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Commercial fire alarm triggers accidental activation in RichmondRichmond VA

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Near W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm near West Broad Street, Richmond. Upon investigation, the alarm was found to be an accidental activation with no fire or danger. All units returned to service after confirming the situation was safe.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 6, Engine 12, Truck 2, and Battalion 1.
00:05
Fire alarm.
00:06
Near West Broad St, at the Fawcredit Union.
00:10
Engine 6, Engine 1, Engine 12, Chalk 2 and Battalion 1.
00:15
Fire alarm.
00:17
Near West Broad St at Fogg Credit Union.
00:21
Cross streets are North Fushi Street and North Adams Street.
00:24
On tap Channel 2.
00:27
Timeout, 0839.
00:32
Question from 22.
00:36
Engine 22.
00:39
GasRex got no reading throughout the building.
00:41
The building can turn back over to the principal.
00:48
Richmond copies, Gassper's got no readings throughout the building.
00:52
Then turn over to the principal, 0.839 hours.
01:00
Showing our companies in row for the General Fire Alarm, near West Broad St.
01:05
Area of activation, Zone 533, showing our companies in route during 840 hours.
01:16
We're on scene, near West Broad.
01:19
Nothing visible from the A side of a four-story taxpayer.
01:23
Engine 6 left command.
01:30
Richmond copies, digit 16 on scene.
01:34
A four-story taxpayer.
01:37
Nothing visible from the outside.
01:40
Tax command investigating 0402 hours.
01:42
Richmond from West Broad Command, we're investigating a first floor pole station alarm.
01:48
Richmond Coppe, you do investigating the first floor of pool station alarm through 845 hours.
01:59
Engine 23, Engine 20, truck 8, and battalion 4.
02:04
Fire alarm.
02:06
Near West Carnation Street.
02:09
Engine 23, engine 20, truck 8, and battalion 4.
02:13
Fire alarm.
02:15
Near West Carnation Street.
02:18
Cross streets are a name Road and High Oaks Road.
02:21
Contact Channel 2.
02:23
Timeout, 0845.
02:30
Showing our company is en route for the commercial fire alarm, near West Carnation Street.
02:37
Activation zone, pool stations and smokes.
02:42
Showdown companies in route, 0846 hours.
02:49
You can show battalion 1 on scene, near West Broad.
02:53
Got a 5-story type 3,
02:56
mixed use.
02:58
Three-six has been completed, nothing visible from all sides.
03:01
Ending six will maintain command while investigating.
03:08
Richmond copies.
03:09
One on scene, five-story type three mixed use.
03:13
Nothing visible all sides, 360 complete.
03:16
Ingen 6 retains command,
03:19
0 848 hours.
03:24
Engine 23 is on scene.
03:26
Single Story of Worship Facility, nothing visible size Alpha, Delta, Delta, 23 will have Cardination Command.
03:38
...opies.
03:40
23 on scene, single story of worship facility.
03:43
It's invisible.
03:45
Alpha Delta size, task command,
03:46
investigating 0848 hours.
03:52
From West Broad Command.
03:54
I'm clear all units are going to be accidental activation.
03:58
Westboro Command, Richmond, Covee's accidental activation.
04:02
All companies return to service during 50 hours.

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