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False fire alarm at Country Inn & SuitesVirginia Beach VA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a false alarm at the Country Inn & Suites on Atlantic Avenue, believed to have been triggered by construction dust in a room. The alarm could not be reset, and the property was placed on fire watch.

Audio|Heard on: Virginia Beach EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
Where that alarm coming from?
00:04
The alarm's here near the Country Inn & Suites on Atlantic Avenue.
00:08
They're going to try put it in test mode.
00:14
At the moment we're going to try a reset, but if not, we'll put it in test mode.
00:21
I copy, you're at the Country Inn & Suites on Atlantic Avenue where we just left, correct?
00:29
That is correct.
00:32
Right behind Engine Fourteen, or Engine Eleven.
00:37
We're still on scene.
00:38
You want us to hang out with you?
00:41
Yeah, go ahead and you can stay.
00:47
Good time on Engine Eleven.
00:48
I copy your last.
00:49
I'm monitoring her on the attack.
00:55
Use MCI One.
01:01
MCI One.
01:05
Yes, sir. I understand that you're being logged on.
01:08
Which station are you out of today?
01:10
Station 11.
01:12
Copy, station 11.
01:13
Thank you, sir. 1130.
01:18
Just a normal.
01:22
Copy that. I heard just that still loud.
01:28
A unit has been turned up to Fast Track with a 20-minute ETA.
01:35
Battalion 1, Engine 11.
01:40
Go ahead, Battalion 1.
01:43
Dispatch just got the call for the hotel on Atlantic Avenue.
01:45
I just held with you, cleared everybody else.
01:50
Yes, that's good.
01:51
It's being set off by construction dust in a guest room.
01:57
All right, copy.
01:58
You're able to get a restore?
02:02
We had a restore briefly, but then it went back off again.
02:07
All right, copy.
02:15
Unit 11 to Battalion 1.
02:21
We'll put them on fire watch because we can't get the alarm to reset.
02:28
I got it.

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Location mentioned:
Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

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