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Vehicle crash with fire and ejection on I-495 near Van DornAlexandria VA

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Near S Van Dorn St, Alexandria, VA 22304

A vehicle crashed with fire on Interstate 495 northbound near South Van Dorn Street. One person was ejected from the vehicle, and responders are concerned about more victims inside. Emergency teams are on scene securing the area and searching for additional victims.

Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
08:44
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 210. On Channel 4 Delta[4] Box[3], 42662, Crash on Fire, Interstate 495 northbound, near South Van Dorn Street, Cross Street, Interstate 95 northbound ramp to Interstate 95 northbound.
00:13
Engine 2.10.
00:14
On Channel 4. Delta[4] Box[3], 4266-62. Crash on fire. Interstate 495 northbound, near South Van Dorn Street. Cross Street. Interstate 95 northbound route to interstate 95 northbound.
00:31
Looks like it may have came off of the overpass. I'm not sure yet. We'll be on this.
00:38
Okay, use calls to make sure we don't have any wires down or anything, okay?
00:43
Okay?
00:44
Copy.
00:46
Okay.
00:52
Command from Fairfax.
00:59
Fairfax, go ahead. This battalion 408.
01:03
Battalion 408 from Fairfax. Would you still like Engine 210 to continue?
01:09
Yeah, let's keep them coming in case four or five needs a help.
01:15
Copy,
01:16
2301.
01:18
On the hell on.
01:31
We're tying 4-05.
01:35
We do have one ejected on the ground and we're getting worried that there's potential more victims inside the vehicle.
01:44
We're getting a good knock on it right now.
01:49
Okay,
01:51
sir-backed, keep everybody covered.
01:54
Okay, okay. Okay, copy.
01:56
Okay, 30-1. Okay.
02:06
You said you want, go ahead.
02:08
Ma'am, are you on scene? Would you like this is trying to call the subject?
02:14
I just pulled up, yeah, if you can give them a call.
02:18
Okay.
02:22
600 L4, we're going to be past the south Van Dorn entrance if the next responding officer can block off the lane closest to the median.
02:39
Okay, I just want to confirm is this on Van Dorn Street or on I-95 northbound?
02:46
95 northbound.
02:48
Yeah, I'm the right.
02:50
No,
03:01
go ahead.
03:02
Once enough, I'm just making sure you're direct on RDC 9 and 10, so...
03:10
We all are cars, so you can...
03:13
Voice it will be.
03:22
Fairfax one from Fairfax on Channel 4, Bravo.
03:29
Fairfax on Channel 4, Bravo.
03:35
Supplemental information on this.
03:37
They are on the phone with the subject's brother. Home is occupied two times, pleading him and the mother buffalo located in the bedroom upstairs.
03:43
Brother confirmed that the BB gun is metal,
03:46
not operable,
03:48
no BBs for it as well. Brother did leave it in the basement and is not there, stated the subject had to taking Kevin.
04:02
That's the mouth, I'm sorry.
04:03
Thank you. Please, dear one.
04:10
Box[3], Mutual Aid[1], Mutual ADMS, 155, Potomac Passage.
04:16
Ambulance 411 on Channel 18G1, Box[3], Mutual Aid[1], Mutual ADMS,
04:22
155, Potomac Passage.
04:30
Rescue Engine 433 on Channel 440501, Public Service, 755,
04:38
Fairgrounds Drive, 228, Cross Street, Oak Street.
04:42
Rescue Engine 433,
04:44
on Channel 4405, Public Service, 10755, Airgrounds Drive, 228, Cross Street, Oak Street.
04:59
Wilson Kennedy
05:04
I'm doing affordably
05:09
Answer 429 direct on the water supplies
05:18
I'll see I have a second show here do you want it brought up
05:24
my message is fire aside
05:34
630 Alpha. There's an Alexandria ambulance heading in that direction right now.
05:42
600 Alpha.
05:48
So there is a vehicle that rolled into South Van Dorn from 95.
05:54
I believe all of South Van Dorn is shut down past the comfort end.
06:02
And is that going southbound or north on South Bend North Street?
06:10
Go it down.
06:13
Under it.
06:16
Carsick staff will redirect from the Alex City ambulance? He's got a spare unit. Can we have them shut down the ramp from South Van Doren at the Comfort Inn to go on to the Outerloom?
06:31
The South Van Dorn Street, rammed onto the outer loop, correct?
06:38
Correct, South Van Dorn, onto the Outer Loop, at the Comfort Inn. That needs to get shut down, so people are driving through this scene.
06:50
I'm direct on that.
06:51
If you can head in that direction.
07:01
Sir, I know I have the correspondent officer with me, but can you call the clinician see she's in the car, see if she can work on the paper, easy or five?
07:17
Go ahead, command.
07:21
Can you have Fairfax for one come look in the area? We're looking for one face for may have been ejected in the tree line.
07:29
Direct, 2307.
07:31
I have my layout from the hydrant in front of...
07:44
Looks like 1912, from Wilson.
07:53
Dillon,
07:55
Engine 431,
07:57
on Channel 4, Bravo, Fox, 4308, EMS Level 3[2],
08:02
2,2-2-2-2, Colfnack Road, Huntersward at Trail Edge, 1236, Cross Street, Vinteroo Lane.
08:21
Go ahead for command.
08:24
Fairfax One is direct.
08:27
Fairfaxion 1 is direct.
08:33
Copy. Verifaxional command.
08:35
Just let Fairfaxone know,
08:38
we're mainly looking for the thermal scan.
08:42
Copy. 2308.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mutual Aid: Request for or provision of assistance between agencies or jurisdictions.
[2]
EMS Level 3: Emergency medical response level indicating higher acuity, typically requiring advanced life support and increased resources.
[3]
Box: Predefined dispatch assignment or geographic area number for structured multi-unit emergency response.
[4]
Delta: High-priority medical/incident response or designation for the D-side of a building (phonetic "D").

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Near S Van Dorn St, Alexandria, VA 22304
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Incident Timeline

  1. Search for Additional Victims
  2. Traffic Control and Lane Closures
  3. Victim Ejection and Fire Suppression
  4. Incident Location and Situation Updates
  5. Emergency Response Dispatched
  6. Initial Report of Racing and Crash

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