Fire crews respond to smoke report near Sylvatus Hwy, Carroll County VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a home near the intersection of Sylvatus Highway and Beaver Dam Road. On arrival, units observed smoke from a single-story house. The fire was determined to be a controlled fire built for warmth, and no emergency action was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Area ten Hillsville fire responding intersection Beaver Dam Road, Sylvatus Highway.
00:04
Also structure, see them clear 0830.
00:12
Rescue 12 responding.
00:16
Acknowledged.
00:25
Copy one en route.
00:32
Unit 4 is en route to station 2.
00:43
Do you come up and route that to library or is that a residential alarm?
00:52
A caller advises it's a residential structure.
00:57
They advise he passed by there, black smoke coming from it.
01:00
Requesting fire department down and check it out.
01:04
Copy.
01:08
I know who's in the car.
01:10
I'll be heading that way.
01:17
Q12 Medic One, intersection Beaverdam Road to Sylvatus Highway.
01:21
Caller reports smoke coming from a residence at this intersection and requests someone check on it.
01:30
Keep moving.
01:34
Medic One B, switch over here.
01:35
Heels apart.
02:01
Six, I'm Rescue Twelve.
02:05
Rescue Twelve.
02:08
Did they describe the house to you?
02:14
You just said it was at the intersection of Beaver Dam and Tilland.
02:21
Okay, we're arriving.
02:22
I got a single-story, single-family dwelling.
02:27
I just got smoke showing from the foyer.
02:29
We'll be out checking.
02:33
Careful.
02:46
I'll be arriving.
02:48
You don't want to be out on investigation.
03:00
Everybody can disregard; they were working on the residence and built a fire to warm it up.
03:07
K4 medic corner, did you copy?
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Location mentioned:
Sylvatus Hwy & Beaver Dam Rd, Virginia 24343
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