Investigation of slight odor at commercial building, Newport News VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial property near Rivermont Drive in Newport News for a report of light smoke and an odor of burning. No active fire was found, and the scene was held with some units available.
Audio|Heard on: Newport News Public Safety
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04:43
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 10, Engine 3, Engine 8, Ladder 7, Tower 3, Rescue 2, Medic 3, Medicaid, Safety 2, and EMS 1.
00:12
Respond to structure fire commercial.
00:15
At near Rivermont Drive.
00:16
Cross streets are Tilsen Drive and Tilsen Drive.
00:28
Medic 11. Respond to illness.
00:31
Priority response.
00:33
At near Hoops Road.
00:35
Unitar.
00:36
Cross streets are Carmela Circle and Dembe Boulevard.
00:44
All equipment responding went 12 for Rivermont Drive.
00:47
Light smoke scene.
00:51
It's going to be a year-round lawn maintenance.
00:54
All responding equipment, utilize TAC 2, utilize TAC 2.
01:01
SEDIC 7, you can cancel engine 7.
01:04
Engine 7, copy.
01:12
Mr.
01:15
7, Copp, you can put us on airbrows in the fire.
01:23
Ten more.
01:26
The county one's monitoring tech two.
01:31
Engine 10.
01:34
Engine 10.
01:38
Be available.
01:43
Battalion one's unseen.
01:44
Single story commercial.
01:46
We got nothing showing.
01:48
We'll be investigating.
01:50
All right. But anyone unseen, commercial structure, nothing showing, investigating.
01:55
1635.
01:59
Command engine three.
02:06
Seven, go to the hydrant.
02:12
Commanded Tower 3 on Tech 2.
02:19
Commanded Tower 3 on Tack 2.
02:21
Oh here, it's Tower 3.
02:29
We've got an odor of burning inside.
02:31
I just need you to go inside and investigate with the engine.
02:41
See on, see on channel.
02:47
Okay, three, so on state on channel, Part 2.
02:53
Tell you, want to Newport News?
02:57
One.
02:59
Rivermont command, operating on tech two.
03:04
Ten, four.
03:06
In command.
03:12
Rivermont, all you that's coming to this location, you're going to have to stage out on Warwick.
03:26
Ladder 7 on C's East stage on War.
03:33
Command copy.
03:40
Connect, copy.
03:46
...the gate on scene stage as a dentist parking lot.
03:51
Copy.
03:56
I was through the command.
04:00
Yes.
04:03
We've done as much of the exterior with the tick.
04:05
I can't get to the trolley side of the structure,
04:07
but I'm not getting any heat signatures.
04:11
Okay.
04:17
My command in Newport News.
04:21
Where are my command? Yeah,
04:25
everything's okay here.
04:26
They're just investigating a slight odor inside the building.
04:29
We're going to hold Engine 3, Tower 3, Battalion 1, all of the units can be available.
04:36
There are all equivalent responding to are on scene of the Rivermont Drive, with the exception of Engine 3, Tower 3, Battalion 1 can be available.
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Location mentioned:
Rivermont Dr, Newport News, VA 23601
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