House fire with single occupant evacuated safely, Mechanicsville VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a house fire near Founders Place with flames visible on the roof. A single occupant was inside but evacuated safely before fire crews arrived. Firefighters are actively fighting the fire at the scene.
Audio|Source: Hanover County Fire / EMS
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Engines 410, 406, 401, and 407, Matic 410, and Battalion 402.
00:08
Structure Fire[1], near Founders Pl.
00:13
Engines, 410, 406, 401, and 407, Matic 410, and Battalion 402.
00:21
Structure Fire[1], near Founders Pl.
00:25
Cross Streets are Ridgebrook Drive and Crossover Drive.
00:28
Station 10's District, TAC Channel 5, Time Out 1148.
00:33
All units are out on attack five with the exception of engine 406, near Founders Pl across Richard Ridgebrook Drive and crossover drive.
00:42
The caller is on scene saying that the top of the house is on fire.
00:47
Flames visible from the roof.
00:48
The only information we have is unknown if anybody's inside.
00:51
The platform is right.
00:53
and update for the occupants.
00:56
The caller advised the homeowner was inside the last noon and the last minute location was inside the house.
01:02
He's not sure if he's still in there, they're not answering the door.
01:04
You can show us in service from the training center.
01:06
We're in route.
01:07
One tag five. Gotta County.
01:08
Engine 410 incoming.
01:09
Primary water is going to be at the corner of Rich Brook and Founders.
01:11
We'll have our home.
01:12
Planning 492 is around to the fire switching top.
01:14
Planning 492 at 1151.
01:16
As for the structure fire, we do have a non-one hang-up in the history from 2021 at the residents.
01:21
We're going to try and call and see if they're at the location or not.
01:24
We've got an involved caller that's inside the house.
01:26
I hear the fire alarm sounding from the call-taker behind me.
01:29
We're trying to tell them to get out of the house now.
01:31
Single occupant in the house we're advising him to leave he is now out of the house, so nobody is in the house anymore.
01:36
That's important.
01:37
We copy that, definitely.
01:38
1152. 52.
01:39
740, direct. Fortitude 10 to be advised to come from 8.
01:41
Engine 410, we're on scene.
01:43
Two-story residential, I've got smoke coming from the east.
01:46
We'll be in fire attack mode, establishing command, making this direction.
01:49
Engine 410 is on the scene, two-story residents, smoke from the Eves, fire attack mode with command, 1253.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Active fire in a building
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Founders Pl, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Correct
Incorrect
