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False fire alarm at Cotton Place in Portsmouth, Portsmouth VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/08/2025 12:11 PM (PDT)

Near Cotton Pl, Portsmouth, VA 23702

An automatic fire alarm was activated near Cotton Place in Portsmouth. No fire was found, and the alarm was reset.

Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire

00:47

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 9, Automatic Aid[1], 1-1, Cotton Place, Timeout, 1511.

00:06

Engine 9 is on the force of district 4, at near Cotton Place, 1-1 Cotton Place, crossing door, dorson highway north, or auto aid, respond on enforcement firepack 2, timeout 1511.

00:17

Go for.

00:18

Endifold.

00:19

Accidental activation. The alarm has been reset.

00:21

Command is going to be terminated.

00:22

Injutor is going to be available.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Automatic Aid: Automatic Mutual Aid Fire Response

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Location mentioned:

Near Cotton Pl, Portsmouth, VA 23702

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