Fire damages large outbuilding with brush fire near S Ridge Way, Albemarle County VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported explosion and active fire involving a large 40 by 50 foot outbuilding near S Ridge Way in Albemarle/Charlottesville area. The fire had extended to a small brush fire nearby. Multiple fire units were dispatched and are on scene managing the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Albemarle VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
BC202 from Tanker 49.
00:02
Good sir.
00:05
We're at the end of the driveway.
00:06
We can see a large amount of fire and column of smoke.
00:11
Do you want us to commit in without any meters or anything?
00:21
49, go ahead and pull down.
00:23
I'm going to send the engine down so we can get a better look.
00:26
Just pull down a little bit straightforward so we can get through.
00:30
Yeah, thank you.
00:31
Okay, all units are robbing on location of the potential explosion.
00:35
Make sure our initial staging distance is in a safe location in case this is gas-related.
00:42
One suit.
00:44
ECC,
00:45
correction on the address.
00:49
It's standby.
00:51
Looks like an outbuilding at 3.45.
00:54
121 has pulled into the address.
00:58
We can make access to it.
00:59
I'll give you an update on walk around.
01:02
121, bravo.
01:03
Come here. Thomas said.
01:05
Tinker 1201.
01:08
Tanker 121 in route.
01:11
1403.
01:13
121. Do you want Tinker 49 to commit up?
01:17
Tanger 49, come up and commit to our engine on its other address.
01:30
Stiss Ridge Command from the ECCC.
01:34
I have this Ridge Command.
01:35
Go ahead.
01:37
Looks like we have a 40 by 50 outbuilding on the ground,
01:45
small brush fire extending from it.
01:48
You can continue all units.
01:50
You make this working incident, 121 Bravo will happen.
02:19
I'm a stood 40 by 50 on the ground, small brush fire, continue all units in June 121, Bravo and Command, 1404.
02:27
Next to an engine, you can come in to the new address that I gave earlier.
02:33
You'll have better access.
02:35
The house is uninvolved.
02:37
It's an outbuilding behind the house.
02:38
Eucat engine 1.3.
02:41
We'll move up to 1.201.
02:45
Engine 1.E.C.1.21's location is 345 that's this ridge.
02:51
345 Stiss Ridge.
02:53
83, come up to the next driveway.
02:55
Do not come in behind us? We can use a line off into these woods.
03:00
I'll just say. We're moving up.
03:07
Rush 46 to command.
03:08
We're about two minutes out.
03:10
Do you want us going to 345 as well?
03:13
Yes, sir. Go ahead and make behind 83.
03:16
You can help with fire up in the woods.
03:20
46, correct.
03:22
Command from 161.
03:24
Do we need to set up for a dump tank at the SS Ridge in the driveway?
03:30
Negative, I'm still doing a little bit of a walk-around, looking at the parameter, or the perimeter of this.
03:35
I think we're going to be able to nurse tankers.
03:37
If we could have the next in-tanker, go to 83 and feed them.
03:42
2.83 is on the scene.
03:44
2.53 on scene, 4207.
03:47
46 is on scene.
03:48
Press 46 on feet, 4107.
03:54
from 161 we're about to see you want us to come to your location or it's tanker 49
04:05
161 something danger 161 on scene 1409
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Albemarle County, VA
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