29 advising steam rising off the wood deck in the back.
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1622.