Small brush fire near Hillview Drive, Mechanicsville VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a small brush fire near Hillview Drive in Mechanicsville. The fire covered an area about 10 by 10 feet and was spreading toward a neighbor's fence due to wind after ashes from a fireplace were dumped in a yard. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 407, small brush fire, near Hillview Drive.
00:06
Engine 407,
00:09
Small brush fire, near Hillview Drive.
00:13
Cross streets are Princess Anne Drive and Barnett Avenue.
00:16
Station 7's district, packed.
00:19
Dispatch 1, time of 1425.
00:26
Engine 410 to Hanover.
00:33
Engine 410.
00:35
In general rescue,
00:37
Out of service personnel.
00:39
Copy 1426.
00:42
Medic 410, we finally have gained access to the apartment.
00:45
We have contact.
00:47
Understood.
00:48
1426.
00:54
Engine 407, you're en route to box 158-2.
00:57
Address is near Hillview Drive, near Hillview.
01:02
Cross streets of Princess Anne Drive and Barnett Avenue for a brush fire.
01:08
Caller advised of an approximately 10 by 10 area burning near trees and possibly the neighbor's fence, spreading south due to the wind.
01:18
Caller stated someone dumped ashes from a fireplace out in the yard.
01:21
It's now on fire.
01:22
No one reported being injured.
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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:
Hillview Dr, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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