False alarm from faulty smoke detector at residence, Forest VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was sounding near Federal Hill Drive due to a faulty smoke detector located in a vaulted ceiling. Fire personnel responded with a ladder to investigate and determined the alarm was caused by the detector malfunctioning and no real fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Campbell County Fire and EMS
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04:44
Transcript:
00:00
I respond to near Federal Hill Drive again.
00:04
Near Federal Hill Drive for fire alarms chirping,
00:10
just requesting a ladder to help get it down.
00:13
Ops 2,
00:15
2117.
00:21
428 Campbell I'm on scene in the mileage will be one four seven four nine one four seven four nine ten four four
00:59
Acknowledged.
01:00
Campbell, 12-07.
01:01
How in route? It's covered.
01:04
That's not be.
01:11
Campbell 307.
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Camble 207.
01:16
Camble 2027 in route.
01:21
TAMO 438, you sure all units in the area.
01:25
Acknowledged.
01:27
1040. Okay, 4.4-4-1.
01:34
Good.
01:37
You'll put me around to the vehicle fire, and I'm not too far away.
01:45
The caller did speak with the people and they said that they were...
01:49
Yeah, well, 2nd12, I'll be en route.
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2 more.
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G12,
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12.7.
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And we'll follow you.
02:05
Go ahead.
02:09
Do you get my text.
02:12
Yes,
02:13
sir.
02:15
Okay,
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engine should be it sufficient.
02:20
Roger hopping up at moment's early.
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12.27 to O7.
02:31
Turn it on Waterloo now.
02:35
Roger, I'm on Timberlake past McDonald's.
02:43
Jamble, 418 is clear.
02:47
1040.
02:52
Hey, Camel, it's 1217.
02:54
You send me on the scene.
02:56
Two-story residential structure.
02:59
I'll be out to investigate you.
03:02
Hello. All right.
03:06
Ten, four.
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4208, 4.4 to 1 you need any additional?
03:16
No, I'm saying 4.
03:19
Campbell, 815.
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Hi, Grapi.
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815, go ahead.
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We're back in service.
03:33
We're back in service.
03:35
Got crappy.
03:41
Okay, 441.
03:45
Go ahead.
03:49
You can advise fire they don't need to respond.
03:53
Breaks are just locked up right now.
03:55
This is going to be their shot.
03:58
Change a toll for now.
04:01
Yeah.
04:07
Okay, I'm all clear.
04:10
1217 engine pump
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Hello
04:18
Go ahead and continue your response.
04:21
You can just do non-emergency for now.
04:24
Looks like it is just a faulty detector.
04:27
It's in a vaulted ceiling area that the homeowner does not have a ladder to reach.
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So we'll have to bring in a small extension ladder to be able to reach it.
04:40
Okay.
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All copies.
04:43
We're out for it.
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Location mentioned:
Federal Hill Dr, Forest, VA 24551
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