Burnt washer belt causes haze in Crozet basement, Crozet VA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue responded to a house near Pioneer Lane in Crozet. The homeowner reported a burning smell in the garage. Crews found a haze in the basement caused by a burnt washer or HVAC belt. No active fire or hazard was found, and the scene was cleared.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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When you arrive,
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come up Radford Lane, you're going to turn on Pioneer Lane, which is behind the residence.
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It's actually going to be the third one in.
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(name withheld) smelled the odor when (name withheld) parked in the garage.
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I just did.
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We'll go with Pioneer.
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C's 4-57 location.
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Support 57 on location, 1647.
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233 ECC. Do you have a stand down?
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Affirmative, engine 32 in disregard.
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Do your response to Colony Drive?
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Engine 7, ECCC.
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Engine 7. Engine 7.
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51 arrived, Pioneer.
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We're on the Charlie's side, 226, beyond investigating.
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And then 151 on location on Pioneer on the Charlie side, be out in 1649.
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The line's been dropped to the ground.
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We've marked it on both sides of the fire line tape.
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Vehicles can pass over.
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It's just a communications line,
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unable to identify.
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Which company it's with?
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No fire hazard instead of service.
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Underfed line dropped to the ground and marked, the vehicles can go over it.
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It's going to be a communications line, unknown company,
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engine seven in service,
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1649.
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EACC, private one, and checking your status.
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ECC Fire Medical 1, checking your status.
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ECCFarm Medical 1.
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Good, no more checks.
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Understood.
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No further check.
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See, 16.
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EACC, Medics 16, checking new status.
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NAC 33. Okay.
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Q332, guys, you're on location.
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16's okay, you need for tracks.
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Yeah, I got over one at the building.
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Mother 16, okay, I'm seeing over the track 1650.
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T-33 at the building, 1650.
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I do believe that engine 32 was put in service.
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151.
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No reasons on the forecast in the garage.
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We're going to make the entry into the basement.
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Agent 32 DCC.
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We were placed in service.
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Is that correct?
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affirmative engine 161 did markup responding when the response check went off for engine 32 that you replaced in service my apologies for the miscommunication that's okay you can mark engine 32 it's service return engine 32 it's certain engine 32 1651
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Inj.151, I copied that there were no reading on the floor gas in the garage.
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You were making entry 1652.
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Colony Command 151.
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All right.
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You got a slight haze in the basement,
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especially in the mechanical room.
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It smells like a burnt-up belt with the HVAC, possibly the dryer.
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I'm still investigating.
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All right, too, I got a hospital.
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I understood HVAC or dryer belt.
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My 1652.
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151.151. The homeowner said the washer was running a little while ago.
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County, ECC.
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Command, go ahead.
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We're going to release Western Rescue.
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DECISD direct.
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Command, you're releasing the Rescue Squad 1653, Rescue 503.
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Rescue 503, U.Direct.
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Vice Director.
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Rescue 503 in Service, Attorney, 1653.
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All in command from the battalion 202.
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Okay,
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good.
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So you've still got two ladder trucks, squad, several engines, and both battalions headed your way.
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Do you need to maintain that?
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They can go on service.
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We believe it's located the source.
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I'm just so back your ECC redirect.
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202 to do you guys? I'm pretty sure we're not isolated to the washing machine.
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Service, colony command, redirect on 1501 traffic.
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Power radio service we seem to be fast.
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ECCCF, I'm 12, serves.
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712 and service, 1655.
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Command of 151, did you have traffic.
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Yes, sir, we think it's isolated to the belt and the washing machine.
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I'm just going to isolate it to the belt of the washer.
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On the command 151.
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No more haze downstairs, no other heat signatures.
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I'll come out for a face-to-face.
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Location mentioned:
Pioneer Ln, Crozet, VA 22903
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