Vehicle fire involving hybrid truck on Post Oak Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse VA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue units responded to a fire involving a hybrid truck with lithium-ion batteries near Post Oak Road. The fire was actively burning and specialized electric vehicle fire equipment was requested to manage the hazard.
Audio|Source: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
07:35
Transcript:
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Brush 2. Vehicle fire.
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At near Post Oak Road.
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Cross streets are near Miller Lane and Ware Road.
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Response priority 1.
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On Sproxy 1.
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We just want to have a lot of bomb-ups.
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Tanker 9. Vehicle fire.
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At near Post Oak Road.
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Cross streets are near Miller Lane and Ware Road.
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Respond priority 1.
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On spot C1.
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Copy.
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Let me know when the primary is fully complete.
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If you have a crew you can send me,
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let me know.
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One and ten are committed.
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Three and five are submitted as well.
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Check in.
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I'm copy on the scene, four-story apartment, nothing showing Alpha, Bravo, Delta, checking 1125.
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Side Charlie, 4-2.
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Copy, exit at side Charlie, part two.
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Rescue side of division, are you able to do the primary?
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I can finish the primary.
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You want me to come in from size? Charlie.
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Whatever you think your best management point is going to be, I can give us all-tier.
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Do not copy your traffic.
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Whatever you think your best entry point is going to be, so I can get us an all-clear of the structure for the primary.
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Rescue five copies.
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Command for my schedule one.
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Confirming Tanker 9, that's the only other unit I have responding.
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And Brush 2, my apology, sir.
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Okay,
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continue Tanker 9, and you can cancel Brush 2.
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Copy, Brush 2, you are canceled.
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Engine 4, I had also notified Louisa for at Tanker.
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Do you need to place, Simmons, as well?
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You're going to go ahead up the stairs.
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It's actually going to be a hybrid vehicle.
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We've located the batteries.
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They're secure and not involved.
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This is holding with engine four and tanker nine.
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Copy. I'll place Louise In service.
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Brush two, copy.
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In quarters and service.
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Keep Medic 2-3 staffed.
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Under it.
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Command, copy.
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Spotsvania from EMS-1.
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Can you see if Louisa has a unit available to fill at station two for us?
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Copy.
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Spottsvaney, Tower 6 is on the scene.
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Be positioning inside Charlie,
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truck position, be out investigating with the crew to.
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Two.
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Tower 6 on the senior position side, Charlie out with a crew of two, investigating 1127.
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Franksburg is 17-0-2 on scene.
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Out the side, we'll have water at the AV quarter.
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We'll be out stretching.
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Copy. Rescue 5, going on with a far floor for the search.
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Okay, go free.
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Rest you say.
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What's your brush 9?
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Rush 9. Rush 9.
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Rush 9 is responding to grab rolling.
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Post-nove.
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The farming unit primary airport.
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Bravo Quadrant.
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In Delta Quadrant.
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First rate's available, driver, oh my.
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Okay, I always respond.
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I do now. I'm going to Tanger 8's crew.
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What's your side is at getting to rehab?
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Tanger Ais here now.
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Man.
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Spotsylvania from Engine 4.
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Engine 4.
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Can you give me a channel and have the MS1 go directly on there?
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Just keep it here.
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There's nothing else going on.
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I'll have them go right here.
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Copy. MS1 from engine 4.
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Go ahead in your form.
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We're dealing with a hybrid, looks like a Ford Mavericks.
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It looks like the batteries are secured,
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at least the ones that we can see,
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but we're unable to extinguish the fire in the rear of the vehicle.
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And we're going to have Tanker 9 continuing to let this thing burn.
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Okay,
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if nine units have not passed Company 2 yet, have them stop at Rescue Station 2, that's where the electric vehicle fire supplies are.
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They're next to the EMS1 buggy pay.
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We have a rescue fire first floor at the campaign, second floor, but we can't be able to extinguish.
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Okay, yeah, I'd recommend 9 brings those EV vehicle, EV fire supplies.
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If they're not available, if they've already passed the station, then have Medic 2 bring them to you.
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Brush 9.
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Brush 9.
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Brush 9.
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Can you go to company 2 since your driver only to get those supplies for engine 4, please?
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Affirmative.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you for 9, continue to the scene.
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Brush 9, then I go to pick up the supply for you.
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Okay.
06:53
It's probably just a known there.
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EMS, one from engine four.
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Go ahead.
07:01
The owner of the truck just advised that he has banks of lithium ion batteries.
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It's a Johnson control truck.
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I also recommend we contact the fire marshal if we can get one another on the other incident.
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Okay, Spotsylvania you direct.
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I was not. I'm so sorry.
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Can you repeat, please?
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Can you contact the fire marshal for engine force goal?
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I can. Also to make yourself aware, we've got Company 8 from Louisa Backgilling Company 2.
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Near Post Oak Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551
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