Fire alarm triggered accidentally at restaurant, Colonial Heights VA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at a restaurant near South Park Boulevard was triggered accidentally when an employee hit the alarm pull station with trash. Fire units responded but found no fire.
Audio|Heard on: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
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04:33
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 941, Quint 942, Rescue 942, and Battalion 912, alarm with water flow, near South Park Boulevard.
00:11
Engine 941, Quint 942, Rescue 942, and Battalion 912.
00:18
Alarm with water flow, near South Park Boulevard.
00:23
streets are South Park Circle and...
00:32
That's what we're up?
00:37
I'm... Okay, Risfar 15-0-6.
00:43
Please.
00:54
RISC-9-6.
01:04
RISC 942 and out.
01:14
Rescue 942 I'll show you around 1507.
01:16
All units, you're running the LongHorn Steakhouse, near South Park Boulevard,
01:24
across the South Park Circle for a fire alarm activation[1] with water flow.
01:29
Coming from the backdoor pole station,
01:32
it's going to be second alarm made side of stations with a permanent file.
01:36
21-TAC-217.
01:45
Come on guys from Italian 912.
01:55
208, the Italian 912 is going to be on the scene.
01:57
I have a one-story-resisted commercial restaurant.
02:03
Nothing showing from three sides.
02:05
The Italian 912 is going to be South Park Command.
02:07
We'll be in investigative mode.
02:11
On scene with a one-story restaurant, nothing telling 1510 in command of investigative mode.
02:23
It's 360 complete, nothing showing.
02:30
360 complete, nothing shown.
02:32
1510. All right, Quint 942 is on scene.
02:41
Quint 942 on scene, 1510.
02:44
We have 41 on scene.
02:46
1511. 1511.
02:50
Rescue 9402 on stage.
02:58
Trophy is staging at the FTC.
03:13
Staging at the FDC.
03:24
Oh yeah, it's not far, command.
03:30
Command.
03:31
It's going to be an alarm due to an employee hitting the pole station with some trash when he was carrying it out.
03:42
He marked six right under control.
03:44
You can return all units, the exception of engine 941.
03:50
Cabin, Clare 942, RISC942, actually clear 1512.
03:57
1812. 189.41 from command.
04:00
You can meet me at the Charlie side of the destruction.
04:07
Copy on the way.
04:23
Not parking, go ahead.
04:25
I'm aware you're probably receiving another alarm.
04:28
We were resetting the toll station.
04:31
That's affirmative.
04:32
I'm going to go ahead and clear it out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
alarm activation: Burglar/security alarm activation
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Location mentioned:
Southpark Blvd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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