Pickup truck fire on I-81 southbound shoulder, Shenandoah County VA
Fire & ArsonA pickup truck caught fire on the right shoulder of southbound I-81 near mile marker 292. Witnesses used a fire extinguisher on the vehicle before responders arrived. The vehicle left the scene before emergency units reached the area. Multiple emergency units were dispatched and staged nearby after the report.
Audio|Source: Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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In the area, the 292, southbound vehicle fire. Switch and Operate, Ops 4, Ops 4, 1220.
00:11
The rest of these, windabout 2 is clearing in-round. In-J.
00:16
Special medic, 10-5[2] is respond.
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10-3[3], you're in-round at 1230, 21.
00:30
Carrow 3 dispatch, I'm clear, Crystal Hill,
00:34
Enrault to the 292.
00:37
Dispatch, that's 105 from Edinburgh.
00:40
10-4[1]-105 in-round 1221.
00:49
Dispice to rescue 25 to use, clear the first call responding to the vehicle fire.
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25 to 1221.
01:03
All right. We're in 3.50. I'm trying around all of 7.
01:07
10.4. 1228.
01:11
Engine company 12. You can remain in service.
01:13
It's 1242.
01:23
The engine company 51, 292,000. 1222. 1222. 22,000. 251, 292,000 pounds for vehicle fire switch on freight, off, 4, off to 4, 1222. 1222.
01:32
Dispatch to all units responding to the 292 Southbound report of a pickup truck, order model, claims were showing.
01:46
25 to dispatch.
01:50
252. 252.
01:53
We're going to diverge to the station to pick up the wagon.
01:58
One ten, four, two two two.
02:04
This batch, Medics, 251, transport, and the Wincese Medical Priority 3.
02:08
Anchor 9, 1-1.
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Anchor 9, all operations on opt 4.
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Anchor 9.4, 1-1. 1-1.
02:26
I'm thinking 9, 1-1, 1225.
02:33
Hameless 131 dispatch will be moving in Nedberg help cover.
02:41
3 is 1226.
02:47
Dispatch you correct.
02:48
Ameless 131 is moving in to Edberg to help cover.
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That's ten-four, thank you, 1226.
02:58
Wagon 51, wagon up.
03:05
Wagon 51, wagon 9.
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Wagon 51. There are multiple vehicles that are 292 on the right shoulder, nothing evident.
03:25
Copy.
03:28
Car, when I threw the dispatch.
03:31
Just spoke to people along the road at the 292 over 3 southbound.
03:36
The vehicle that was on fire has taken off,
03:40
hit southbound on 81.
03:48
1041228.
03:53
All units respondent, go ahead and stage.
03:57
That's your closest exit RAM.
04:04
Taker 9 stages at the 291.
04:08
Tanker not in your station is the 291, 12299. Take her not in your station is the 291 1229.
04:15
I got 51 Caging for 2901.
04:20
Section 296.
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4.259. Staging of 288.282.209.
04:37
Badge for a C5-1 in service in quarters.
04:43
5.1. 1230.
04:44
Good.
04:48
Good.
04:55
You might check the truck stops. They advised there was active fire. They used an extinguisher on it.
05:01
It's going to be a lifted pickup,
05:04
possibly with a throw bar.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
[2]
10-5: Relay message
[3]
10-3: Stop transmitting / radio silence
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I-81, Virginia
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