Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Virginia Green retirement home, Williamsburg VA


A fire alarm triggered evacuation at Virginia Green's Retirement Community near Battery Boulevard. Fire units responded, but no smoke or fire was found. Staff requested help to reset the alarm.
Audio|Source: Williamsburg Fire Dispatch
02:34
Transcript:
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Battalion 10, Engine 10, and Lata 31.
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Respond to Alarmes.
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Fire Commercial Virginia Green's Retirement Community.
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At near Battery Boulevard Time on 1320.
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Engine 10 responding, quarterback route.
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Engine 10 received.
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104, 1321.
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Squad 10. Respond to alarm.
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Fire Commercial.
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Virginia Green's Retirement Community.
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At near Battery Boulevard Timeout 1321.
00:31
Mediq Tens and Rout Riverside Doctors.
00:33
Medictena Rout Riverside Doctors 1321.
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Near Battery Boulevard area of activation zone 11 fire alarm three charlie near apartment three two seven smoke we've called the premise business advising to try to figure out what's going on all of the alarms going off in the background they are evacuating so far they haven't seen any smoke or fire 1322 just fine 10 i copy responding as well 1322
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Ladder 31 Williamsver respond to Paddery-Boward.
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10-4[1], loud of 31, responding, 1322.
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Number 31, are you telephone in detail?
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Yeah, we copy.
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Tell 4, thank you.
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3222. Williamsburg, Battalion 10.
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Battalion 10.
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The alarm company called in to request a downgrade.
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They spoke to someone on site who said his name was (name withheld).
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There's no smoke, no fire, but need assistance from resetting the alarm.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Near Battery Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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