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Residential house fire reported on Cape Henry Avenue, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/01/2025 08:51 PM (PDT)

Near Cape Henry Ave, Norfolk, VA 23513

A house fire was reported on Cape Henry Avenue in Norfolk. Fire and EMS crews responded. The caller said the house was on fire and evacuations were underway. Smoke was seen coming from the backyard, and fire teams started fighting the fire.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

President Sharper, 5379 K-Penry Avenue, 5379, K-Penry Avenue.

00:05

Residential fire, 5379, Cape Henry Avenue,

00:08

Battalion 4, Engine 10, Engine 14, Ladder 14, Medic 10, Rescue 2, Safety 1, Respondon, Safety 1, Respondon, Safety 1, Response on Tack 3.

00:14

Residential Fire, 579, KPnery Avenue, Battalion 4, Engine 10, Engine 14, Ladder 14, Medic 10, Rescue 2, Safety 1, respond on Tack 3 at 23-552[1].

00:26

Medi 4 is arrived at Lee.

00:27

23-53?

00:28

Water 14-round.

00:29

10-R[2]-R-O-ROW[3].

00:31

Rescue 2nd-R-R-R-W[4].

00:32

Rescue 2 is from Pond.

00:37

For copies, units en route for residential fire, 5379 K Penry Avenue.

00:42

Caller reporting our houses on fire.

00:44

They are evacuating at 2354.

00:46

Virginia Beach, India 22 on attack, very.

00:49

If a copy, Virginia Beach 22, respond with units for a residential fire at 5379 Cape Henry Avenue.

00:55

Female reporting our house is on fire and they are evacuating at 2355.

01:00

Engine 11, Battalion 3.

01:03

23, go ahead. Okay,

01:04

we're on Robin Hood Road.

01:05

Do you want to say that's his message?

01:06

Yes, address all.

01:07

Copy at Edge 11.

01:08

Copy at Edge 11.

01:10

Copy. Engine 14 has arrived.

01:11

We've got a one-ster residential structure.

01:13

We've got a smoke shone from the backyard.

01:14

We've struck the engine core line for fire attack.

01:15

I have for May.

01:16

May I'll be mobile.

01:17

2356. This is going to be a working event.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

23-552: Incident number (fire call reference)

[2]

10-R: Affirmative/Received/Responding

[3]

R-O-ROW: Possible misheard radio code (context unclear, not a standard code)

[4]

R-R-R-W: Possible misheard radio code (context unclear, not a standard code)

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Near Cape Henry Ave, Norfolk, VA 23513

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Attic fire controlled at Norfolk residence

09/01/2025 09:02 PM (PDT)

Near Almeda Ave, Norfolk, VA 23513

Command engine 10. Have you seen. Okay, have them hold off on charging the 5-inch. Copy that drive-line press. Copy. good with fire control. Yes, sir. I'm in a rescue, too. Rescue 2, finishing up a second, Eric. Do you have any signs of fire or extension inside down? There's nothing seeing right now. Where's left when they add it? Just a lot of the tracks on the inside. All right, after you get to take a look at the attic, we'll let me know. Let's see two times. A lot of 14 command. Measure 14 Bravo to hydrant. Send me water. Send me one. Just some trot, smoke, an attic. We'll get some ventilation, one here in a second. Copy, Trot, Smoking, Addick, and you're going to start ventilation. Ritke command. Ritz set up in the outside front of it. Copy. Rescue Q, ma'am. Go ahead, rescue Q. Secondary search, all clear. Copy. Secondary search, all clear. Command in Norfolk. Command, go ahead. We have fire control. Happy 20025. Rescue two. Let's go ahead. Just make contact with the occupants. They have no needs right now. No injuries. Copy, you made contact, and there are no injuries up this time. Need attention for me? Come here, go ahead. You see the water supply. Copy. You have water supply established. Inj 14, command. Go ahead, engine 14.According to the homeowner,they had a grill on the patio, but they last used it Sunday night around 9.Nobody else was on the patio today.Nothing that would cause a fire.I'm pretty sure it was an ember for more than there's a grill.Unless you want to get a fire marshal out here, I'm pretty comfortable with it being the grill.I copy, we got one in route.We'll just have them to take a look as well.Copy. Cool limit overhaul until then.Where is the command of power secure?Copy secure power.And rescue to you? Rescue too.Rescue too.It looks like they're getting ventilation set up if you want to start your monitoring inside.Receive, my operator's on the way.Engine 14 alpha bravo.Engine 14 alpha bravo.Engine 14 alpha in 14 bravo.14 bravo.14 bravo go.Hey,bring a portable light back here.Fire alarm, (number withheld) Almeda Avenue, (number withheld) Almeida Avenue.Cut.