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False alarm of kitchen fire at apartment near Sunnyside StreetStaunton VA

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Sunnyside St Apt A, Staunton, VA 24401

As discussed during the dispatch call, a third-party caller reported a kitchen fire at an apartment near Sunnyside Street. The occupant reportedly locked themselves in the bathroom out of fear. Emergency units responded quickly but found no evidence of a fire or emergency at the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Staunton Area Public Safety
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04:2
Transcript:
00:00
Near Sunnyside Street, Apartment A.
00:01
Alpha. It's a third party call.
00:03
The caller says that the house was on fire,
00:06
that apparently someone there has locked themselves on the bathroom.
00:11
Ten for a little away.
00:12
Temple level away.
00:29
Stand, engine one, ladder one, engine one, engine 101, rescue-five for possible structure fire, near Sunnyside Street, Apartment A, Alpha, operate SFU1, 1943.
00:40
S-FU-1-1943.
00:44
Cetic 53 respondent.
00:48
Stand, engine one, lighter one, respondent.
00:54
Medics 53, Engine One Ladder, I want to have you all responding at 1943.
00:59
The near Sunnyside Street Department A-Alpha, third-party caller advised that they had somebody house-setting for them.
01:07
That person called them, said that they were cooking, the kitchen was now on fire, she got scared and locked herself in the bathroom.
01:14
There's no way to verify if this is accurate or if it's a psychological emergency, we're also notified in law enforcement.
01:24
101 responding.
01:28
101, 1944.
01:36
Standing. Stand,
01:42
engine one's on location.
01:43
Two-square residential structure, nothing evident, passing command to ladder one.
01:50
Engine 1, on location of a two-story structure with nothing evident, passing command to Letter 1, 1944.
02:02
Are you direct?
02:04
Did we just continue? Let alone.
02:08
You join in the area.
02:10
Okay.
02:17
Brush six responding.
02:21
Brush six, you can go in service, there's no fire.
02:28
Copy in service.
02:30
Okay,
02:37
one of one place in service.
02:39
That's our minute, you can also go in service.
02:51
We're going to...
02:55
104.
03:10
...have law.
03:22
DCC-11-0-2 is around the guts to house priority 3.
03:31
Priority 31946.
03:35
41943.
03:41
243. 22nd, man, stand.
03:44
The man, go ahead.
03:47
No emergency holding engine one, rider one, I think I'll turn available.
03:54
Sunnyside Street, Command, advising, no emergency, holding engine one and ladder one, engine two you can go in service.
04:00
53 you can also go in service, 1946.

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Sunnyside St Apt A, Staunton, VA 24401

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