Small fire erupts in Richmond apartment dryer vent, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters extinguished a small blaze in the dryer vent of apartment 10 at Westover Hills Boulevard, ventilated the area, and began investigation.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Engine 20, engine 17, engine 23, engine 22, engine 13, truck 8, truck 5, safety 1, Battalion 4, and Battalion 3.
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Smoke inside a structure.
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483 Westover Hills Boulevard, apartment 10.
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Engine 20, engine 17, engine 23, engine 22, engine 13, truck 8, truck 5, safety 1, battalion 4, and battalion 3.
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Smoke inside a structure.
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483 Westover Hills Boulevard, apartment 10.
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Cross streets are Crutchfield Street and in name road.
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On tap Channel 4.
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Timeout, 0752.
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Company marked en route 483 Westover Hills Boulevard, Apartment 10, smoking site of structure.
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Complaints and advising smokes coming through the vents on the first floor.
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Company showing en route at 0753.
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Second in the engine will pick up the hydrant at the entrance of complex and lay it into our split.
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Seventh, Peter C.O.S.M.
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That's the first one on Westover Hills.
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When you come up Westover Hills, make a left in the complex, don't turn on Crutchfield.
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You can pick up our line and then lay to Crutchfield.
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7%.
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And then 23 is to take up the hydrant.
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Left Westover Hills, Crutchfield.
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Chapter 23 has a hydrant Westover Hills and Cresville.
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13 received Westover Hills and Crescia.
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Italian 3, I'm on the scene Westover Hills Boulevard.
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20 is pulling up and we'll give their size up in a minute.
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Italian 3 will have Westover Hills Command, pointing to the investigative group.
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20 is on scene three-story multi-dwelling nothing visible for next year 20 as command and investigating.
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Traffic 23 on scene has command 20 to investigate three story nothing visible 765.
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5th 24 is on scene with.
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Italian 4 on scene 766.
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Version from Westover Hills.
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A slight odor of burning paper in the area of apartment 10.
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We're investigating further.
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Clear on that.
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I took command.
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I copy. It's light over burning paper.
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Version copy the traffic as well.
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A slight odor burning paper apartment 10.
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It appears to be smoke inside the dryer vent on the exterior of apartment 10, which is locked.
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We'll go ahead and make entry.
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All right, I copy dryer vent.
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Apartment 10. You got Truck 8 coming up with you.
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Good man from Trachate.
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I can send yourself in the door.
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Made entry, apartment 10, light smoke condition, yes, it is occupied, we're investigating.
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Command received, light smoke,
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interior apartment 10.
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Small fire in the dryer handled with engine and truck; remaining units can return to service.
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Received small fire in the dryer vent, engine 20 truck 8 to handle Westover Hills Boulevard.
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20's lieutenant will have the command.
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One copy, small fire in dryer, engine 20, truck 8 to handle.
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All others to service.
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Okay, driver, bring it, man.
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Okay.
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Radio station WPPPT-793.
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Question from Westover Hills command.
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Westover command.
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The truck's been removed, wetting it down, we'll be clearing up a little bit, just doing some ventilation.
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Where's from top?
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Location mentioned:
Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond, VA 23225
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