Fire alarm investigated at venable apartments, Charlottesville VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Venable Apartments near 13th Street Northwest in Charlottesville. They found a five-story residential building with no visible fire. Firefighters faced difficulty accessing the sprinkler control room because Knoxbox keys were not working. The fire hydrant was located at the entrance. The investigation is ongoing.
Audio|Heard on: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Respond on Alpha Tac 2.
00:02
Engine 7, and truck 9.
00:04
Commercial fire alarm.
00:06
Near 13th Street Northwest.
00:09
Respond on Alpha Tac 2.
00:14
We're taking a call on place at 7.
00:21
We're taking that call for seven.
00:23
I'm just sitting here five truck nine responding to near 13th Street Northwest, cross-seat of John Street for the fire alarm,
00:31
fire pressure switch,
00:33
nothing further at this time.
00:35
On arrival you do have a fire hydrant located directly in the entrance on 13th Street, northwest.
00:44
733.
00:49
Engine 5, ECC, initial radio report.
00:52
Agent 5, go ahead.
00:59
Engine 5 is arriving on the scene of a large.
01:02
Five-story residential structure.
01:05
We have nothing showing from the Alpha side.
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Park and lock.
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We do have our own water.
01:10
We're going to be offensive investigating a Thucide Alpha.
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We'll be Simon.
01:14
Engine 5, Robble will have 133s come in.
01:17
Truck 9, Level 1.
01:19
We have five arriving off scene large by residential structure nothing showing off the side parking lot and having a water investigating site off the holding assignment into five robin command truck nine level one seven days
01:31
13th Street command, he should see follow up.
01:33
Detection Street, come in.
01:38
360 complete we do have a lower level basement that walks out to a Charlie side parking deck
01:46
holding assignment remaining offensive accountability engine five side alpha three just complete lower level basement on Charlie side parking lot deck holding holding assignment remaining offensive accountability engine five side alpha seven there seven
02:06
13th weekman to truck.
02:14
You guys, we've got Knoxbox keys that are not working for the sprinkler power control room.
02:19
We're going to be working on access.
02:20
If you guys can come up, get it for a 2 to check out this left-hand bravo side of the building.
02:26
We're currently on the Delta corner in the sprinkler room.
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Truck 9-com.
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We're coming up now.
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Look at it.
02:38
13.3 command ECC be advised.
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We don't have location pinned down yet.
02:47
Investing they do not have location pinned out in the 739.
02:53
13 command ECCC, do you have somebody keyholder en route? 26 train 40.
03:03
Zero 740.
03:09
The alarm company did not have any keyholder information.
03:19
We're direct.
03:21
Looks like we got a sign on the door here.
03:23
Real property,
03:26
971,
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1,600. That's our hours,
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(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Venable Apartments, 409 13th St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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