Fire crews battle house fire near Avondale Ave, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible house fire near Avondale Avenue in Richmond. Several engines and battalions were dispatched after reports of smoke visible from the front of the home. Crews confirmed an active working structure fire with exposures on multiple sides. No personal information was mentioned in the communication.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 16, engine 14, engine 10, engine 12, engine 5, truck 6, truck 3, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 1.
00:10
Private dwelling fire.
00:12
Near Avondale Avenue.
00:15
Engine 16, engine 14, engine 10, engine 12, engine 5, truck 6, truck 3, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 1.
00:25
Private dwelling fire.
00:27
Near Avondale Avenue.
00:30
Cross streets are Hill Monument Parkway and Teakwood Avenue.
00:34
Engine 19 to all additional fire resources, you can return to service.
00:38
Engine 19 to handle, this is going to be a false alarm system's being.
00:42
Near Avondale Avenue, getting report of a house structure fire.
00:47
Fire visible in the back of the house.
00:56
Engine 16 taking the hydrant at Teakwood and Avondale.
01:03
First one copy is Teakwood and Avondale.
01:06
Avondale, name Teakwood and Avondale.
01:13
Engine 10 will have a hydrant.
01:15
We'll burn them in Teakwood.
01:19
First one copy, we'll burn them in Teakwood for engine 10.
01:22
Acknowledged.
01:27
Five copy, we'll burn them in Teakwood.
01:36
Engine 16 is arriving.
01:38
Smoke showing from the front door, make this a working fire.
01:40
Engine 16 has command.
01:43
We'll be in offensive mode.
01:46
Engine 16 on scene of smoke visible from the front door.
01:50
Working fire.
01:51
The investigative mode at 1208.
01:58
Engine 24.
02:00
Difficulty breathing.
02:02
Forest Hill Avenue at Southampton Healthcare.
02:07
Cross streets are Forest Hill and Sheila Lane.
02:10
On task channel two.
02:11
Time out 1209.
02:20
Transmitting a working fire.
02:22
Airlight one.
02:24
Near Avondale Avenue.
02:27
Transmitting a working fire.
02:29
Airlight one.
02:32
Near Avondale Avenue.
02:34
Cross streets are Hill Monument Parkway and Teakwood Avenue.
02:38
On path channel six.
02:40
Time out 1210.
02:46
Copy. 24 for information, you copy traffic? 17 on TAC 2.
02:51
We're just going to transfer our incident over.
02:53
Who's returning to service? On the foreign route.
03:01
This is Avondale command, 360 is complete.
03:08
You're covered.
03:12
Three hundred and sixty. We do have exposures on the Bravo side of the structure.
03:23
And Delta's out.
03:26
Richmond copy, exposures on the Bravo and Delta side.
03:28
Three hundred and sixty complete at 1210.
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Location mentioned:
Avondale Ave, Richmond, VA 23227
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