Grass fire involving solar panels at solar farm, Chesapeake VA


A fire broke out at a solar farm near Airport Drive. The fire involved grass and possibly some solar panels. The fire was reported by an aircraft flying over the area. Emergency responders upgraded the call to a commercial structure fire due to the location and materials involved.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 13, Grass Brush Fire, near Airport Dr, Timeout, 1623.
00:13
1013 respond to near testing municipal airport, near Airport Dr crossing west road for a grass brush fire.
00:21
Be advised this was reported to the airport by a flying aircraft and it appear to be a solar panel and the grass around it on fire in the middle of the solar farm. Advise if you need this upgraded or additional apparatus at it, about 1523.
00:44
Middick 1, Alpha Bravo, 1443, Commerce Avenue, timeout, 1623.
00:54
9-1 response to 1-1-1 at Hillcombe for Goal's 1443 Commerce Avenue, Crossing Park Avenue for a sick person, chief complaint, vomiting, timeout 1624.
01:06
Hi to Chesley.
01:08
Hi, too. Hi, Sue. To call for Engine 13, let's upgrade that to a commercial so they can advise on scene.
01:17
Okay, Tech2 will be assigned. We'll be upgrading this to a commercial fire at 16.25.
01:30
Battalion 1, Engine 2, Engine 15, Engine 28, Mediq 15, Ladder 2, EMS1, and Ladder 5. Commercial Structure Fire, near Airport Dr, Timeout, 1624.
01:50
Title I, Ladder 5, Ladder 2, 115, Engine 2, Engine 20, MS1, Medicaid, respond to 1303,03, and from the testing municipal airport, near Airport Dr,
01:59
for a commercial structure fire.
02:02
The original call is the client aircraft reporting a solar panel and grass around it on fire in the middle of the solar farm. Propatine 2, Route 3 to a commercial fire response.
02:10
Text 2, Tech 2, Monitor, 1620.
02:15
Time 2, Chesney 2.
02:19
Clear Retirement 1. How'd be you to that call?
02:22
Okay, Jessica 2 is going to be available.
02:28
Engine 5, Chesape.
02:31
Engine 5. Engine 5.
02:35
We're clear from a on a patient refusal.
02:37
You can add us to the commercial structure fire or chose responding, which is back to do.
02:44
Okay, testing engine 2, I can show you available.
02:57
EMS2, Commercial Structure Fire, near Airport Dr, Timeout, 1626.
03:09
And if I was a question on two, training free, just speak.
03:13
Training three.
03:15
You can add me to the call in the airport road and show me your spinal. We're switching to our attack two.
03:23
Okay, 1626.
03:27
Okay, about 02, 1626.
03:33
Testabate to end in two, I can show you it's available, 1627.
03:39
Agent 7, how you too?
03:44
Go ahead.
03:46
Hey, Keith, if you want us to respond on that, we're back available with Rush Truck 7 and the Gator.
03:52
I'm Robert, thank you.
03:55
Agent 7 at Chesapeake, show us responding.
03:58
Resc 15 to Chesapeake. Rescue 15.
04:01
Rescue 15.
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Location mentioned:
Airport Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23323
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