Small carpet fire in closet of apartment building, Colonial Heights VA


A fire started on a carpet inside a closet in a multi-family apartment near Archer Avenue. Smoke was present and set off a smoke detector. Firefighters arrived and controlled the fire quickly with no active flames remaining.
Audio|Source: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
05:41
Transcript:
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Battalion 913, smoke in A structure,
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near Archer Ave, Unit 2D.
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Battalion 913,
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smoking A structure,
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near Archer Ave, Unit 2B, cross streets are hillside lane and boulevard, priority 3 low.
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Timeout 070-9.
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This is now being upgraded to a multi-family blowing fire.
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Callers stated that there was smoke in the apartment coming up from the floor and the smoke detector was going off in the background.
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Time out of ten hours.
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Chesterfield engine 212, Chesterfield truck 208, Mennick 935, and Mennock 934.
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Multifamily dwelling fire, near Archer Ave, Unit 2B.
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Chesterfield engine 212, Chesterfield truck 208, Metic 935,
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and Mennick 934,
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Multifamily dwelling fire.
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Client East Far March from 9774 are we responding to that?
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Please Farm March 974, responding on 711 hours.
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Client Farnage, 9774, responding at 711 hours.
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Copy fifty, nine sixty, two and rocks to Archer seven twelve hours.
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Big nine thirty-four route.
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Thirty-four route at seven thirteen hours.
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Nine thirty-five responder.
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Nine thirty-five responding, seven thirteen.
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Showing from two sides is in Mount 41, have Archer Command Investigating Post.
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941, on scene three-story apartment building, nothing showing from two sides, investigative mode and command 713 hours.
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After two calls and rocks 713 hours.
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Mr. 12, can you switch TRITAC too, please?
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I can you watch your contact, too,
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please?
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Why, if we do have a light haze with smoke in the apartment?
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Copy light, Hey, this smoke, 114.
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Engine 1.41, Officer, none of there.
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Okay, thank you.
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209 at 13 is on scene.
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I'll be assuming to order to command.
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13 on scene in command, 715 hours.
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Copy and round at 715 hours.
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Q.942 on scene.
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9.42 on scene, 715.
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After 5 on scene.
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5 on scene, 716.
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942 health interior investigations.
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716. The 8-716.
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Call you guys, the 2-0-2s en route was a tech channel.
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Copy check two 201 in route.
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It's going to be on our check two.
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Okay, copy check two and its battalion two zero two is in route.
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Copy two zero two in route.
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941 the Archer Command.
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There's a small patch of carpet in the closet that was on fire.
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There's no fire right now.
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We can get a fan to the door.
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Prisky 942 is on C.
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C. You on C and C and C717? May and copy.
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Small fire, a carpet in the closet.
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Fan the door.
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Take the 201 in route.
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717 for safety, 201.
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We're ready for ventilation, 201.
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We're ready for ventilation whenever you all are ready.
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Location mentioned:
Near Archer Ave, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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