Smoke reported on amtrak train near east washington street, Orange VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an Amtrak train near East Washington Street and May Fray Avenue was reported to have smoke coming from one car. Train traffic was stopped, but responders found no active fire. The number of people on board and injuries are unknown at this time.
Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Box 2,300, train accident, area of East Washington Street, May Fray Avenue,
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engine company 23, MEDIC 23.
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Repeat a box, 2,300, train accident, and East Washington Street, May Fray Avenue, engine company 23, MEDIC 23.
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On response, 2103.
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All right, this duty one's responding.
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Can you give me a something long?
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Do you want to respondent at 2105, the area of East Washington Street and May Fray Avenue.
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At page 103,
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received a call from Norfolk Southern Railroad Police advising of Amtrak train number (number withheld) as smoking.
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Advice that they could not see fire.
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Only one car is affected.
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Train traffic has been stopped.
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It's unknown if the third rail has been powered off at this time.
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Unknown number of souls on board.
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Orange, Meg 23 respond.
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2nd3 responding.
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2105, duty one you direct.
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Yeah, just confirm it's Amtrak with patients.
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At this time, it is an Amtrak train with only one car affected, unknown number of people on board,
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unknown injuries at this time.
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Okay.
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Do you want to six?
01:43
No, orange from 31.
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Can we have an instant one for this?
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Affirmative 2106.
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Oh yes, responding to the intersection of East Washington Street, May Fray Avenue, move.
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Your traffic two, fire, incident one, repeat fire incident one, 22106.
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Orange, Medicoid, 9s, Transport 1 to Mary Wash.
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216.
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Orange from Chief 23-1.
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What additional information do you have? Chief 23-1, law enforcement is on scene.
02:31
Advise that the fourth car is smoking.
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They received a call from the railroad police advising that an Amtrak train had one car smoking.
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unknown people on board, unknown injuries,
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unknown if the third rail is powered off, 223-1.
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Okay,
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I'm responding.
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218.
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Warren, should have a 23 on scene.
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Medic 23 on scene, 21-08.
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Chief 23-1, the incident will be on incident one.
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All right, Duty 1 is on the scene.
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We do have Amtrak stopped on the tracks just before Mayfrey.
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Nothing evident right now.
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I'm going to be out.
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I'll let you know.
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Duty 1. I'll show you on scene with an Amtrak stopped on the tracks just before May Fray Avenue.
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Nothing evident in 21-of-A.
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Or is duty one command.
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Duty One, Command, 21, or not?
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Duty One, which side are you on?
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The East Washington side.
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All right, Chief 23-1 is on the same.
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Chief 23-1, 21-0.
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Or intention 23 is responding with 4.
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Do we know this exit for the engine?
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From engine 23 responded with 4 and you can go direct with duty officer 1 who's command on team.
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Command from engine 23.
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Where would you like us to approach?
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Just come down Mayfrey and just keep straight on Mayfrey, you'll see the train there.
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We're going to have to walk back into where the incident is.
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Okay.
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Orange, I know you got this call from the railroad, but I want to be absolutely sure that Norfolk Southern's been notified on this so that they know they've got a train stopped on the tracks.
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Chief 23-1, on direct, and that's affirmative.
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Per Norfolk Southern Railroad Police, they have stopped all train traffic in the area.
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Okay, that's great.
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Thank you.
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2112.
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Command for Venture 23.
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Callage from duty one.
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Duty One, Go.
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Yeah, I spoke with a conductor.
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The confirm in North Southern has got this rail shutdown for right now.
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They were reporting the smoke in a cabinet.
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We don't have any active fire at this time.
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squad 23 is responding with three squad 23 with 3 2112 break command orders direct you spoke with the conductor
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confirmed that Norfolk Southern railroad has been shut down only reporting smoke in the cabin no active fire at this time 2113
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Location mentioned:
May Fray Ave & E Washington St, Orange, VA 22960
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