Routine Alarm Turns Real in Richmond

West End Apartment Fire Contained to One Unit

April 7 at 1546 hours Q-18, Q-12, Q-19, Rescue 2, Safety 2 and BC-2 were dispatched to the intersection of South Crenshaw and Cary St for the reported apartment fire. Q-12 arrived on scene with heavy smoke showing from a 2 story masonry constructed apartment building. Q-12 established command and launched an aggressive interior attack as Q-18 performed Truck Company Operations. Q-19 was assigned fire attack on division 1 as E-5 was assigned as RIT. A search of the building by Rescue 2 proved negative. The fire was brought under control at 1611 hours. The fire was ruled accidental.

Apartment Fire in Richmond

At 1158 hours on April 21st Q-5, Q-14, Q-12, Q-6, R-1, Safety 2 and BC-2 were dispatched to the 1700 block of Hanover Avenue for a reported building fire. Safety 2 arrived on scene with smoke showing from a 3 story apartment building. Q-14 arrived and established command of the incident. Units discovered that the fire was in the rear basement of the apartment building. Crews went door to door knocking to alert residences. Residences were able to escape the fire with their pets without injury. The fire was brought under control at 1227 hours. The fire is still under investigation.

Churchill fire sends 9 to the hospital.

On November 18, at 0831 Richmond Emergency Communications received numerous calls for an apartment fire in the 1300 block of Coalter Street. Initial calls indicated that several people were possibly trapped inside. Quint 11 arrived on scene with a 3-story apartment building with heavy smoke showing from the C side. Crews entered the building and discovered a downstairs apartment well involved in fire. 

Quint 11 launched an aggressive interior fire attack. The fire was contained to one unit of the building, although nine other units received smoke damage. The fire was marked under control in about 30 minutes. A total of 19 people were seen by Fire and EMS personnel, of those nine were transported to an area hospital. 

The fire caused $100,000 in damage and the investigation team has ruled it as accidental.