Smoke detected near trailer at Spotsylvania Elementary, Spotsylvania Courthouse VA


A fire alarm was activated at Spotsylvania Elementary School near Rock Road. Responders found smoke coming from a trailer near the teacher's lounge. No visible fire was found, but the school was evacuated as a precaution while the investigation continued.
Audio|Source: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
05:22
Transcript:
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Commercial alarm. Spotsylvania Elementary School.
00:02
Near Rock Road.
00:04
Cross streets are Pulled Drive and Old Battlefield Boulevard.
00:07
Respond Priority 1.
00:09
On Incident 2. All fair.
00:10
Command from Rescue 1, where is your sprinkler room now?
00:13
We're going to be on the scene.
00:18
We're going to position off of Monroe so we can hit the Charlie side of this structure.
00:22
And no fire is friends.
00:24
Refugee repeat. Entry school near Rock Road.
00:29
Cross streets are Full Drive and Old Battlefield Boulevard.
00:32
Respond Priority 1 on Incident 2.
00:35
6. Check in 4-2 under the apartment.
00:39
Sturm-harmament 4.
00:40
Engine Ford, confirming apartment 303 is the fire apartment.
00:44
Affirmative, apartment 303.
00:46
It was the balcony.
00:47
The fire is out. We need to get that sprinkler head shot down.
00:49
Fair amount of water up here on the balcony, so it's probably going to be some water damage below at 203.
00:53
Kyle, these fire is extinguished.
00:54
Just need to set down the sprinkler head.
00:56
Command from Rescue 1, Franklin, after Franklin Room shut down the water system.
01:03
Patters six, entering the structure, Carlo's side, through a two, showing it therefore.
01:08
I need you to contact correction, access to the sprinkler room, see if we can get the water shut off up there.
01:15
Go ahead, rescue one.
01:16
We're at the sprinkler room, we've shut down the water.
01:19
Gotter rescue one.
01:20
Command from engine four.
01:22
Stand by one ladder six if you would report to floor two and assist engine six.
01:26
Command from engine six.
01:27
We're on the second floor now.
01:28
We've made contact with 205.
01:32
Notice about going to fire in that apartment.
01:33
We're at Tennessee 203.
01:35
The doors locked. Copy 205, no smoke, no water, attempting 203 at the top.
01:40
Injure 4, go ahead.
01:41
Engine 4 from command.
01:43
Correction. Keep lighter 6 with you to do some overhaul.
01:46
Engine 4 driver, can you get a fan to the fire apartment, please?
01:50
Command from engine 6.
01:51
We're unable to gain access to 203 without force entry.
01:54
I'm not sure if there's a master key downstairs.
01:55
We're attempting to make contact with maintenance.
01:58
Give it just a minute. We need a force entry we will.
01:59
Captain, we're just standing by a second.
02:01
Come in from Rescue 5.
02:03
Crosscy 5. We're coming across Route 1.
02:05
Do you want us to commit up there?
02:06
Sponsoring.
02:07
Still around, you're going to service.
02:10
Copy rescue process, sir.
02:11
Sponsoring here, sir.
02:12
These are four from command.
02:13
Good. We're going to get to have them.
02:14
All right. Providence.
02:15
Spathony, do you make contact with FM on duty and have what we're on?
02:19
Probably. Also, Sophani, if you have a number for maintenance, if you can't let contact, you can get a key holder to make access to apartment 203.
02:27
Patterson, two-story, elementary, nothing showing all four sides does not appear to be evacuated, out with school maintenance, 1300.
02:32
Have you can mark me around.
02:33
Law and school is evacuated.
02:35
It's coming from a trailer from the teacher's lounge.
02:38
We're continuing to investigate.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brock Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22553
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