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Person armed with knife in structure fire detainedManassas VA

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Manassas, VA

Emergency services responded to a building fire near Myers Road in Manassas, Virginia. A person inside refused to exit and was reported to have a knife. Firefighters extinguished the fire and cleared the building. The individual armed with the knife was taken into custody.

Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
08:13
Transcript:
00:00
The police are chasing the metal occupant at this time.
00:04
Tenging 517-14-4-2 writ.
00:08
Okay, 2517, 16-2.
00:13
Engine 531 is on scene. We're going to grab the hot shirt at Corby and Southway.
00:24
Okay, J.531, 66. Okay,
00:30
J.523, copy, pull in second line, 1602.
00:36
John Myers-Roe, 1602.
00:42
Truck, federal.
00:44
Okay, track 531, 1603. Okay,
00:47
track 531, 16033.
00:53
1457. I've got lethal 1170 has ERD right now.
00:59
Direct. Port and forward to command, I'll take that post that 1 in Anderson.
01:07
I'm direct on that, thank you. Let's make sure we keep all of the Anderson Road clear.
01:12
Fire's got to get their apparatus in here.
01:17
13557, 1170 has contact with him.
01:22
Somebody has contact with him.
01:29
Tanger 3 driver, are you ready for water?
01:36
143. He doesn't know.
01:37
He doesn't come out.
01:41
Copy subject has a knife refusing to come out.
01:47
5-02 from battalion 503.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:56
We're put in, I'm going to go access to a good view of the structure.
02:00
If you can try and find a good way in off of the area of Myers Road and Quantico Gateway, you might have the best spot setup of command post. We're going to walk up with a board just to get things going for now.
02:16
Thank you.
02:21
Engine 532 on the scene.
02:25
Okay, Agent 532.
02:26
Botanic 503 from First Wyoming, being as PD stated, the subject currently has a knife with them, is requesting Unified Command.
02:36
Is the 3 driver from Engine 23 officer? Charge our line.
02:44
Time 5 with her, I copy. I'm going to try to meet up with our officers now.
02:48
Also, I'm on the scene, but I'm going to, I'll establish Myers Road Command.
02:55
Okay, CD are currently at Nguyen Street. We'll find 5 Echo for Command Channel at this time.
03:04
All right, 503 from Engine 503.
03:11
This command, go ahead, Engine 503.
03:15
CD has a suspect in custody.
03:19
Okay,
03:23
I covered the suspect is in custom.
03:28
Tchall units on scene responding to the Strip Fire and Myers Rope, a timing 503, establishing Myers command on 5-Delta, 1605.
03:39
Paul will be standing by any white truck.
03:46
11, Rick.
03:50
10, risky 510, 16.06.
03:53
16.06.
04:02
I use to resume normal traffic at 1606.
04:07
1536. 1336, search objects advise that he inhaled smoke as well.
04:14
Direct.
04:20
140, Director, 251.
04:23
Good, sir.
04:25
I'm out with fire, if you don't mind, I'll take over command.
04:30
Okay,
04:32
sir.
04:34
140, I'll be out, establish a unified command with fire.
04:40
1440, a copy establishing unified command with fire.
04:44
2 5.140, where is command going to be located?
04:48
We're in front of 4116.
04:52
Correction 4115.
04:57
Pressureen, Prince William, close the command channel.
05:02
The channel's five echo, five echo.
05:07
Okay, I'm five echo also.
05:08
What units did you hear markup as red?
05:13
Engine 517.
05:19
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05:37
from command engine 517 will be array okay command 1608
05:46
08 I don't know. On the first row, I'm going to respond. I'm responding to Myers Road.
06:04
Okay, Division 500 will show you responding to Myers Road, 1608.
06:12
1357. We have Mr. Lewis in custody right now. We're all coming back.
06:19
Number seven different days. This can turn on.
06:27
Just see you from the truck. Take the secondary down here.
06:35
Morgan apartment on number one.
06:40
Rescue 510 from command.
06:48
Truck 23 is the one primary in the basement. You do the secondary.
06:54
Okay.
07:00
I am from drug 523 officers.
07:08
And by 23 officers.
07:17
Primary and the number one floor, all clear.
07:23
Okay, just confirming primary on number one floor, all clear.
07:35
Okay, copy primary of the structure is all clear.
07:40
Need progress on the knock of the fire?
07:45
5503 from engine 5003.
07:47
Lock the fire is knocked down.
07:49
Let's see, and a couple hotspotter, huh?
07:53
Okay.
07:54
First William from Nyer's command.
07:57
Command.
08:02
So knock on the fire this time also primary searches of the structure are negative.
08:08
Copy, knock on the fire, primary structure, negative. He advised your ten minutes into your incident.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Suspect Taken Into Custody and Incident Stabilized
  2. Fire Suppression and Command Established
  3. Barricade Situation Develops
  4. Resource Deployment and Initial Contact Attempts
  5. Fire Confirmed and Response Upgraded
  6. Initial Report of Structure Fire and Injured Occupant

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