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No active fire found at Chesapeake apartment complexChesapeake VA

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Near Gainsborough Square, Chesapeake, VA 23320

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
04:21
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.
00:47
Engine 4, JST.
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Engine 4. Injun 4.
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Engine 4.
00:57
District 4 is on scene.
00:59
We've got a large three-story apartment complex.
01:04
We've got nothing showing from two sides.
01:09
Close the city hydrant is going to be right at Wimbledon Square.
01:13
Corrections.
01:14
Yeah, Wimbledon Square and the entrance to the apartment complex.
01:19
We're going to be Gainesboro Command.
01:22
I'm investigating.
01:24
Andrew Forens, Newark, 3-story apartment coppola, nothing showing two sides.
01:28
Woodland Square, closest hydrant, near entrance,
01:32
out investigating Bainesboro Command, 1612.
01:37
Engine 14 to command.
01:42
Command, go ahead.
01:47
You guys have the FDC?
01:54
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.
02:09
Command to the Italian One.
02:18
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.
02:41
Engine 14 Cheswick, we're on scene at that PC.
02:46
Property 1617.
02:54
Medicaid 9, Alpha Bravo, 2640, Gilmurton Road, timeout,
03:01
1617.
03:08
Net 89, District 902 Alpha 2640, Joe Ruffner for a seizure.
03:13
Timeout 16 and 17.
03:21
Engine 2, Chesapeak, we're on seeing staged.
03:26
Probably 16 to 18.
03:33
The latter, Chesapeake, we'll be staged behind engine two, Chesapeake.
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Copy defeat.
03:41
Command is a battalion one.
03:44
Medada one, great commandment.
03:53
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.
04:05
Inje 5, Trustee.
04:08
We spoke with Marshall 9, Yellow Tag is an issue,
04:17
and they're going to be under a fire watch.
04:20
Engine 5 is available.
Police codes explained
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[1]
TAC2: Tactical Channel 2 (radio operations channel)

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Near Gainsborough Square, Chesapeake, VA 23320

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