Major residential fire with propane tanks in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg VA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue crews responded to a major residential fire in Fredericksburg involving active flames, propane tanks, and gas-fed conditions. Crews operated defensively to cool propane tanks and later conducted primary searches of the basement and main floor. Nearby residence on Pear Tree Street had fence fire and smoke from the main fire.
Audio|Source: Stafford County and Fredericksburg Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Paul Cruz.
00:03
He's caution on the Charlie side and the service drop and active service drop, kind of in the center of the house.
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Additionally, we are still operating in the defensive mode.
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Nobody should be inside right now.
00:24
Command of the time, this new one.
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Go ahead.
00:31
Just want to reconfirmed, you've got the time 1502 on side Charlie.
00:36
You've got me roving around.
00:38
Just be aware we also need an alert for a pool in the backyard Charlie's side.
00:42
It's open.
00:47
Okay, Stafford, give me a short tone real quick, please.
00:53
In all units, he's cautioned on the exterior of the Charlie side with the open pool and the servers dropped this lot.
01:05
Washington Dry Rescue Engine 1507
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Confirm is shut down two and a half.
01:17
Yeah, truck the line.
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Command to Engine 9, you guys still on the Brombo side?
01:29
Is that for Engine 9?
01:31
Yes, the Bravo side.
01:37
Copy, Command to Engine 2, where you guys are operating on the Delta side still?
01:44
That's correct, I was.
01:47
I heard he was.
01:49
Man, the Tion 1501, urgent.
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Go ahead and Tying 1501.
01:57
I need to concentrate multiple lines on the private side.
02:01
I've got a gas fed fire.
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I need to cool these tanks down.
02:07
Okay, I copy.
02:08
You have Engine 9 over there right now.
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Do you need more resources?
02:19
Chiefs Inger 14, we get their line from Alpha over 2.
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Thank you.
02:28
Get engine 2 to shut down to 2 and a half.
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They set down to 3 inch.
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That's mine, he's got it now.
02:39
Confirming I've got engine 14 on the brother side with engine 9 pulling the propane tanks.
02:51
Engine 533, so I'm seeing.
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Engine 533, I want to give you RIP.
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Engine two driver charges,
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two and a half.
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Man, the time, 1601.
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Other recommendation is to open up this deck.
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The whole pool area is a wood deck and need to open up.
03:22
We've got a lot of fire underneath of it too.
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Copy. Charlie Division Battalion 2.
03:28
Do you copy that?
03:41
I mean the focus is the house.
03:42
I just wanted you to be aware the deck is wooden and if you need to open it up to put it out then you can.
03:49
Just let me know what units you need.
03:53
Understood. We've got good fire and I'm down on the trailer side.
03:56
With the access to these perpane things, they still need to be cool some more.
04:01
Okay.
04:03
From your vantage point down there to the basement.
04:07
What is left to search inside there?
04:12
I don't believe any primary has been completed on the basement.
04:19
Yes, that's correct.
04:21
Are we able to get a crew into the basement?
04:24
Truck Wells Road.
04:28
You should have engine 8 back there with the line also.
04:31
Can you confirm?
04:36
I've got them and they've got a line with them as well.
04:39
I'll send them together.
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Copy.
04:44
Command to engine 8.
04:54
I'll send you guys in to do a primary search or to protect truck 12 while they do a primary search of the basement only.
05:05
Copy.
05:07
Truck 12, you cover.
05:14
Okay. Okay, Tom, got no in the basement.
05:19
Copy. No.
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Box 0907 ALF Emergency (number withheld) Prosperity Lane, Medics 1514 Priority 1.
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Operating on 15 Alpha, 2.
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60.
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Prosperity Lane, Medics 1514.
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1502.
05:56
Go ahead.
05:58
Number 6, Air Tree,
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two streets across.
06:02
The fence was on fire, we put that out.
06:05
The residents are not only 9-1-1 think of their houses on fire.
06:09
They think there's fire in the basement or in the attic.
06:12
I think it's smoke from the original building.
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The evan crew that can check the attic.
06:17
We do have a lot of embers blown this way.
06:20
I don't think it is, but you need to get somewhere in the attic.
06:25
Number six pear trees then?
06:29
Yeah, it's right here, right,
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one street's over.
06:35
We got a line off engine nine for the fence and put it out.
06:39
If we can get a crew to check the attic.
06:41
I do think they're going on one more.
06:46
Copy, engine six, which are your location?
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Just drive one thing.
06:53
The 6th Peritree, please.
06:59
Confirming straight to Peritree?
07:02
Affirmative.
07:04
Guy in 1, feedback to Zay, command post, please.
07:10
Correct, on the way.
07:29
1632.
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Command to 1502, engine 1502.
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The 1502. Engine 1502.
07:44
Call on the Nage 2.
07:48
Back over to 15 Alpha 3.
07:54
Where are you guys at right now?
07:58
Hi, Charles, it's a tiny 16-0-2.
08:04
Copy. I need you guys to come up to the number one floor and get ready to do a primary search of the number one floor.
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Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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