Smoke in attic caused by bathroom vent fan malfunction, Manassas VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of smoke in the attic of a structure in Manassas, VA. They found the cause was a malfunctioning bathroom ventilation fan, not an electrical fire. Power was secured to the area, and no active fire was present.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Command from engine 518.
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Command from the truck. That's affirmative.
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Label at basement first floor.
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Topping basement first floor, engine 518's officer. Did you have traffic?
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So we're at the Bravo side gable.
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We can remove the gable.
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Take a better look inside the attic.
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Do you want that done, sir?
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The gable vents, are you referring to the gable vent?
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That's correct, the gable vents.
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Yeah,
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open it up if you think there's something behind there.
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We do have a smell back then.
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Five hundred three, don't see?
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Command from truck 20 driver.
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Truck 20's driver, go ahead for command.
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Yeah, we're up there on the roof. We've got some smoke coming out of the ice vent here and the your red cap in the middle of the structure.
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Command's truck 513.
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Got a member in the attic, stating it's an electrical fire.
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Secure the power right now, we're checking on it.
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Copy, one member of Engine 513 checking the attic, electrical fire, securing power now.
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Signate from Engine 513, here's a view of bathroom vent, fan, and for power register.
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Engine 513, can you repeat your traffic? I'm catching bathroom fan. You need to speak up.
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Time for measure 513. It appears to be a ventilation fan.
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Waiver fire be secured.
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Okay.
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Flex.
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Sure, 893 on 5, Bravo.
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for an injury.
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Osborne Park High School 8909, Euclid Avenue,
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Hamas 508 at 204.
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The 1st 508, responding 205.
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Patients of 65-year-old female, she fell in the parking lot but is now located inside the main entrance.
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Copy.
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Prince William from Gilbert Command, you can stop the timer.
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We'll be downgrading this shortly.
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Copy stopping the timer 20.05.
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Tax 1087-on-5 Bravo for an auto accident, Interstate 955-Southbound mile marker 152,
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9502, engine 502, and for opposite direction, engine 523 at 20006.
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Excuse me, you know, Dominion.
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Copy Dominion.
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Formation 518, they change their minds, it's Novak.
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Copy Northern Virginia Electric Company Co-op.
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Truck 520's officer from command.
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Go ahead.
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Can you work with engine 513 and engine 518's officers and come up with a recommendation of scale spec?
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Affirmative, we're inside with 13.
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X-1087 on 5 Bravo for an auto accident, Interstate 955, southbound, Wild Booker 152, Medicin 502, Engine 502, Engine 523 for opposite direction at 20-08.
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I'm advising the three-vehicle crash prior to the exit, blocking the left lane,
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one patient complaining of the neck pain in a silver Nissan.
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Okay, with two and one,
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ventilation,
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fan now function,
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no fire.
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Prince William,
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