Fire crews respond to alarm at senior apartments, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported smoke detector activation at the Norcroft Senior Apartments near Norcroft Circle. Units from several engines and a battalion chief responded to the scene. The alarm was on the first floor, and smoke detector activation was audible. The situation involved a potential fire alarm in a multi-unit residential building.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 20, engine 17, truck 8, and battalion 4.
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Fire alarm near Norcroft Circle at Norcroft Senior Apartments.
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Engine 20, engine 17, truck 8, and battalion 4.
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Fire alarm near Norcroft Circle at Norcroft Senior Apartments.
00:21
Cross streets are Norcroft Terrace and Norcroft Terraces.
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On tac channel 2.
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Time out 1445.
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Battalion Four is en route.
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She's locked up.
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Copy, you're en route.
00:40
Fourteen forty-six companies.
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Units en route to near Norcroft Circle for smoke detector alarm at Norcroft townhomes, audible alarm in commercial building.
00:56
Smoke detector on the first floor at fourteen forty-six.
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Location mentioned:
Norcroft Cir, Richmond, VA 23225
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