Fire alarm at business center in Richmond, Richmond VA
Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at a business center near East Main Street in Richmond. The alarm originated from the penthouse stairwell, but no fire or hazards were found. Firefighters attempted to reset the alarm system without success.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
05:18
Transcript:
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Engine 11, engine 6, engine 1, truck 5, and battalion 1.
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Fire alarm.
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Near East Main Street, at Trust Office Business Center.
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Engine 11, engine 6, engine 1, truck 5, and battalion 1.
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Fire alarm.
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Near East Main Street, at Trust Office Business Center.
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Cross streets are north 7th Street and south 8th Street.
00:26
On Tac Channel 2.
00:28
Time out.
00:32
1812.
00:34
Company showing around near East Main for the general fire alarm coming from Homewood Suites.
00:42
Unknown point of activation.
00:44
Companies are out 1814.
00:50
Engine 1 is on scene.
00:52
Residential high-rise, nothing visible.
00:54
Engine 1 has Main Street Command Investigative mode.
00:59
Engine 1 on scene.
01:02
We'll investigate you have from mid-18-15.
01:05
Okay.
01:10
For Main Street, Command,
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investigating an activation in the Penn House stairwell.
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There's a coppice.
01:25
Engine 20. Difficulty breathing.
01:28
16. Weaver Court.
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Engine 20.
01:32
Difficulty breathing.
01:33
16. Weaver Court.
01:35
Cross streets are mid-loat and turnpike and dead end.
01:38
Contact Channel 2.
01:40
Time out. 1817.
01:45
Engine 11th. Command,
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can you repeat that? Engine 11.
01:54
G5,
01:56
can you repeat that?
02:07
I'm sorry, did you need me to repeat that?
02:12
Yes, please.
02:14
Can you find the main control panel for me?
02:20
11 received.
02:22
Danny One's arriving.
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And everyone keeps command for now.
02:30
Truck 5 reference, I'm at the main panel.
02:33
Let me know if you want to reset.
02:36
What do you see, Truck 5?
02:40
Ten House stair, number two.
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Made it all the way up to the penthouse.
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I don't see any hazards.
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There's no hazards in the stairwell either.
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Try for a reset.
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Let's see what happens.
02:56
Okay.
03:01
Rescue 2. Motor Vehicle Accident.
03:05
North Middle Street and Monument Avenue.
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Rescue 2. Motor Vehicle Accident.
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North Middle Street and Monument Avenue.
03:13
On Tap Channel 2.
03:15
Timeout, 1820.
03:22
Truck 5, Danger Mon.
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Go ahead.
03:31
No go on the reset.
03:33
It's showing a penthouse stair number two in a manual pole station.
03:37
Trouble alarm and an alarm.
03:42
Does it have a location on the manual pole station?
03:49
It doesn't just that stair number two.
03:53
Exit.
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This man, command from Richmond.
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From command, can you go to the front desk and ensure that stairwell number two is the stairwell he guided us to?
04:17
This man, command, from Richmond.
04:22
And go ahead.
04:25
Just advising you on another law from this location.
04:30
Joe is the reset to some scene.
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Truck five to engine one.
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Go ahead.
04:48
The number two stairwell is going to be on the main side.
04:56
Okay,
04:57
the gentleman at the front desk, I think, only let one of us to stairwell.
05:02
Is that the one he sent us to?
05:08
Correct.
05:14
And Damien, you should see Tripit soon.
05:17
He has maintenance with him.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219
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