Hampton VA 3d Alarm with Mayday 1/21/26

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1754: 98 County Street, Hampton
BAT1, E003, E004, E006, E007, E010, EMS1, L009, M002, M004,

Engine 2 on scene with heavy fire showing A side; Reports of multiple people trapped

BC1 on scene requesting a second alarm on arrival. Multiple patients.

2d Alarm: BAT2, E002, E005, M006, M009, M010, SO3, TW08, SQ01

Water on fire, 2 victims located, low water pressure

E7 now fire attack

E4 advising interior company to hit the porch on fire that everything is on fire above them

E7 Victim found

4 burn patients to Norfolk General Hospital (burn unit for area)

1823: 3d Alarm

BAT3 BAT4 EMS2 LOG1 LOG2 CH02 CH04 CH05 CH06 CH051 S01 S02 SO3 MCI1 COM1 FMAR1 FMAR2 FMAR3 FMAR5 FMAR6 FMAR7 UTL6
E002 E005 E010 SQ01 TW08 L001 M001 M003 M009 M010

All Hampton companies are now committed to this incident. In addition:

Newport news: Bn1, E002, E007, L002
Norfolk: E11, L09, M09, M15
Phoebus: E05
Poquoson: PROVER1 PSOPS1

Another Victim being brought to the driveway

Requesting 3 additional medics

York County, Poquoson, Joint Base Langley/Eustis and Newport News requested for backfill.

Another victim found floor 2

M002 M004 M013 to Norfolk General

MAYDAY, firefighter on fire, fell through the roof

RIT ACTIVATED

Mayday resolved, firefighter rescued and removed.
Newport News Firefighter, appears to be uninjured.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION . . . all members out of building, going to exterior attack

M006 M010 M007 to Hampton Sentara Careplex BLS

York County M6 E1 to station 10 for backfill

All units from the inside have exited the structure.

Langley Engine 4 is staged at Fire Station 1.

Primary search Division 1 complete.

Division 2 Delta side completely burnt through.

3000 sq feet structure converted into 10 apartments.

Operations have switched to defensive.

Dominion Power ETA less than 30. Dispatch advised that the meter has been pulled.

Search of 3rd floor terminated, building is still too unstable.

5 victims transported, 2 fatal and 3 in stable condition. Injured firefighter treated for minor injuries.

Thanks to multiple folks' input on Hampton Roads Fire Rescue Incidents

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/fire-engulfs-hampton-structure/

2 dead, multiple injured in Hampton fire

The fire at a building on West County Street affected a home that has been converted to apartments.

www.13newsnow.com

Two dead, four injured after house fire in Hampton

Two people are dead and four people are injured, including a firefighter, after a house fire in Hampton on Wednesday night, according to Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue.

www.wtkr.com

 

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From Hampton FD:

On January 21, 2026, at approximately 5:54 p.m., the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue (HDFR) received a call for a multi-alarm residential structure fire in the 90 block of W. County Street. Units were dispatched and arrived at approximately 5:58 p.m. HDFR’s Engine 2 noted visible smoke in the sky when leaving their station.
Upon arrival, crews found a residential structure with smoke and flames visible from the exterior. Two occupants had self-evacuated the residence with injuries. Immediate medical care was rendered.
Bystanders reported that individuals were trapped inside the residence. Crews immediately made entry to search for additional tenants. Crews located and rescued one individual in the home, assisted a second individual out of the structure, and began fire attack.
Upon further inspection, it was determined that the structure had been converted from a single-family residence to a multi-family dwelling.
Additional resources from Newport News Fire Department, Poquoson Fire & Rescue, Norfolk Fire-Rescue, and Langley Air Force Base Fire Department were provided to support on-scene fire suppression and backfill Hampton stations, ensuring continuous service to the city.
In total, five civilians and one firefighter were transported to the hospital. Of the five patients transported, two individuals succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital, three other individuals are being treated for smoke inhalation and burn injuries. During the incident, a mayday call was issued and then terminated for a firefighter who fell through an exterior roof and then self-extricated with their crew. The firefighter sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident remains under investigation by Hampton Fire Marshal’s Office.

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