Burst pipe causes flooding and electrical hazard near Fernbrook Terrace, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 05:34 PM

Fernbrook Terrace, Richmond, VA 23224

A water pipe burst near Fernbrook Terrace causing flooding and creating an electrical hazard. The water supply was shut off to prevent damage. The local utility company was notified and is on the way to resolve the issue. Emergency services responded but treated it as a non-emergency water-related utility incident.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

02:25

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 22, and truck 8.

00:02

Non-emergency response, water shut off.

00:06

Near Fernbrook Terrace.

00:08

Engine 22, and truck 8.

00:10

Non-emergency response, water shut off.

00:14

Near Fernbrook Terrace.

00:16

Cross streets are dead and then Fernbrook Drive.

00:19

Contact Channel 2.

00:21

Timeout, 2034.

00:27

22 in trucking around to the water-related utility incident near Fernbrook Terrace.

00:34

All advised that there was a water problem with an electrical hazard as a pipe that burst and needs it to be turned off because flooding.

00:44

DPU was already notified by the caller and is en route.

00:48

22 trucking around 236 hours.

00:51

Truck 8 from age of 22.

00:53

Okay.

00:58

Truck 8 from Edge 22, you can return the service.

01:05

Section copies.

01:06

Truck 8, return the service.

01:14

Engine 21. Trash, fire.

01:18

Terminal Avenue Enrichment Highway.

01:21

Engine 21.

01:22

Trash, fire.

01:24

Terminal Avenue and Richmond Highway.

01:26

Contact Channel 2.

01:28

Timeout, 244.

01:37

Engine 17.

01:39

Call,

01:40

65, West Crofton Street at St.

01:43

Francis Home, Rune H4.

01:45

Engine 17, call 65, West Clotton Street at St.

01:51

Francis Home, Rune H4.

01:53

Cross Streets are Wise Street and Wolf Street.

01:56

Contact Channel 2.

01:58

Timeout, 24.

02:04

Thank you for into 22.

02:07

Indy-22, go ahead.

02:11

Listen, we've got the water shut off.

02:13

We're working on the panel box now to get the electrical supply so the affected area you're isolated.

02:22

Receive water has been shut off.

02:23

245 hours. We're going to launch panels now.

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Fernbrook Terrace, Richmond, VA 23224

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