Heavy smoke as structure fire at Pierce St, Lynchburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible structure fire near Pierce Street in Lynchburg. Radio traffic indicated heavy smoke from a two-story wood residential building with reports of one person trapped inside an apartment. Additional engines and a truck were dispatched, but details about occupants were not immediately confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Lynchburg Fire Department
Listen to dispatch call
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 6, medic 6, EMS 1, near Pierce Street.
00:03
Burn.
00:05
It's on fire.
00:14
Engine 6, you know.
00:16
Hang on.
00:27
You can add myself, truck 1 and engine 1 to that call.
00:32
Just be advised that caller is not on scene.
00:35
We're not able to get much more information.
00:38
Okay.
00:42
Truck 1's en route.
00:45
Hang.
00:50
On.
00:57
Secondary caller advising the structure is on fire.
01:01
Fill box.
01:13
What's all you doing around?
01:16
That one.
01:18
Six, one, come.
01:23
Same two-story wood frame residential,
01:26
heavy smoke showing from outside.
01:33
Engines in and out.
01:36
That one.
01:39
That one.
01:56
All units on scene are advising apartment A.
01:59
(name withheld).
02:04
That's getting a little bit severe.
02:13
Engine 6 is reporting an entrapment.
02:16
I.
02:18
Copied.
02:25
You.
02:28
We got one person trapped on the first floor.
Disclaimer:
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:
Pierce St a, Lynchburg, VA 24501
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