Garage fire spreads to home and vehicles on Barron Dr, Botetourt County VA
A fully engulfed 20 by 20 garage fire on Barron Drive spread to the main house and several vehicles. Fire crews detected smoke in the attic and crawl space. Multiple fire units and tankers responded, along with mutual aid for water supply. There were concerns about structural collapse and fire spreading further in the home.
Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS
09:25
Transcript:
00:00
Jake or two, we're turning on the Barron now.
00:04
Okay, Jake or two.
00:06
We're a hand jacking for five inch.
00:08
Sound the driver.
00:25
Follow sink or two adults.
00:28
On C1321.
00:35
Command, Bata.
00:39
Hey.
00:41
Just to advise you, I have both Tanker 3 and Tanker 4 dispatch have yet to hear back from either.
00:49
Okay,
00:50
I know one offers.
00:52
They start this way, so it's another.
01:01
Appearant demand from Wagon 4.
01:03
Turn on Stony Battery.
01:08
Okay, Laginfor.
01:09
If you would,
01:11
keep the plate clear.
01:14
Stop shore adjust to the gravel at the hardtop and send your crew up the driveway.
01:19
Ready to work.
01:22
Per Barron Drive command, if y'all could have your tanker start heading that way.
01:29
Okay.
01:30
Okay.
01:32
Chatboard's showing you around, Channel 5.
01:35
By attack, County 12 on Tene.
01:38
Bytax, Fire 4 is arriving.
01:42
Tenmore County 12, Fire 4 on C and 13.23.
01:49
By the attack, tanker 4.
01:52
Tanker 4. Tanker 4.
01:54
It's a two-offrader. Keep you parked this blue line.
02:05
Command, is there?
02:10
A lot of those microfor is in round with one.
02:13
I can't go to show you now with one-thirteen twenty-three.
02:15
One-two.
02:18
Good.
02:21
We've knocked down the exterior fire of the structure.
02:25
It appears we have something to add it.
02:28
We need some hoax in there. We need some hoax in here. Some pulling ceiling.
02:33
Copy that, an internet,
02:35
got fire in the attic.
02:40
On the scene, switching back to five.
02:44
Come in units, they saw back stairs or collapsing, so be careful.
02:50
All right, repeat, what's collapsing?
02:56
The same and a fourth on the on the back side.
03:04
Bajat, Tanger 3.
03:12
Tanger 3.
03:14
Responding with 1.
03:17
10 more responding 1.
03:19
2.
03:21
The route with 1.
03:28
Negative tank or two. Pull that manifold. Would it put it there between you and the truck?
03:44
On command, engine two.
03:49
NG2.
03:52
We made entry on the authority sign.
03:55
It does not appear we have any fire on the living area on the first floor.
04:00
We're pulling ceiling now, second for extension into the attic.
04:05
Copy that. There is smoke, light smoke, bellowing from the Delta, and space.
04:20
By that, from command.
04:24
All right, upon 360,
04:27
we've got a 20 by 20 garage fully involved. We have exposure to the structure.
04:36
We also have multiple vehicular exposures on the structure.
04:44
What units do you have in route?
04:48
Tempor, I'm showing engine 7, medic 4,
04:53
tanker 1, tanker 3, tanker 4, and utility 2.
04:58
Okay,
05:00
let's get water supply moved over to mutual aid.
05:07
Timbord.
05:08
All units move water supply mutual aid per command, moving water supply to mutual aid.
05:17
Tanker 2 I'm ready for whenever you get set up.
05:23
Wagon 2.
05:26
Wagon 2.
05:29
Responding with 2.
05:31
Responding with 2.
05:32
Responding with 2, 1327.
05:36
Man, we also have a tanker, uh,
05:38
a tamper over here that looks like it's fully enough.
05:43
Affirmative.
05:44
The line crew, if you can go ahead and work on the exterior exposure there, you copy.
05:53
By the Todd, County T. Responding, going to Channel 5.
05:58
County Tee responding, Channel 5, 1327.
06:07
Engine 2, blue line.
06:09
Do you give me your accountability and apprehend his name?
06:19
By that also, if you don't have the power come in route, you can go ahead and have them respond.
06:29
Kevin, where they should be headed out there.
06:34
All right, Toddius, seven, throughout.
06:38
On scene 1328.
06:41
Command, bottom time.
06:44
Go ahead.
06:46
Per EEP, they have a 20-minute DTA.
06:50
Okay. Upper.
06:53
Command, Utility 2.
06:57
Command, Utility 2. 10 minutes out.
07:02
Okay, upon your arrival of stage and come to the front yard packed up.
07:11
Copy. Okay.
07:15
Okay.
07:20
Spare for Wagon 4, we can buy the call space as well.
07:25
Copy. Wagon 4 crew identifying fire in the crawl space as well.
07:34
Engine 2 from command.
07:38
Oh man, we've exudeed on the totally side of attacking the strong-face fire.
07:44
I do not see anything noticeable on the first floor in the attic.
07:48
We pulled on the ceiling and ran it down some.
07:53
Okay,
07:55
you still have visible smoke conditions pushing from the Al,
08:00
Bravo,
08:01
and Delta that I can see.
08:03
So it's in the route.
08:08
Then, well, maybe you get another crew going on the Alpha side and some of the floor is filling there.
08:15
The early side is we're not able to get there anymore because we're going.
08:22
Okay, good copy. I believe I've got a visual on the wagon floor crew at the Alpha.
08:35
Unassigned crews, as you arrive, you will be staged at the front of engine two to await your assignment.
08:47
We need water on the blue line.
08:56
Conditions are getting better.
09:10
Conditions are getting better.
09:18
Nate, they haven't improved, but they also have not worsened.
09:25
Okay.
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Barron Dr, Virginia 24175
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