Fire crews coordinate access to rail yard amid train blockage
Fire & ArsonFire crews are coordinating their approach to a rail yard near Perry Street in Richmond. They are waiting for a train to stop before proceeding with their equipment and ensuring safety around the tracks.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:46
Transcript:
00:00Tion 3 from 17.00:02We're going to be coming in to Perry Street to access the rail yard.00:06Is that the best route?00:09Now, if you guys just come down the steep hill off of river, you kind of like when we leave Bellisle, just come right down the bottom of the hill, that's going to be our best access right there.00:17We're just waiting on the train company shut the train down forth.00:26Copy come down, Bellisle access.00:30Yes, but you're good to get it down the steep hill from the Riverview Wayside.00:4213.00:4313.00:47When Brush 1 gets there,00:54if you can work with them on getting their floating pump.00:59assembly set up or to bring over here and probably just one section of hose maybe two and I could need you guys from engine 13 to bring your extension ladder and a rope bag.01:16Copy that.01:20And everybody please stay clear the track.01:22I think I can hear the big train.01:26I can actually hear the brakes releasing on that now.01:34Copy. We're standing by here with the rig.01:40Time 3 from Richmond.01:42Go ahead.01:46All right. Norfolk Southern has been contacted.01:49They have been advised to stop the tracks.01:51She said that you may hear a train coming, but they're trying to get them stop.01:55So if you see it stop, you're good to go.01:57But they've been notified to have them stop.
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Tion 3 from 17.
00:02
We're going to be coming in to Perry Street to access the rail yard.
00:06
Is that the best route?
00:09
Now, if you guys just come down the steep hill off of river, you kind of like when we leave Bellisle, just come right down the bottom of the hill, that's going to be our best access right there.
00:17
We're just waiting on the train company shut the train down forth.
00:26
Copy come down, Bellisle access.
00:30
Yes, but you're good to get it down the steep hill from the Riverview Wayside.
00:42
13.
00:43
13.
00:47
When Brush 1 gets there,
00:54
if you can work with them on getting their floating pump.
00:59
assembly set up or to bring over here and probably just one section of hose maybe two and I could need you guys from engine 13 to bring your extension ladder and a rope bag.
01:16
Copy that.
01:20
And everybody please stay clear the track.
01:22
I think I can hear the big train.
01:26
I can actually hear the brakes releasing on that now.
01:34
Copy. We're standing by here with the rig.
01:40
Time 3 from Richmond.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:46
All right. Norfolk Southern has been contacted.
01:49
They have been advised to stop the tracks.
01:51
She said that you may hear a train coming, but they're trying to get them stop.
01:55
So if you see it stop, you're good to go.
01:57
But they've been notified to have them stop.
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Perry St, Richmond, VA
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