Smoke fills house after chimney fire lit in Buena Vista, Buena Vista VA
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency medical services responded to a possible house fire near Birdhill Drive in Buena Vista. The homeowner reported smoke filling the house after lighting a fire in the chimney. Firefighters found no visible flames outside but investigated for internal fire or smoke hazards.
Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS
05:59
Transcript:
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Company 10, Company 9, Company 4, Rescue 2, and Captain 5 respond to.
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Structure fire.
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At near Birdhill Drive in Buena Vista.
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Cross streets are Long Hollow Road at dead end.
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Company 10, 4, 9, Rescue 2,
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Tinker 11, Tinker 2, D officer, notification,
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near Birdhill Drive, possible structure fire, 1235.
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5-1, responder.
01:30
5-1-tree responded at 1235 to near Birdhill Drive and advising that they built a fire.
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The house filled with smoke. They've opened the windows and turned on fans.
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The house is still continuing to fill with smoke.
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Our alarms are going off.
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Switching operator office.
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The early out street.
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Medic 22 are responding.
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Three times.
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Okay,
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Engine 93, sure you both respondent at 1236 to near Birdhill Drive.
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Also, structure fire, they built a fire this morning.
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How I feel the smoke they tried to get the smoke out, it is still filling with smoke along or activated.
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Hop right up to see.
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Okay,
02:18
CECC, commandant was wrong.
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Command 10-3[1] responder at 1237 to near Birdhill Drive, possible structure fire.
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They built a fire in the chimney.
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Put up the windows and put in fans to try to evacuate the smoke from the building.
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It's still pouring smoke out of it.
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The switch and all right up through.
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107, responding, clear on the tails, going to 34.
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(number withheld).
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AECC Tanger, see responding.
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Tanger, too, responding at 1240 to near Birdhill Drive, possible structure fire.
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22 is on site.
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A two-story building with a basement.
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Nothing showing from the Alpha and Bravo side.
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22 on location, nothing showing on alpha side.
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Bravo side.
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1241.
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Engine 2,
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Sheraton 1211, operate up 3.
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You say Delta.
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See, see, see,
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see,
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see, commanding, a rotation.
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Come on location.
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Come on 10, 142nd.
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5114.
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51112-2.
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74,
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1011 response check.
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8C0-1-7-0. Okay.
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107-12-2.5.
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197-12-2.
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Go ahead. ECCC, last 10 responding.
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Latter 10, 1243.
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Up right up, sir.
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C. Burture command.
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Command, go ahead.
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It's time for me to roll.
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This call, do you need me to do so.
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Negative. This time, continue one engine responding.
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That engine in 107 should be able to handle you place all of those in service.
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Command advising holding us on a 2 engine 107 plus one additional engine.
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All other units can return to service.
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1245.
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I agree with that there.
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Have one tonight here.
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Laderton to command, do you want us to continue?
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Ladder 10, this stage on Long Hollison.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-3: Stop transmitting / radio silence
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