Man tries to set house on fire with torch in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a residential fire near Tarpon Court in Norfolk. A male with psychiatric issues was attempting to set the home on fire using a torch. Crews remained outside the home awaiting police intervention due to the individual's possible violent behavior.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Residential Fire, near Tarpon Court.
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Mattine 2, Engine 9,
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13, 15,
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Ladder 14, Medi 15, Rescue 2, and Safety 1 for Residential Fire, near Tarpon Court on TAC 3.
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Medi 15 and Ralph
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Matti Annion 2, Engine 9, 13 and 15, Ladder 14, Medi 15, Rescue 2 and Safety 1.
00:34
Residential Fire, near Tarpon Court, TAC 3, TAC 3 at 1853.
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Ladder 4 is in Ralph.
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Medi 16-0-Rout.
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Engine 13 are out.
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Engine 14, respondent on 5.
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Engine 16, Norfolk.
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Engine 16.
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Add me to the target court.
01:08
Forfeit copies.
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321 room.
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Happy, all companies responding over to the Prescribed Fire near Tarpon Court.
01:21
Just be advised, this is initially a police call.
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There is a psychiatric individual at this location trying to set the home on fire with a torch.
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Battalion 3, Battalion 2, Norfolk.
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Battalion 2.
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Speedone Senior.
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Let me double check.
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Norfolk, they're dying too.
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Go ahead.
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They haven't even been dispatched.
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They haven't even been dispatched.
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16, so unseen.
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Engine 16. Standby, please.
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Do not approach the home.
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There's a male psychiatric at that location, possibly violent.
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Well, a little too late.
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We're on scene.
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Single story home, nothing visible from the exterior.
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We'll be remaining outside.
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1855.
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We're going to move ourselves back to Tarpon.
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To all units slow your response for the moment.
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There's nothing visible on the exterior of the house.
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We relocated out of the court.
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We'll be standing by for PD.
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Agent 4ville.
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1856. Seizure, 211, Colonial.
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Seizure, 21st and Colonial.
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Engine 16, Norfolk.
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Engine 16, go ahead.
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Have you got PD dispatched as of yet?
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The call is pending on our screen, they have not been dispatched down.
03:21
Do you find out if we've got a fire marshal that can respond?
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Ladder 14 stage where you are.
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Norfolk, any fire marshal attack one.
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Drop the ladder, 14 is on scene station.
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Andrew 14. And you can be there.
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Norfolk, any fire marshal one, tack one.
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Fire Marshal, one. Fire Marshal 100.
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Yes,
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man, switch over to TAC 3 to contact engine 16.
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Just to be advised, contacts-wise, there's a psychiatric male that's trying to set fire to a home with a torch.
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Location near Tarpon Court.
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Copy that.
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Engine 2, Medics 7.
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Seizure, 21st and Colonial.
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Fire Marshal 100 to engine 16.
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Would you like me to come en route?
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Attack 2. Engine 2, Medics 7.
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Seizure, 21st and Colonial Avenue.
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Track 2 at 1858.
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Wendy, we don't have any police available for this with a potential psychiatric violent patient.
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I was hoping that one of y'all with policing powers might be able to assist.
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Copy that. I'll get a law enforcement fire marshal.
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Make sense.
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We're out.
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Medic 2, medic 7.
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We're in house.
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Marshall, 200 Norfolk.
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We just clear up in the hospital, we'll take that for you.
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MediC2 Norfolk, can you send me, Medic 7's call?
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Thanks. Yeah.
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200, they copy.
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I'm Medi7 copies.
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Medic 2, thank you.
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Medic 2, thank you.
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Medics 7, you can clear.
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Medi 2 is en route.
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Copy is Engine 2, Medic 2.
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We're going to be responding to a 45-year-old male at the intersection of West 21st and Colonial.
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So it's going to be...
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Rescue 2 to command.
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Command. Go ahead, rescue 2.
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A male individual, transcoat, gray sweatpants, braids and hair.
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Timeout is going to be 1900.
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Okay,
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we're going to stage on Dominion.
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We came in from the Delia Garden.
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Do you want us to check traffic on this side or just let it go?
06:03
Just let it go.
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Received.
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Connecticut 13 is staging behind ladder 14.
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Near Tarpon Ct, Norfolk, VA 23518
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