Steam from high-rise building mistaken for smoke, Charlottesville VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to a report of smoke from a high-rise near Garrett Street and 6th Street. Upon investigation, it was determined the smoke was actually steam coming from the Three Notch facility. There was no fire; all units were cleared.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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257, truck 9, 10, Chief 1 and 2, responding for the report of snow coming from the structure. The caller is not on scene.
00:07
He just sees snow coming from a high-rise building.
00:12
Area Garrison, that takes me top east.
00:19
That's on 5 East. Can you show me en route?
00:24
5 in route.
00:26
Please move in Pack 3 for operations. A6C.
00:34
What's the address?
00:36
We do not have an exact address.
00:38
Just the area of Garrett Street at 6th Street, the building believed to be 8 to 4's.
00:46
All right. Indie 7 is on location.
00:49
Certainly often.
00:56
Tentry in the area. The tank is in the area.
01:03
Okay, um,
01:05
you want us to go back over to three notch or investigate the building we're at?
01:10
I investigate the area you're at now,
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the type TdCC.
01:15
Is it calls to an area and can you have the meet us to give the exact location?
01:21
Okay.
01:22
And just confirm that they saw it from the exterior.
01:25
This is not an interior call.
01:28
That is correct.
01:30
All right, see if they can meet us out here in point of the type of direction.
01:34
We do have steam coming from Three Notch'd. Could be possibly what they were calling them out.
01:40
Sure, guys in the area.
01:41
No, you're in the area.
01:44
That's what I'm fine, profit. That's what I'm fine, I'm seeing profit.
01:50
You're just having the PC2.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:59
Steve made the block from Monticello 6.
02:07
Okay, does this look like steam still coming from over there?
02:11
Just steam.
02:17
Okay, let's see if BCC can get back in touch with the caller.
02:21
Let's see if they can give us any further.
02:24
If not, we'll clear it.
02:26
We see the command. We've got to call on the line now. She is outside.
02:31
She did 6-3 that Gary Street, straight, way outside.
02:39
Okay. I'll just spin back around to that location.
02:42
You can have that person flags down.
02:45
Matt, Calum, 4-0-2 is around to the hospital.
02:48
4-2-0-8-2.
02:50
EMS 2, level 1.
02:54
Question. Battalion 1 is level 1.
02:57
Very level 1.
03:01
All right,
03:03
man. We can check second across the track.
03:11
Thank you, ECC.
03:12
I'm at 6A Garrett now. I don't see anyone.
03:16
You can just ask him to come to the fire vehicle with the Pine Chief.
03:22
I'll be waiting on.
03:24
Okay.
03:25
Okay.
03:26
I'm a location with caller.
03:28
Okay.
03:34
The caller advised that it was a steam from Three Notch'd.
03:38
You can put everybody else back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Near 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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