AFD Media Release- Spoon Gap Road Structure Fire
Tenille Montgomery
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Mon 8/2, 8:34 AM
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Media Release
Contact: Tenille Montgomery, Community Relations Specialist
Phone: 276-206-3638
Email: tmontgomery@abingdon-va.gov
Structure Fire
8/1/2021
Spoon Gap Road
On Sunday, August 1, 2021, at approximately 4:41 AM, the Abingdon Fire Department was dispatched to the 19000 block of Spoon Gap Road in reference to a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, heavy fire was observed coming from the single-family dwelling. The two occupants were able to escape. Three vehicles, parked outside the structure, also received significant fire damage. The home was deemed a total loss and the American Red Cross has been notified to assist the occupants.
Units from the Abingdon Fire Department, Green Spring Fire Department, Washington County, VA Life Saving Crew, and Washington County, VA Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
One Firefighter was transported to Johnston Memorial Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury received due to a fall.
Photos are attached.
The KNOX-BOX enables the Town of Abingdon Fire Department rapid entry to your business or home without damage if you are not there or unable to open the door. KNOX-BOX is a key safe mounted outside that can be unlocked only by the Town of Abingdon Fire Department. This is a voluntary alternative to forced entry, delayed entry or no entry when the Town of Abingdon Fire Department is called to your business or home for a fire alarm activation. The Town of Abingdon Fire Department is one of more than 11,500 departments in North America to use the KNOX-BOX RAPID ENTRY SYSTEM.
The Town of Abingdon Fire Department uses the KEYSECURE master key security system to control the KNOX-BOX master key. The KEYSECURE master key security system provides accountability with an audit trail giving the date, time and user ID for each key release.
Building entrance keys, access cards and floor plans can be stored in the high-security KNOX-BOX mounted near the building entrance. The KNOX-BOX is purchased by the property owner and is keyed to a single master key controlled by the Town of Abingdon Fire Department.
If you are interested in purchasing a KNOX-BOX you can visit https://knoxbox.com/store/registerDept.cfm Enter the City and State, press Search and Abingdon Fire Department eApprove will appear. Select the product you would like to purchase, press Proceed with Pre-Authorization Order. If you have any additional questions about the KNOX-BOX Program you can call (276) 628-5563 of e-mail timestes@abingdon-va.gov
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