No active fire found at Chesapeake apartment complex, Chesapeake VA
Fire crews responded to reports of a possible apartment fire near Gainsborough Square in Chesapeake, Virginia. Upon arrival, they detected a faint odor but found no visible flames or heat. Investigation revealed no active fire. The apartment was placed under fire watch as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, engine 2, engine 15, engine 4, engine 14, medic 4, ladder 2, EMS1, rescue 15, and ladder 5, apartment fire, near Gainsborough Square, timeout, 1610.
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Design 1, EMS1, Rescue 15, engine 15, engine 2, ladder 5 minute, 4, engine 4, engine 14, ladder 2,
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District 407 at near Gainsborough Square, Department 216, 4, Department Fire, respond, TAC2[1], Tarnow, 16.
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Engine 4, JST.
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Engine 4. Injun 4.
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Engine 4.
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District 4 is on scene.
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We've got a large three-story apartment complex.
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We've got nothing showing from two sides.
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Close the city hydrant is going to be right at Wimbledon Square.
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Corrections.
01:14
Yeah, Wimbledon Square and the entrance to the apartment complex.
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We're going to be Gainesboro Command.
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I'm investigating.
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Andrew Forens, Newark, 3-story apartment coppola, nothing showing two sides.
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Woodland Square, closest hydrant, near entrance,
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out investigating Bainesboro Command, 1612.
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Engine 14 to command.
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Command, go ahead.
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You guys have the FDC?
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We could possibly hand jack to it, but we'd prefer if you went to the FDC.
02:01
Copy, we will head for the FDC.
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Command to the Italian One.
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The apartment room itself does have a slight odor, no active fire or no heat anywhere we're getting on the tick.
02:25
We're just trying to find a source of the odor at this time.
02:30
Type 1 received, you do have odor, no heat still investigate.
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Engine 14 Cheswick, we're on scene at that PC.
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Property 1617.
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Medicaid 9, Alpha Bravo, 2640, Gilmurton Road, timeout,
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1617.
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Net 89, District 902 Alpha 2640, Joe Ruffner for a seizure.
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Timeout 16 and 17.
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Engine 2, Chesapeak, we're on seeing staged.
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Probably 16 to 18.
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The latter, Chesapeake, we'll be staged behind engine two, Chesapeake.
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Copy defeat.
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Command is a battalion one.
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Medada one, great commandment.
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to find any source of what could have been the smell, but the breaker panel, everything is fine, nothing that's popped on there.
04:01
They weren't using any appliances or cooking.
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Inje 5, Trustee.
04:08
We spoke with Marshall 9, Yellow Tag is an issue,
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and they're going to be under a fire watch.
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Engine 5 is available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC2: Tactical Channel 2 (radio operations channel)
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Location mentioned:
Near Gainsborough Square, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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