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Smoke reported at Winchester Medical Center chiller plant, Winchester VA
Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm was reported at Winchester Medical Center's Chiller Plant near Amherst Street. Security later reported smoke on the ground floor. Fire units arrived to assess the situation and building layout.
Audio|Heard on: Frederick County Fire, EMS and Mutual Aid
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03:24
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5, Wagon 4, truck 2, battalion 6
00:11
Commercial fire alarm, Winchester Medical Center, Chiller Plant, near Amherst Street, cross street Linden Drive, Meadow Branch Avenue,
00:18
Engine 5, wagon 4, truck 2, battalion 6, respond on Tunnel 2, 1010.
00:26
Agent 5 or 3.
00:29
Engine 5 with 3.
00:35
Truck 2.
00:36
Truck 2 of 2.
00:39
Black, forward three.
00:45
106 from Station 6.
00:51
104 Battalion 6, your volume is really low, just so you're aware.
00:55
You know from out near Amherst Street.
00:56
The alarm company called in a general fire alarm zone 3.
00:59
We made contact with security.
01:01
They were unaware of anything going on.
01:04
Winchester Medical Center, Chiller Plant, near Amherst Street.
01:12
172 drops off to Western Virginia.
01:16
172.
01:19
03X-ray 882, 03X-882, 337, north-bound, and signal to breath a call frame.
01:28
Flag is four from N25.
01:40
Looks like we're on water.
01:43
Not sure on accident if you have been able to the construction, we'll advise once we get up the...
01:55
Go into that, the Sunday sound 1013.
02:03
Check 5-2 from headquarters, status check.
02:08
Okay.
02:10
Ten-for.
02:15
Agent positive, time six.
02:20
Go ahead.
02:25
Security is advising ground floor smoke.
02:28
You may have to determine when you arrive what they're labeling as a ground floor.
02:31
I believe that building could be one in the front and two in the back.
02:37
Okay, I'm right.
02:40
Okay, I'm right.
02:45
Code 4. Okay.
02:46
Okay. Okay. Okay.
02:48
Okay.
02:49
Okay. Okay.
02:56
Single Star commercial, one of the front tip back.
02:59
Got nothing showing from the Alpha,
03:02
Bravo.
03:03
I was direct.
03:12
If you want to position on the cancer center side,
03:18
we weren't able to access the hydrant
03:22
from the campus boulevard side.
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Location mentioned:
Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601
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