Light haze found in commercial building with no active fire, Virginia Beach VA
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a commercial building in Virginia Beach after reports of smoke in an equipment room. Upon arriving, they found only a light haze and no active fire. The source was likely a refrigerant leak from non-functioning equipment. The scene was cleared after investigation.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
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Transcript:
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Command copy 16.
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Do the second due engine.
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Do the water supply for 18.
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Can give me a 360 of the structure prior to your position?
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Okay, we copy.
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Copy 16, you can disregard reposition for water supply.
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Engine 3 is going to hit the Charlie's side.
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Third engine on scene.
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Ladder 16 is arriving.
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We're going to go to the Charlie side, first ladder.
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16.
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First ladder, we'll put you on the Charlie's side.
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21, we have the A side for you.
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The rest of the one's arriving.
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Copy Rescue 1.
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If you can assist Engine 18 Interior with your investigation,
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believe they had smoke in a back room per the comments.
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For rescue, cops.
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Engine 18 to command.
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Go ahead, 18.
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Got some sort of white smoke in this equipment room looks like some type of a
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mask up to investigate.
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Engine posit unseen as a fourth engine.
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You want to go to the C-side for a water spot at the ladder?
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C-side.
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Engine five.
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Let's position you on the A side of the structure.
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You can supply the ladder for the A-side.
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All right, ladder 21's water.
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18,
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you broke up.
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You mentioned you had a light haze in an equipment room and that was it.
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Yeah.
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In Rescue 1, if you could relay,
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information from 18.
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If we can't do that, we're going to have to switch to 16.
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Rescue 1 copies.
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We're entering the structure right now.
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Engine 21, if you can position,
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you could supply Engine 3 on the Charlie side as needed.
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Copy that.
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Water supply, Charlie Seine.
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Engine 5 got the hydrant in front of Rhinestone Chicks for the ladder 21 water supply.
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Just getting the hydrant in front of Pizza Hut.
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Lieutenant 4 is unseen second at night.
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294, you can stage.
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And if I rescue one, we're good enough deep.
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Yeah, rescue one is made.
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We're in the electrical room, or the mechanical room, imagine 18.
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There's light haze.
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They're trying to figure out the source right now.
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No fire.
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Just light haze is left.
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Copy.
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We'll hold with all units in their position here.
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Fire 21's on here, sir.
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A copy letter 21.
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Fire drone to command no excessive heat signatures on the road.
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Copy, fire drone.
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SQ1, you calling command?
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J104.
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There's no fire.
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We're investigating a possible refrigerant leak right now.
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We're trying to secure this piece and non-functioning equipment.
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Copy.
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No fire, no smoke.
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Possible refrigerant leak, is that what I'm copying?
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Time for.
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Copy. We're going to hold with Engine 18,
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Ladder 21,
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and Fire Rescue 1.
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All of the units can go in the clear.
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Virginia Beach, VA
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