Fire alarm with light haze in Norfolk apartment evacuated, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment building near Beaumont Street in Norfolk. They found a slight haze inside but no visible fire. All apartments were evacuated and checked for safety. The haze improved without signs of fire. Later, emergency services responded to a cardiac arrest near Orion Avenue.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 14, ma'am, you did say engine 14 added to this message, correct?
00:05
That is a permittive.
00:09
Copy, just making sure we haven't got a call set to our terminal yet.
00:14
13 is offence.
00:16
Asia Kingston, though, Mark.
00:20
Engine 9 is on team.
00:21
Inch 15 is all team.
00:29
Copy.
00:31
Command,
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Engine 9.
00:36
I need you to go and assist, make sure everyone's evacuated at this point in time, and check assist with Apartment 2 to make sure that is evacuated.
00:46
Engine I got it.
00:52
Fire is that command.
00:54
We do have a slight haze in the apartment.
00:56
We don't have any obvious fire.
00:59
It's just a very light haze and we're checking for a source now.
01:03
Command received.
01:08
Command engine 14 is a standby air location.
01:20
Engine 16 ultine.
01:23
Copy.
01:28
And engine 15.
01:29
Engine 15.
01:31
Engine 15.
01:36
Yeah, bring a crew up and set up for a RIT since we do have a light haze until we get a more accurate source.
01:44
Copy that.
01:49
Come in the Ladder Company.
01:56
Number 14, we're pulling on to see now.
02:02
What direction did you come in? Best access is going to be off Grove just because we have engine apparatus off Beaumont, blocking that outside.
02:11
Yes, sir, we came in off Groves.
02:12
Get ready to take the left on the Kingston now.
02:15
Receive, we'll have you pull up and stand by.
02:21
Rescue 2 arrives.
02:24
Engine 1, Ladder 7, respond to a fire alarm, near Welland Avenue.
02:30
Engine 1, ladder 7, respond on a fire alarm, near Welland Avenue.
02:34
Respond on attack 4 at 919.
02:37
Command of Rescue 2, you can bring your crew up and assist Engine 9-9 with making sure everyone's evacuated until we can find out the source.
02:47
Right, you do copy.
02:48
Is this name of evaluation?
02:50
No for the command.
02:51
You want to pay you send out.
02:54
Negative not just yet.
02:56
We're waiting for feedback from fire attack to see if we actually have a fire or what the source of the smoke might be.
03:01
Okay.
03:03
Ladder 9 arrived.
03:08
And ladder 9, just standby at your location at this point in time.
03:13
Iron 9, coffee, stay by.
03:19
Letter 1, Norfolk.
03:20
What's axial, is that Lou Welland and Fire alarm?
03:24
Four.
03:26
Ladder 7th and row.
03:28
Mack 8, please.
03:34
Engini command.
03:40
Ladder 7th, the right.
03:47
Yes, sir, this is engine 9.
03:49
All apartments have been checked and they are being evacuated, no smoke present in any other apartments.
03:55
Affirmative.
03:56
So smoke isolation to apartment 2, correct?
04:00
Okay, floor wrap.
04:03
Yes, sir, that is correct.
04:09
All attack command.
04:12
Command.
04:17
Ladder 7 to Engine 1 on Tank 4.
04:21
Engine will go ahead.
04:22
I'm pulling up off you now.
04:25
All right, just an update.
04:27
The haze in the apartment is getting better, it's not getting worse.
04:30
We don't have any heat signatures anywhere in the apartment.
04:36
I'm comfortable with clearing all units except for the engine and the ladder.
04:42
Hey, you guys can clear.
04:44
They're doing a fire drill here.
04:46
The alarm is supposed to be all blind, but it wasn't.
04:48
We all clear.
04:50
Got it, thank you.
04:53
Receive crawl space and attic space for the entire structure been checked as well.
05:04
I don't know if those have been checked.
05:06
Looks like we're on a slab.
05:15
Command of Ladder 14.
05:19
See if you can find an access to that attic or above space where the joyous trust area is just to get a visual, if possible.
05:29
Navy, engine 15 now, can you place out of service call on base, please?
05:33
All right, receive, we're all looking.
05:37
Sinhaler 924.
05:39
Safety one around.
05:42
Very happy.
05:44
Angel one's available, mobile.
05:47
Commander Ritt.
05:50
924.
05:51
RIT, go ahead.
05:54
Is part of your 360, did you see any access to a crawl space area and can you get a visual if there is one?
06:01
Check it.
06:04
That's a negative.
06:06
Negative on a crawl space, correct?
06:09
RITS, command.
06:10
Stand by, man.
06:21
Cardiac arrest, near Orion Avenue.
06:28
That's a command.
06:32
Command.
06:37
Yeah,
06:39
access to the crawl space, it's all clear, no readings.
06:46
Received.
06:51
Command fire attack.
06:53
Okay.
06:57
Cardiac arrest, near Orion Avenue, respond to Titan 3, engine 4, ladder 8, medic 4,
07:03
on type 2. Cardiac arrest near Orion Avenue.
07:09
Respond Battalion 3, engine 4, ladder 8, medic 4 on tack 2 at 926.
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Location mentioned:
Beaumont St, Norfolk, VA 23503
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