Smoke reported after fire alarms at Potomac Hall dorm, Harrisonburg VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/05/2025 10:37 PM (PDT)

Potomac Hall, 210 Ikenberry Service Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Fire alarms activated on the third and fourth floors of Potomac Hall dormitory in Harrisonburg. Responders initially found no fire but later reported smoke on the third floor. Police forced entry due to key card locked doors.

Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS

03:43

Transcript:

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Inge of 1 responding, Potomac Hall of near Ikenberry Service Drive for automatic fire alarms showing 4th floor.

00:06

Another activation for the third floor, quarter at 347 and 342 smoke detector, give me a PDM route.

00:15

Injid 1 responding, Potomac Hall of near Ikenberry Service Drive for automatic fire alarms showing 4th floor.

00:21

Another activation for the third floor, quarter of three, four, seven, and three, four, two, smoke detector.

00:28

Jimmy, Pedy, and Rout.

00:29

Forty four responding.

00:30

He was 44 responding, 22 and a half, Nath Street, for a 22-year-old female, conscious and breathing,

00:35

a client sitting,

00:36

his daughter, taking about 100 pills of hydroxin,

00:39

did advise that the patient's mother is en route.

00:42

Key location in the cabinets.

00:44

I can't have them 6 on location.

00:45

I can marry.

00:46

Multi-story dorm, nothing shown alpha-safe.

00:48

FM6 on location.

00:50

Multi-story dorm, nothing showing Alpha-Sive.

00:52

FM6 on location.

00:53

Multi-story dorm, nothing showing Alpha-Side.

00:55

Sure 40 is in there.

00:56

440. 440. Audio to EnginePi.

00:57

Okay.

00:58

EnginePy for this location, are you aware of a Knox box for the building?

01:07

PD is on location, unable to make entry into the building as its key card.

01:12

Andrew, one with you, too?

01:13

We're at all the case.

01:14

We'll help. Indirect. They just advised that they have broken down the front door, seeing this regard.

01:18

Battalion 4 or any of them? The battalion 4.

01:22

Where is he so much score, where?

01:23

Correct, correct.

01:24

Sir 40's on location.

01:25

In this regard, there for a second, I think they were, they thought there was smoke on the third floor.

01:33

I'm direct.

01:34

I was you a telephone patient.

01:35

I need a chairperson from the train, goodbye.

01:36

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01:41

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01:43

Radio to the Tadion 4.

01:44

Go ahead.

01:45

During 4, I am showing comments from J53 that they did find Smoke.

01:50

Are you wanting this upgraded? She's unsure.

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Potomac Hall, 210 Ikenberry Service Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

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Fire alarms activated on the third and fourth floors of Potomac Hall dormitory in Harrisonburg. Responders initially found no fire but later reported smoke on the third floor. Police forced entry due to key card locked doors.

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