Deck fire caused by unattended fire pit in townhouse, Dale City VA


A deck fire broke out near Black Hawk Court in a townhouse caused by an unattended fire pit. The fire partially collapsed the deck. The resident extinguished the fire using a bucket of water before fire crews arrived.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
03:36
Transcript:
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5 Bobo Fort and Judy Belmont Gardens return attendance 4460, present parking parkway, cross overuse, proxpect drive, Amylos 518 into 514 at 0953.
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Now I'm responding at 0953.
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This was originally advising a fire out on the balcony,
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now advising the deck is starting to collapse.
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Italian 504 engine 508. We're coming from quarters.
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Do you want us to add on?
00:39
No, you guys should stay in service.
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Copy.
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1044-5-0-0-5-0-0-0-014-4-54 Canberry Circle, cross of Tori-gate Corps at 9524-524-0-955-0955-5-8-2-3-3-4.
01:23
14 responding at 0955 so be for a resident who fell there is a care partner with her unknown how bad the fall is caller's third party
01:39
okay until further notice please okay
01:50
4.009 is on scene. Two-story, middle of road townhouse, nothing evident for the object.
01:56
See,
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copy we do.
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Go ahead.
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Super 524.
02:13
Respondic, NBC is still down.
02:16
Okay, into pi 24.
02:23
On unisoned in responding to the Structure fire near Black Hawk Court, battalion on-scene, establishing Black Hawk Command, his vehicle, 309-57.
02:34
Edge of 501B is on the scene.
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I'm going to be laying out from the hydrant in the court.
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We're going to take side A.
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We're going to line to the rear.
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Copy each other one.
02:50
5801 is on the scene
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957
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Tellion, Tower 509
02:58
Situation is inside, Charlie.
03:02
Commander Tower 9 driver
03:04
Looks like we had an unattended fire pit on the deck
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Homer is extinguishing it with
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a bucket of water
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He agreed to make entry on side alpha
03:19
An additional can.
03:22
Got a little bit of damage through the deck.
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You can scale everybody back at this time.
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Underret, small fire pedal on the deck,
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Homer's extinction.
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Location mentioned:
Hawk Ct, Dale City, VA 22193
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