Commercial fire alarm at Atlantic Union Bank, Fredericksburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was reported at the Atlantic Union Bank near Lassen Lane and the cross streets Lafayette Boulevard and Wicker Street. Responding units found a water flow alarm and smelled something burning in the stairwell and second floor. They checked the basement and second floor, established command, and evacuated the building as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Letter 11, I'm diverting you for a priority call.
00:09
Ladder 11, Engine 4, Engine 6, and Battalion 2.
00:14
Commercial alarm.
00:15
Atlantic Union Bank, near Lassen Lane.
00:18
At near Lassen Lane.
00:21
Cross streets are Lafayette Boulevard and Wicker Street.
00:24
Respond priority 1.
00:26
On Incident 1.
00:32
Rechange until unit's clear?
00:35
Perfect.
00:40
And ambulance 6-1.
00:43
Sick person.
00:44
Apartment 223.
00:46
At near Meekins Drive.
00:49
Unit apartment 223.
00:52
Cross streets are Will's Way and Dewberry Drive.
00:55
Respond Priority 1.
00:56
On Spot C1.
01:02
It's responding for the Commercial Alarm, Atlantic Union Bank, near Lassen Lane, cross of Lafayette Boulevard and Wicker Street.
01:12
We have a water flow,
01:14
main,
01:17
and a fire alarm.
01:19
We're attempting the bank.
01:22
Engine 4, Battalion 2.
01:25
Engine 4, Gov.
01:28
Nice, John, Johnson.
01:30
The scene, two-story commercial building, nothing evident.
01:33
Cides, Charlie,
01:36
at Bravo, we're positioned on Cide, Delta,
01:38
with our water, establishing command, which and the transfer.
01:46
There's another manager thing to let you into the basement.
01:56
Pennsylvania from command.
01:59
Go ahead, command.
02:04
Senator Building reporting a smell of something burning.
02:08
Engine 4 is running along now.
02:11
It should be second floor and the stairwell.
02:15
Can you take command?
02:21
I've heard of all of us, you know, on the assuming command from the Charlie side.
02:28
Copy battalion to him, seen as 12, 13 hours assuming command.
02:31
Charlie's side, do you want to upgrade the assignment?
02:38
Give us just a minute to make access to the zero.
02:42
Understood.
02:48
Ladder 11 from command to go to floor too.
02:52
That's where we're headed.
02:53
Craig, Lider 11 driver from Latter 11, line of the route.
03:00
Command from engine 4.
03:03
Go ahead, engine 4.
03:08
Our line is in place on the second floor.
03:11
Confirming there is a basement, access on the trolley side.
03:14
It's clear.
03:19
See the basement's clear or 4-2 is clear.
03:28
We don't have access to the basement.
03:33
Bill has also been evacuating.
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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:
Lassen Ln, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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