Heavy smoke reported from basement of old Elms building, Winchester VA
Fire & ArsonThick smoke was seen coming from the basement of the old Elms building on Valley Avenue. It appears that homeless people might have entered the building. Fire crews responded treating it as a structure fire with hazardous conditions.
Audio|Source: Frederick County Public Safety
07:31
Transcript:
00:00
Copy, smell of structure fire in the area of the old elms, mark up to a structure fire response.
00:05
You're on Team 2, numbers are 49.
00:11
Second 5, rewind.
00:14
We're going to be around the fire looped very, probably switching the fire too.
00:22
All right.
00:28
If in the hospital.
00:31
Direct, Medic 1.
00:32
Flag in 4. Flag at 5, flagged flag.
00:39
Time, 6 and round.
00:46
A lake 4-1 from headquarters.
00:52
Go from 841.
00:54
PDA advisor, you're good to go in.
00:56
Do you need another wagon?
01:04
16, truck on the 18.
01:08
The wagon forward, are you going to be at the helm?
01:23
Correct.
01:26
Okay, I'm right.
01:29
Okay, I'm right.
01:31
Tyn6, any company, 11, 15, truck company 18, response on fire 2, W551.
01:40
Why, it's 4 from a Tion6.
01:46
Go ahead.
01:49
Is this going to be the center building there at the Elms?
01:55
It's going to be the first basing building, but it's in the rear, like the old office, and it's coming from the basement area, heavy dark smoke.
02:08
Looks like maybe possibly vagrants made entry into it.
02:16
Okay, I copy.
02:17
Wagon 5 from the 9-6, if we can cover with the first leg and a water supply going.
02:24
Okay, I see if that's correct.
02:26
Hey, boys, we get a CD started.
02:27
We're going to have Valley Avenue blocks.
02:32
Correct. I'll try to get one there.
02:34
We have them all tied up with the other Coliseed Crete, but I'll try to get one there.
02:39
Okay, Cora, wagon 5.
02:40
Can't be on, Pete.
02:41
Direct, Wagon 5.
02:42
Double 32.
02:45
Trout two or three.
02:51
Truck two, three, told you two two.
02:58
Class two at two,
03:01
double three, double you two.
03:02
Edge one with two.
03:03
Edge one with three, double you two.
03:10
Do you have anything?
03:42
Assistant City, infrastructure fire, inchcomity 11, inch company 15, 0.18.
03:53
Assisted City, Structure Fire, 2011 Valley Avenue, Coast Street, Bickers Lane, Pinnvar Lane, Inch Company 11, Inch Company 15, Quint 18,
04:03
0053. All right, VILG-53.
04:11
WALG-1-153.
04:15
Correction, VILG-1 on scene.
04:22
Trusted 12 from command.
04:28
Trust you.
04:31
When you arrive, I want you to make entry from the south side, from the apartment side.
04:36
You'll have access to the rear of the building.
04:39
We're going to be labeling the rear of the building, the alpha side.
04:46
Probably wants to make access from the three or which is going to be the alpha.
05:11
Engine 11 with 4.
05:13
Page all with 4.5.
05:15
Redirect on location.
05:17
I'm direct.
05:21
I'm direct.
05:26
5-2-03. 5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2.
05:34
The 4-0-8-80-stop.
05:41
515 with 3, those 56, you direct in location?
05:48
211M.A.F.
05:55
Quar 18 with 3, station staff fire, ALOS.
05:59
Quine 18 with 3, station staffed fire, ALS, operations on Winchester 2, 2007.
06:10
Wagon 5 from command.
06:17
Wagon 4.
06:20
There you can't report.
06:21
You guys got some significant lifts in the basement.
06:29
We got a runner up the fire.
06:33
And then you'll look like fire in the basement.
06:37
We call it the Delta closet.
06:40
We're making our way south of the building depending more towards the alpha plaza.
06:52
Copy, I believe it's gonna be fine, the Delta Quadrant in the basement, you're making your way towards the south side of the building.
06:58
Just visualize, you're gonna have medic one above you with a line.
07:02
They're gonna be checking for vertical extension.
07:09
Wagon, podge, you got water shut up yet?
07:12
Yeah, Craig, you ready?
07:19
Truck two from command.
07:23
Truck two.
07:26
Primary search basement.
07:29
Common innovation.
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Winchester, VA 22601
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