Townhouse fire with burnt food odor at Falls Church, Falls Church VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a townhouse near Linda Lane in Falls Church after smoke and a beeping smoke detector were reported. They found burnt food on the stove but no occupants inside. The fire did not spread, and ventilation was performed to clear the smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 404 from 423s area.
00:04
Number. Engine 418, restroom engine 433, Battalion 404, responding for a townhouse fire near Linda Lane.
00:11
Cause reporting her neighbor's smoke detector is beeping and she can smell smoke coming through the vents.
00:18
Refuge you on 433 from action 418.
00:22
Rest you, 433.
00:25
We're going to have our own water at Linda and Allen Street.
00:29
I'll be that on your own water.
00:38
Page and 418's on scene.
00:40
We've got a two-story,
00:41
middle-of-the-row townhouse.
00:43
It's going to be over a crawl space.
00:45
I've got nothing evident.
00:46
Alpha, Bravo.
00:48
And some people outside, we're going to be taking a last stretch of line.
00:52
All right, Battalion 404, Cubs, the only team report.
00:56
National 2423, permission 4-o-8.
01:00
Go.
01:03
Title IV-4.
01:05
Rescue 4-4 is on team.
01:06
Special service lap.
01:08
We're doing a split lay from Linda and Monticello.
01:14
Flitlay, Linda, Monticello.
01:18
Rescue 4.4, I'll copy, special service line.
01:23
944, engine 418.
01:27
Go ahead, engine 418.
01:28
Go ahead, 18.
01:30
It's going to be two levels all the way around over crawl space.
01:37
Oximate reported smoke coming through her vents.
01:41
She's at 744.
01:45
We got burnt food at 7446.
01:50
We got the rescue investigating right now.
01:56
All right, yourself in the risk, you've completed a lap, two in the front, two in the rear.
02:00
We'll go one, two,
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over a crawl space.
02:03
You got odor of burnt food,
02:06
and 7446, the exposure.
02:08
Is that going to be the Bravo One or Delta One exposure?
02:13
7446 is going to be the townhousing question.
02:22
No, I copy.
02:24
Do you self-rescue for a work on an occupant status and get a primary search where you're checking for the source?
02:33
Copy.
02:35
Rescue 4-4 is in a primary on floor number one, floor number two.
02:39
Negative for occupants.
02:40
Sounds food on the stove.
02:42
We've got no extension.
02:45
Just bring one truck in for ventilation.
02:48
I believe we're good with Rescue 404, Engine 418, and first truck.
02:55
Perfection, Terry, 4-4.
02:57
Go with Agent 418's recommendation.
03:01
Holdup, Rescue 404 in the first truck.
03:04
You can have your channel.
03:06
For additional use holding engine 418, truck 430, risk 1240, 404, holding in some place and service.
03:11
Or Delta is now clear.
03:12
748.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Linda Ln, Falls Church, VA 22042
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