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Fire at private residence near north 23rd street in richmondRichmond VA

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N 23rd St, Richmond, VA 23223

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire broke out at a private house near north 23rd street and Y street in Richmond. Firefighters declared a working fire due to heavy fire throughout the building. Defensive firefighting operations began to control the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Engine one, engine 15 , engine six, engine eight, engine 13 , truck five, truck six, safety one, battalion one, and battalion three.
00:10
Private dwelling fire,
00:12
near north 23rd street and Y street.
00:14
Engine one, engine 15 , engine six, engine eight, engine 13 , truck five, truck six.
00:21
Safety one, battalion one, and battalion three.
00:25
Private dwelling fire,
00:27
near north 23rd street and Y Street.
00:29
On task channel six.
00:31
Time out 1749 .
00:38
Safety one.
00:47
Sixty-one 30 .
00:49
Can you mark me in route, please?
00:54
Copying around 17 forty-nine.
01:00
All companies responding to the structure fire.
01:04
Original address was given near north 23rd and Y Street.
01:07
In a second call for near north 23rd.
01:10
Near north 23rd.
01:13
Information still coming in.
01:15
One call says the house is on fire and the grass.
01:21
Seventeen for down.
01:23
Engine one's in the half hydrant, and then twenty-third, and then twenty3rd .
01:30
Engine twenty-five.
01:33
Engine twenty-third.
01:38
Seventeen 50 .
01:45
Correction, I want to have the hydrant on Y and 23rd.
01:47
Y and 23rd?
01:51
Engine one is going to be at Y and 23rd with the hydrant.
01:55
Engine six grabs a backup hydrant at Y and 22nd.
02:01
Six hydrant, Y 22nd.
02:08
Time out, 1752.
02:15
In lane three,
02:18
agent five is investigating, looking for injuries.
02:23
Ritual copies.
02:27
Agent five on scene, one vehicle in lane three, investigating, looks for injuries, 17 thirty-one.
02:42
All right, Engine One's on scene.
02:46
All right, Engine One, I'll see if we're laying in for Y and Twenty-third.
02:49
Got heavy fire showing from a single story residential.
02:54
We'll make the stairs a working fire.
02:57
All right, one on scene, heavy fire showing from Alpha.
03:00
Working fire declared at 17 fifty-two.
03:05
Battalion One, I'll assume command.
03:07
We've got fire throughout the building from the front to the back.
03:10
This will be a defensive operation.
03:13
Copy.
03:14
Battalion One, assume command.
03:15
Defensive operations 1762 .

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N 23rd St, Richmond, VA 23223

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