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Heard on: Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue · 1/16/2026 01:51 PM
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Indian Company Fifty One Nine, Rescue Company Twenty Five VDOT I-(number withheld) southbound Exit (number withheld) ramp Vehicle Fire Switching Operate Ops Four, Ops Four Sixteen Fifty One.
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I was twenty-five thirty-six on it.
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Apparent vehicle fire on I-81 near exit 298

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible vehicle fire on the southbound exit ramp of Interstate 81 near mile marker 298 in Virginia. The vehicle was described as a silver sedan with heavy smoke visible but no flames confirmed. Emergency units were dispatched to the scene as a precaution.

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