Smoke reported at church on Progress Ridge Road

Heard on: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station 2, (number withheld) Progress Ridge Road, Walker.

00:03

Possible structure fire.

00:04

Time of alert 1156.

00:13

Central Medic 1 will be en route.

00:24

Ridge Road Walker, possible structure fire.

00:27

It's a church right beside the property.

00:30

They advise it's smoking.

00:31

They don't believe anyone is inside.

00:55

425 Medic One, I just want to confirm you do or do not want a transport truck on that.

01:02

Okay, hang on.

01:15

407 en route.

01:22

10-4, 407, (number withheld) Progress Ridge Road, Walker.

01:26

Possible structure fire at the United Methodist Church.

01:29

They advise smoke coming out of the vent on the roof.

01:32

They can smell something burning, no flames as of right now.

01:35

They don't believe anybody is inside.

2026-09-27 15:52 UTC

Fire

Progress Ridge Rd, Walker, WV 26180

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible structure fire at a church near Progress Ridge Road in Walker. Smoke was reported coming from a roof vent and a burning odor was noted, with no flames seen and no one believed to be inside.