Smoke from HVAC unit triggers alarm in apartment, Mechanicsville VA
Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported coming from an HVAC unit after the heat was turned on in an apartment near Signal Hill Apartment Drive. The smoke spread throughout the apartment and triggered an alarm. Pets were inside, but no visible fire was found outside. Fire crews responded, checked the area, and confirmed the smoke was contained to one apartment with no major hazards found.
Audio|Source: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Near Signal Hill Apartment Drive, apartment 5 Adams.
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Callers on scene reporting some smoke coming from the HVAC unit after cutting on the heat.
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Call-taker does hear an alarm going off in the background.
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A caller reports light smoke with one cat and dog inside of the apartment.
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So the smoke is throughout the entire apartment.
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H.J4A7A. It's a 417.
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Primary Hodertrude v.E., on Signal Hill Road if you want to stage there.
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Subcommittee direct, we'll stay at the primary on Signal Hill.
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408, station contact.
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A quarter 8, 747.
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Engine 406, engine 403.
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Engine 406, switch attack publicly.
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Engine 406, engine 403.
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Engine 403. Engine 403, go ahead.
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Secondary is going to be at Signal Hill and Edgeworth.
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Engine 4.3 copy.
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We can lay out from the scene and from y'all to the hydrant. All right, we're direct. We'll stop at the same. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Engine 407 is on the scene, pre-story apartment complex with nothing out of the ordinary from the Alpha South.
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And the investigative move with command at 751.
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(name withheld).
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(name withheld).
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You had an engine for a listen assist non-emergent?
02:19
Sure.
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Text is complete, nothing happening from the exterior.
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Box 41 engine 408 for the Cygnus.
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16397 Cogian Road, up front on pack 4 at 753.
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The corner.
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Copy. Entering part 2 with the light haze, 753.
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Commandant-12413, we left the 8-5 for you.
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I'll tell you for one, I had to run type 5. I'm on the scene.
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Same size up as engine 4.7. I'll be a semi-command.
03:13
Probably on scene, same conditions, assuming command 754.
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The 4-6 is on scene report to command.
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754.
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The engine 4-7 firearms may occur.
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In your floor, some gun.
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You may can report on the anterior conditions, please.
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We're still working in an apartment 5A. I've got 17 working on Division 3.
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Checking in the apartment above 5A, if they have any smoke.
03:58
But it looks like it's only contained this one apartment.
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We're okay with the units on scene.
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We can hold them to 470417.
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Copy.
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You're comfortable with marking it under control?
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Yes, sir.
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Command a handle attack file.
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Command Goh.
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Marks situation under control.
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Place all units in service with the exceptions of Engine 4-7 and Engine 414 in my cell.
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Incident on signal, all the apartment drives mark under control.
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Pulling the assignment to Engine 4 is 7, Engine 417, Battalion 401.
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Location mentioned:
Signal Hill Apartment Dr, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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