Smoke alarm caused by insect fumigation in apartment, Woodstock VA
Fire & ArsonAt an apartment near Ox Rd, a smoke alarm sounded due to heavy smoke in unit F8. Authorities found no fire but discovered the smoke was from insect fumigation being done by the occupant. The building was evacuated and ventilation was started to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue
06:49
Transcript:
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You're responding to near Ox Rd for apartment F8, Fox Trot 8,
00:07
for our smoke detector that has been going off for possibly 20 to 30 minutes.
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We have law enforcement on scene advising heavy smoke, no flames.
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All right, have we filled the box?
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Negative, we're working on it.
00:25
All right, then let's switch off, 4.
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Make sure you include 12 on the region.
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24, 2104.
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Truck 12 is on 4.
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Truck 12 is on 4.
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Engine Company, 12, 15,
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9, truck 12, rest of the company, 5, factory officer, EMS1, near Ox Rd Apartments, F8, heavy smoke from the apartment, no flames, law enforcement, all location, switch to Ops4, Office 4, 2105.
01:08
The distance was alpha.
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10.5, could you repeat your traffic?
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We have normal conditions on arrival from Alpha Side.
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Normal conditions on arrival from Alpha Side, 2105.
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A trustee 5-1-1-in-rout, you're in-rout, you're in-rout-year-in-round at 21-6.
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The apartment complex, got nothing showing Alpha, Delta, Bravo.
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We'll be out investigating with a crew of three, show Engine 12 with Command.
01:48
Three-story apartment, nothing showing Alpha, Bravo, Delta,
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out investigating with the crew of three,
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Engine 12 in command, 2109.
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Dispatch, Service 12 responding one-o-one.
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Serve 12 responding at 2106.
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Also, be advised, they are evacuating the apartment.
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Car 1-3 in route.
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Car-103 in route at 2106.
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Engine 12 for interior, reposition to hit the stairwell over here on the U Brumaside.
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5.1 on location, 2108.
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Dispatch drugwell is on location.
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Not Charlie, you can show T12 is that, assuming.
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Command.
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We'll be out checking.
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I'll be back in a moment.
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10-4[1], truck 12, on side Charlie is spinning command.
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The law server was your location?
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Engine 12, it is bad.
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T-12, go ahead.
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Second floor, apartment unit F8.
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We've got smoke up on the second floor, light haze, we're going to be entering with a crew to search.
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Second floor apartment, Foxtrak 8, smoke on the second floor, ending with a crew of two to search, light haze.
03:34
Command, Mission 12, can you repeat your traffic?
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10-5[2]s command.
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I need a face to face with you.
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Dispatch, Service 12's on location.
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Service 12 on location, 2109.
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Dispatch wagon 15 with 3.
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515 with 3, you responding at 210.9, 2 and 2.2.
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Press U.S.U.N.
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2 and 2, you're responding at 2110.
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Command, you send a server around the back with us?
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The MS-10.
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That's one you're responding at 2110.
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Card 13 on C.
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Car 103 on C and C.
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Car 103 on C and 2110.
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This is the command.
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Command, go ahead.
04:37
All right, what was the apartment number associated with initial alarm?
04:43
F8, Fox Trot 8.
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We believe it's going to be fumigation, working on evacuating the building currently.
04:54
I believe it's fumigation.
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You send your unit down here, we've got one for checkout.
05:03
Command from Materia.
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The primary search of F8 is clear.
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We've got smoking here from an unknown source,
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no heat on sick,
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we're still evaluated.
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All right, did you talk to the occupant as we're aware that he's fumigating or are you on air?
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Repeat us.
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We've talked to the occupant.
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They were doing some type of insect fumigation.
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Is it going to be smoke or is it going to be resolved as fumigation?
05:56
It's going to be resolved in fumigation.
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It's going to be resolved in fumigation.
06:01
All right.
06:03
I think we can go ahead and start ventilating.
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I've got a crew on the third floor and the first floor.
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And we've also confirmed all occupants are out.
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Ten floor.
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We're going to open windows up here if he's going to fan the unit fast eight on the second floor.
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All right. Can you advise where you wanted the fan?
06:33
Third floor is the command.
06:35
I checked third floor all the way over to the E section.
06:40
Nothing up here.
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All right, stay on the third floor, make sure no one comes in from the east section,
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and confirm that the third floor is evacuated.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
[2]
10-5: Relay message
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Location mentioned:
Near S Ox Rd, Woodstock, VA 22664
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