Steam from shower triggers smoke alarm

Heard on: Prince George County Fire/EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Company Five and Engine Seven, fire alarm activation, (number withheld) Meadowview Boulevard.

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Company Five and Engine Seven, (number withheld) Meadowview Boulevard, cross streets Golden Lab Road, priority one, fire alarm activation.

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Time out, 1020 .

00:23

Prince George Engine Seven responding, part two.

00:27

Engine Seven, I copy.

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Show you en route to (number withheld) Meadowview Boulevard for a fire alarm, priority one.

00:33

It's going to be for a smoke alarm upstairs, smoke detector.

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Time out, 1022 .

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This is George Two Engine Seven.

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Three.

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This is George Two Engine Seven.

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Engine Seven,

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be advised the alarm company just contacted us.

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We received an update from the key holder.

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Look. There is no fire.

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It's just steam from the shower.

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Copy. Are they advising us to call the alarm?

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That's 24.

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Hi, copy. You can show Engine Seven clear and in service.

2026-09-13 07:20 UTC

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Meadowview Blvd, Hopewell, VA 23860

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a building near Meadowview Boulevard. The alarm company and key holder later reported there was no fire and that steam from a shower had activated an upstairs smoke detector.

Steam from shower triggers smoke alarm

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