Electrical box fire investigated at Virginia Beach home, Virginia Beach VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire was reported at a home near South Woodhouse Road in Virginia Beach. An exterior electrical box caught fire but is no longer burning. Firefighters checked the house, including the attic, and found no fire spread. Units are clearing the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Virginia Beach EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
The area, ambulance 1420 AP, EMS two responding to a structure fire, near South Woodhouse Road.
00:06
TAC three assigned, TAC three assigned at oh eight twenty five.
00:14
And please be advised, your case has been upgraded to a priority one.
00:18
I repeat, your case is now priority one at.
00:24
For near South Woodhouse Road, Battalion Two?
00:29
Thank you.
00:32
Engine One?
00:35
Engine One.
00:38
Engine Eleven?
00:43
Engine 11.
00:47
Engine 3.
00:51
Engine 3.
00:53
Engine 12.
00:57
Engine 12.
01:02
Ladder 8?
01:04
Ladder 8.
01:07
Rescue 1?
01:11
Rescue.
01:16
Safety one.
01:20
Hard drive?
01:23
Hard drive.
01:27
EMS two.
01:31
EMS two, please.
01:36
And 1428 paramedic.
01:40
142018.
01:44
At the time, one copy.
01:45
Does that have all we're finding you on, Sac County?
01:50
Ladder 8 to Battalion 1.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:55
On scene, two-story single-family residence.
01:58
Nothing visible, we'll be in investigative mode.
02:00
We do have occupants outside.
02:04
Hi, copy Ladder 8.
02:05
You're on the scene operating investigation mode.
02:08
You established command, you'll have woodhouse command.
02:23
Go ahead. All right, can you get Virginia Power started? We have an exterior electric box that was on fire.
02:34
Appears to be out right now.
02:36
We're going inside and check for any extension.
02:40
All right, copy.
02:41
You should also have Engine One and Engine Eleven on the scene with you here shortly.
02:46
All right, command to the 1st attack engine.
02:50
Take a right past the ladder.
02:53
Park on the side street and right in front of the garage instead of the best position for the attack piece.
03:03
Copy, we're approaching the scene.
03:05
Engine One will soon fire.
03:11
All right, just hold on.
03:12
There's a fire.
03:13
It looks like everything's out right now.
03:15
There's no extension into the interior.
03:18
We're just going to check the attic and then we should be able to clear some units.
03:26
Battalion one to command.
03:29
Command, go ahead.
03:32
Yeah, I copy your last.
03:33
Engine one set up for fire attack if necessary.
03:35
Let's see, we also got engine 11 on the scene.
03:37
I'll go ahead and assume command.
03:38
All units responding to Woodhouse cannot already be on the scene.
03:41
You can reduce your response to non-emergency.
03:47
Engine three is arriving 3rd in.
03:53
Attic's all clear.
03:54
We can handle with ladder eight.
03:57
First, do attack engine and yourself as long as we got the remaining power coming.
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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:
S Woodhouse Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
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