Fire and panic alarms reported, no hazards found, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/18/2025 01:19 PM

Norfolk, VA

Fire and panic alarms were reported near Street in Norfolk. Firefighters and police responded but found no hazards. Separately, emergency teams responded to a person stuck in an elevator at 900 Park Avenue and assisted successfully.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Plythe 7-10-7 near Street and a fire alarm, TAC 3.

00:04

Ladder 7, Engine 7, near Street, fire alarms, Act 3.

00:10

Engine 7, we're responding.

00:16

Ladder 7, respond.

00:25

Engine 7-Ladder 7, you're responding for fire alarm near Street.

00:33

PD is also responding due to a panic alarm at the same location at 1620.

00:39

Engine 7 is on state.

00:41

Inns7 will be investigating.

00:45

All right.

00:55

Engine 7 is office.

00:58

Do you have an apartment?

01:01

Do you have an apartment number?

01:21

Negative didn't provide an apartment number.

01:23

Rescue 1-Ladder 1.

01:25

Respond in 900 Park Avenue on a person stuck in the elevator.

01:29

Rescue 1-Lot-1 and respond on TAC 4.

01:35

900 Park Avenue, the person stuck on the elevator.

01:42

5 or 7, you can clear.

01:46

Patterson got it.

01:51

Butter 7 is clear.

01:53

Okay.

01:58

Water one's response.

02:03

Rescue order out.

02:09

Water 1, Rescue Company 1, respond for elevator.

02:14

Person stuck in elevator, 900 Park Avenue, Babbage Smith Hall.

02:22

Thanks.

02:28

It looks like they're stuck on floor 9 at 1628.

02:34

Engine 7, Aldous.

02:41

Engine 7.

02:46

I guess, man, we are armed on seeing.

02:48

There's no obvious hazard or indication of a hazard.

02:52

We walked in, walked 360 a whole building.

02:55

We're going to go to attack, attack one and clear.

02:58

I guess you can clear PD unless you're getting a separate message.

03:03

Signal for a copy.

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