Vacant house catches fire along Mill Rd, Carroll County VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a structure fire involving a vacant house along Mill Rd in Virginia. A wire was down across the roadway but not sparking. The fire department decided to let the structure burn, and one responding station was later canceled after conditions were assessed.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
04:10
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 20 is on scene.
00:10
This is one over.
00:14
Over.
00:22
Captain Fire, who's assuming command?
00:30
This one.
00:55
Signal to Space Mill command.
01:02
APD has been contacted.
01:10
I've advised them to expedite the response.
01:13
They're going to give me an ETA.
01:16
Hopefully same.
01:20
Ten four, rise is in.
01:21
We do have a wire on the ground.
01:23
It's not arcing or anything, but it is flat across the road.
01:26
You will have 30 station 71 respond routine.
01:30
Engine three also you can go back to routine.
01:35
Ten four.
01:38
Ten four.
01:40
802, 71's been advised to cut it back to routine.
01:49
10-4[1]. If you will have them run one tanker down this road if they have any further, have him stand by out there at 52.
01:59
10-4[1].
02:12
One hundred 802.
02:15
How far down Space Mill is it going to be?
02:24
Inside from the end down here.
02:29
Ten four.
02:36
Twelve EMS is en route.
02:39
Devil.
02:46
Say, I'm supposed to be on command.
02:53
Go ahead, say again.
02:57
That message has been relayed to 71.
03:00
Received a call from APD they're showing 25 to 30 minute ETA after being told to expedite.
03:10
From mental emotional female subject, call clear.
03:14
Sixteen 26.
03:19
Now,
03:20
but it caught on fire, so it's going to be a vacant house.
03:24
We're not going to put it out.
03:25
We're just going to let it burn.
03:29
Ten four.
03:42
Tom, go ahead and show Engine Three on scene.
03:47
Don't hit and cancel Station Seventy-One.
04:01
Ten Four.
04:09
Grand Seventy-One's been canceled.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Mill Rd, Virginia 24343
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