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Small garbage can fire reported near Amy Brooks Drive, Newport News VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 04:14 PM

Amy Brooks Dr, Newport News, VA 23606

According to the dispatch call, a small garbage can fire was reported near Amy Brooks Drive. The fire was confined to the trash can with no extension to the garage. Fire units responded and extinguished the fire quickly.

Audio|Heard on: Newport News Fire

Listen to dispatch call

01:58

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 1, engine 10, engine 3, engine 6, engine 8, power 3, power 6, rescue 2, medicate, and safety 2.

00:11

Respond to structure near Amy Brooks Drive.

00:13

At near Amy Brooks Drive, cross streets are Hobott Drive, and James River Lane.

00:27

Units responding to Amy Brooks Drive, use TAC2, caller advising they have a fire in the garage.

00:36

Italian one's firing TAC2.

00:39

TEN-1.

00:44

TUSR registered structure, we have light smoke shining from the garage.

00:48

Here's a fire attack.

00:49

10-4[1], smoke shone fire attack, 1917 hours.

01:03

Agent Tentanyone.

01:04

Okay, go ahead.

01:09

The garbage can on fire.

01:11

It's out.

01:13

Agent McNeady.

01:14

Okay,

01:19

no extension, correct?

01:22

No extension, correct? No extension confined to the little trash can.

01:26

Okay.

01:28

Okay, I'll leave you there and with Rushby 2.

01:33

We're happy.

01:39

Battalion 1 or Newport News?

01:42

The Battalion 1.

01:44

Engine 10 is reporting a garbage can fire, no extension.

01:48

We're going to hold Engine 10 Rescue 2.

01:50

All the units can be available.

01:52

Tempor, all units responding to Amy Brooks Drive with the exception of Engine 10 and Rescue 2 can be available.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative

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Amy Brooks Dr, Newport News, VA 23606

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