Fire at Family Dollar in strip mall causes evacuation, Chesapeake VA
Fire & ArsonA fire started at the Family Dollar store in a strip mall near New River Rd. The store and nearby businesses are being evacuated. Firefighters see smoke and reports say there may be workers inside on a scissor lift. Construction in the back is making access difficult.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
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I'm unable to do a 360
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appears like the fire is on the Charlie's side.
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Engine 3 is evacuating the alpha side.
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Not being able to do the 360 appears powers on the Charlie side evacuating the alpha side of near New River Rd.
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Jamie's Ladder Tense out seat.
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All right. I have letter Tim.
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Go to the Alpha Side[1].
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Pay my dollar.
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Once you put your stick up, give me a room on the ladder.
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Take the roof.
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Man the next to the engine company.
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I want you to stage in the Hydrant[2] Xero, Blue Top, wherever Med3 is.
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I want you to just have your driver park there, have your crew walk to the Charlie side.
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Ladder turned to engine three.
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Is the family dollar a family dollar tree?
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Commander B.
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I believe it's Family Dollar.
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It will be the Dollar 3403L5 in New River Road.
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That's correct. I got it now.
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It's near New River Rd.
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Angel 1.301.
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Okay, engine 1.
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Each engine is under command.
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We're evacuating Dollar T as we speak.
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Anything else?
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Command Copies. Come in, engine one.
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You got that hydrant spotter?
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That's a affirmative war right here.
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Okay,
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bring your crew up.
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I've got engine three going to the roof.
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We've got a line laid already.
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Just bring a crew up.
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EMS1, Trustee, come soon.
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Okay, EMS1, 1840.
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Command, Trustee.
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Command, go ahead.
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You do that, do any power, respond in emergency, correct?
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Okay, affirmative. Command to be soon.
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The Italian one shall speak.
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Okay, the time left.
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The Italian one to command.
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Command, go ahead.
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All right, I copy.
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You're in the vacant occupancy.
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that's got the for lease signs that is the delta exposure to family dollar, is that correct?
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Gee, repeat that last part.
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You're about midway down that strip mall, correct? It's going to be the Delta exposure,
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Family Dollar.
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That's the front room.
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We're about midway.
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They're doing construction in the rear.
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We're right behind near New River Rd.
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But there's no access back here because they're doing construction.
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And we have no exposure this time.
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Light smoked.
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I'm trying to get a little beach to see what kind of conditions they got inside.
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Receive, and you are on the Charlie side?
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That's Chairman, Charlie's side.
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We also have, according to reports, we have workers inside on a scissor lift that hasn't been confirmed.
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Proceed.
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Agent 2, I need you alpha side of that occupancy, please.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alpha Side: Refers to the front of the building (firefighting terminology)
[2]
Hydrant: Reference to water supply location for firefighting
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Location mentioned:
New River Ct, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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