Townhouse fire with flames on top floor in Herndon, Herndon VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are responding to a townhouse fire with visible flames on the top floor and attic. Crews are searching the building and attacking the fire from inside and outside. All occupants have been reported out safely.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
08:10
Transcript:
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Engine 436 on Channel 4303, Poundhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher's Alley.
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Engine 436 on Channel 4 Delta Box[1], 43603, Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher's Alley.
00:19
Ambulance 434, Helm Engine 403.
00:21
On Channel 4, Bravo[3], Fox, 440302, EMS Level 3[2], 3985, Norton, Cross Street, Croset Street.
00:30
Ambulance 434, Helm Engine 403, on Channel 4, Bravo[3], Fox, 4403, EMS Level 3[2], 3985, Norton Place, Cross Street, Sierra Street.
00:42
Phaar!
00:43
Tower 611, Rescue 401, ALF 403, Battalion 601, Medic 425, Flight and Air Unit 436, Investigator 12.
00:53
On Channel 4-Delobox, 436.03, Townhouse, a fire, 2389, Liberty Route, Cross Street, Fisher's Alley.
01:01
Power 611, Rescue 401, ALF 403, Battalion 601, Metac 425, Light and Air Unit 436, Investigator On Channel 4-DeltaVox 4303, Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Strait, Fisher Valley.
01:19
Hit the high grip behind us to give us some water supply.
01:22
We'll be splitting the crew 2N2 out.
01:24
436 from engine 431.
01:25
We got the secondary water on site, Charlie[4].
01:27
Time for one engine 436.
01:29
One team position off the side delta the row of A.
01:33
Four-story mills of the road, town home.
01:35
No basement.
01:36
Label of floor is 1, 2, 3,4.
01:38
Got fires showing from, it looks like the top floor.
01:42
It looks like it's going to be 2-2-3-8-9.
01:46
Your back to the tower 611, we're around the floor.
01:49
1523. Okay, 4-1 is direct on the next to the next door.
01:53
3, Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher Valley.
01:58
Site and Air Unit 423, on Channel 4-Delta Box[1], 436.03, Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher Valley.
02:08
Command, power 436, conducting primary search, top four, crew two.
02:14
Copy primary search, top four.
02:16
It's a 425s on the scene. Third Duke. We're stretching a line aside, Charlie[4].
02:45
Okay, I would dance off the 4-4. Agent 436. All righters. Fairfax, the tagging 4-1 is on the scene. I'm establishing command. I'm at the end of the road next to engine 436. 1626.
03:15
Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher's Alley, P-I-O-402, on Channel 4-3-3603, Townhouse Fire, 2389, Liberty Loop, Cross Street, Fisher's Alley. Engine 436, charge that line.
03:43
Fairfaction from command, we have a report of all occupants are out. 1626. Here are your line. Verifaxial Provincial 4-0-3. 4-0-Ment 403. Go ahead.
04:05
Tower 436 from command. I'm going. Conditions on that top floor. I'm going. We have heavy smoke conditions. It looks like it's going to be up in the attic. We're opening up the attic right now. Finally, it starts top floor and negative.
04:34
3004-6. We have a lot of fire down on a deck. Fire in the attic. Engine 301 can shut down on a 2.5. Fire into the attic. We're starting to open up. Get it from the top floor. Poppy, you have a line with you. You're getting water on the fire on the third floor, correct? Floor number four.
05:04
Number four. Presque, 635, 17. And engine 431. We've got to knock on the exterior with a 2.5. We're ready to transition, interior with inch of three-quarter for a backup line. Okay, engine 431, you're taking a backup line.
05:31
Engine 431 from 425. Engine 435. Engine 431 from command. Engine 431. Engine 431. Take your backup line into 2391. 2391. I need you to the top floor.
06:01
Get in the attic. From what we can see, we have a dead box. On the fire, they have it. Look at work on the outside. We're looking better. We're looking better. All units on the fire ground. All units on the fireground. The Bravo[3] exposure is 2387.
06:29
The Delta Exposures 2391. Command is now located on the Charlie[4] side at the unit.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Delta Box: High-priority fire response (Delta EMS/Fire category)
[2]
EMS Level 3: Serious but not life-threatening medical emergency
[3]
Bravo: Standard response (Bravo-level EMS/Fire category)
[4]
Charlie: Intermediate response (Charlie-level EMS/Fire category)
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Location mentioned:
Near Liberty Lp, Herndon, VA 20171
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