Small oven fire quickly extinguished in apartment, Springfield VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a small fire started in an oven in an apartment on Backlick Road. The occupant quickly put out the fire using a fire extinguisher. Firefighters confirmed there was no damage to the rest of the building.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 408, you're responding to near Backlick Road, unit 204 with engine 426, engine 422 for a fire in the oven.
00:14
2349.
00:17
Engine 422 from engine 426.
00:21
Sky 26.
00:24
Yeah, one taking on water at the hydrant in front of near Backlick Road.
00:27
Copy, I'll have you on water.
00:33
Engine 426 on scene, three-story garden apartment, looking in the closed door.
00:37
Nothing different from the alpha side.
00:40
I'll be out checking those sides, Charlie.
00:44
Battalion 408 is correct.
00:46
Fairfax, hold battalion 408 on the alpha side with command of a buggy.
00:51
2352.
00:54
Truck 422 is on scene, silent.
00:59
Command, Engine 426.
01:03
Go ahead, Engine 26.
01:07
Two in the front, three in the rear.
01:11
Call it Terrace 1-2.
01:13
Got nothing evident out for Charlie.
01:17
Got a line stretch, we'll be checking Apartment 204.
01:22
Command is correct.
01:26
Command, truck 422,
01:28
left complete, nothing to add.
01:30
We'll be assisting engine 26 with a crew of two.
01:35
Command is correct.
01:41
Go ahead, Engine 426.
01:45
Go ahead, Engine 446.
01:49
Got a small fire behind the stove in apartment 204.
01:53
Fire's out.
01:55
The occupant using fire extinguisher on it.
01:57
There's no extension.
01:59
So the Engine 426 is in the truck ventilate apartment.
02:05
You can return the others released to him.
02:10
Command to Fairfax, have a small fire.
02:14
No extension of the structure.
02:15
Hold this engine 426 and truck company 422.
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Location mentioned:
Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22150
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