Investigation of kitchen issue at DoubleTree Hotel, Charlottesville VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/15/2025 05:21 PM (PDT)

Near Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Fire and rescue units responded to a reported fire at the DoubleTree Hotel near Hilton Heights Road. Upon arrival, there was no visible fire or smoke, and the fire alarm was not sounding. The issue was found to be related to the kitchen, and the building was not evacuated.

Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue

02:46

Transcript:

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Engines, 83, 451, 151, Tower 121, Power 154, Squad 11, Rescue 12, Station 8, Battalion 201, Battalion 202, County FM, Commercial Structure Fire, Double Tree Hotel.

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Near Hilton Heights Road.

00:21

Respondon Alpha Tech 3.

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Engines, 83, 451, 151, Power 12, Power 54, Squad 11, Rescue 12, Station 8, Battalion 201, Battalion, 202, County FM, Commercial Structure Fire, Double Tree Hotel, near Hilton Heights Road, Respondon Alpha TACC 3.

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Tower 88, 2, Potagia 2022.

00:54

Tari DECC will respond to a few people in the Chief will take Markup and ask what you know.

01:01

Tower 8, go ahead and respond.

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ECCC and place power 54 in service with 88 being staffed.

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Direct, we're using to our 54 in service, 22.

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Chief 83 is on the call.

01:13

She's 83, 23, 23.

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Attention all station 5 personnel.

01:25

Your response to near Hilton Heights has been cancelled.

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Engine 151.

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Engine 1.45, Engine 12, Tower 121, 321, 388, PC1, 2pd3, 1211, engine 883, 292-202020202.

01:40

I should go, responding to the double tree at near Hilton Heights Road, signing for the commercial structure fire.

01:48

AACC, Cower, and Service Boards.

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Power, Pee, 4, and Service and Corters, 2023.

01:54

Close the fire drinks can be directly in front of the building, front of the traffic, circle.

01:58

Corp. reporting while we sold a smoke alarm is not going off for the front desk it's a kitchen issue have not evacuated the building 2023 3 j wandsing.

02:12

engine 8a 3 on scene 7 story commercial hotel we are going to be a second.

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83 Bravo Command.

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We're going to be out investigating nothing showing size Alpha Bravo.

02:31

Structs too large for a walk-around.

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83 Bravo has made.

02:37

1883 on location 7-story commercial structure.

02:41

83 Brombo has command, not investigating, nothing showing Alpha and Bravo.

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Too large for a walk-around.

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2024.

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Near Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901

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