Smoke reported near Old Sawmill Road and Archway Road, Botetourt County VA
Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported near Old Sawmill Road and Archway Road. Multiple fire and emergency medical units were dispatched and arrived on scene to investigate a possible fire on a nearby mountain. The caller saw smoke but no flames and could not give a precise location. Responders searched the area to locate and assess the situation.
Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Company 1, Engine 7, Ambulance 1, respond to the area of Old Sawmill Road and Archway Road, Smoke Report, TAC 5[1].
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Repeating Company 1, Engine 7, Ambulance 1, respond to the area of Old Sawmill Road and Archway Road, Smoke Report, Channel 5, 1522.
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Engine 7 in route, taxod, please, and 1523.
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Bata dot, I'm doing for one in route.
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And going for one in route, Jack 51523.
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Spotter time, 37.
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One, tanker one in route.
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Taker 1 in route.
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Tanger 1 in route, TAC 5[1]1524, medic 7, go ahead.
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You can add us to that call, essentially.
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TAN4, TAC 5[1], 1524.
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Botetourt Brush 1 is also in route.
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Brush 1 in route, TAC 5[1]1524.
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He was responding for the smoke report.
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It's going to be somewhere in the area around Old Sawmill Road and Archway Road.
01:55
Caller could not provide a better location.
02:00
He advised he could see smoke but no flames,
02:05
possibly up on a mountain.
02:08
He could not give a very descriptive location.
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That's all we have at this time.
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We've only received the one call.
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By the side, fire ambulance one.
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Ambulance 1.
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You can show us in the area we're attempting to locate at this time.
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On scene in the area, attempting to locate 1528.
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Bobito Brush 1 and Tanker 1 in the area.
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Brush 1, Tanker 1 in the area, 1528.
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Brush one. Ambulance one.
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Go for brush one.
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We're coming up old sawmill.
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We see a little bit of smoke in the area up here.
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Gotcha, we're right behind you.
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Rush one, tanker one.
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You want me to hang out down here? You want me to go up there?
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Tanker one, go ahead and hang out down here.
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The bottom top, engine seven.
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Engine seven.
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Engine seven's in the area, inch one.
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Engine seven is going to be stationed at the bottom of archway.
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104, we've located something here we're out investigating now at 173.
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Final thought, medic 7.
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Medics 7.
04:02
Can you show a staging with engine 7?
04:06
104 staging with engine 7, 1532.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 5: Tactical radio channel 5
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Location mentioned:
Archway Rd & Old Sawmill Rd, Virginia 24064
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