Smoke investigation at apartment building finds burnt food, Alexandria VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smell of smoke at a three-story apartment near Fairhaven Avenue. They checked the area but found no fire. The source was burnt food left on a stove in apartment 203. Ventilation was performed and the building was not evacuated.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I'll take her advice as difficult information from the caller.
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She now says she doesn't know which apartments coming from.
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Okay, I'm direct.
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356 Statand 406 from engine 411 on scene of a three-story enclosed aerial guard-style apartment nothing evident side alpha I'll be out taking lap
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battalion 406 cops the on scene report
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Truck 411s on scene. We're positioned on the side, Charlie first truck, splitting our route 2 and 2 out, the National Service Lab.
01:08
Managing 411. Last complete.
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Three in the front, three in the rear.
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Nothing evident all four sides.
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Four apartments per floor.
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Labeled the floor is one, two, three.
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Odor of burnt food.
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Still invested in.
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And I'm direct.
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Fairfax, Battalion, 406. I'm going to establish Fairhaven Avenue Command of my vehicle on the alpha side of the structure.
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Restore apartment building 1, 2, and 3.
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Company 411 will be investigating inside. We've not located the source yet.
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Second, BMT, you can go in service.
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Commandant Truck 411, Special Service Lab is complete.
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The building is not being evacuated.
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We'll be investigating interior with the Grove 2 with Engine 411.
01:57
Truck 411, I copy your Special Service Lab.
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I'm all seen third through the second night water supply engine 2-2-2-2-2-7 is unseen we have engine 411's water
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For the exception of Company 411, everybody just stayed at your rigs.
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Command from Deputy 412, your audio is very low.
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Okay, I'm direct.
02:47
That any better?
02:50
Yeah, that's approved.
02:59
Enzikovies on scene 4-2 with the water.
03:05
Command copies with the exception of company 411. All units arriving on the scene just stage at your ricks.
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And the driver of his 2006 Chevy Malibu almost ran the complaint and over.
03:21
That vehicle is now parked in the driveway of near Battery Road. The driver is still inside.
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The caller can be seen if needed at 8917.
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4 o'clock.
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Engine 411 from command?
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I mean as an 111 update, we're still trying to get into a couple apartments.
03:54
We may have narrowed it down to Department 201, but no answer at the door.
04:01
Okay, I'm direct. We're pretty confident based on the smell of food on the stove. You go up withholding all the company 11.
04:16
That's correct. I'm confident that it's just food.
04:18
It's also dissipated.
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I can we just hold company 11 units?
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Fairfaxal command.
04:27
Go ahead, commit.
04:31
Near Fairhaven Avenue. I have a good 10th call. We're still attempting to locate the source, but this is not a fire, I believe possibly in 201.
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I'm going to hold with engine, truck, and rescue 411, Rescue 406.
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Terminate Command will move traffic back to 4 Bravo. Everybody else can pick up.
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Thanks.
04:53
Fairfax copy, holding engine truck of attic 411, Rescue 406.
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The units can return to service, Channel 4 Delta is clear.
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402.
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Truck 411 driver from the officer.
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Did I get a fan up here to apartment 203?
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Copy.
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Fairfax engine 411.
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Engine 411, go ahead.
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Chad and notes it's going to be burnt food, Department 203, ventilating now.
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Location mentioned:
Near Fairhaven Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303
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