Smoke detector malfunction triggers residential fire alarm, Glen Allen VA
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Fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near River Falls Way. They found a smoke detector malfunction causing the alarm without smoke or flames.
Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Engines 410 and 401, Truck 413, and Battalion 402 fire alarm, residential,
00:09
near River Falls Way.
00:12
Engines 410 and 401, Truck 413, and Battalion 402.
00:19
Fire alarm, residential,
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near River Falls Way.
00:25
Cross streets are Spring Harvest Lane and Beach Ridge Circle.
00:28
Station 10th District,
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Pack 5, Time Out 1054.
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Engine 410, engine 401, and truck 413, route to near River Falls Way, cross streets Spring Harvest Lane and Beach Ridge Circle.
00:49
Going for a residential fire alarm.
00:52
Callers advise their smoke detectors are going off.
00:55
They are able to shut them off.
00:56
Changed the batteries, but they are still going off now, and there is no smoke or flame.
01:05
Fortin Scott.
01:07
Okay.
01:11
Okay, maybe for now.
01:16
Nage 410, 401.
01:22
4-1, go ahead.
01:25
Primary water is going to be near River Fallsland.
01:33
Okay.
01:46
Mr. 9402, go ahead.
01:50
Please place this in high incident response.
01:55
Copy any incident response.
01:57
10 minutes.
02:02
64-7.
02:04
354-7. 364-7 title service personnel.
02:10
Okay.
02:18
2410.
02:22
What?
02:24
We're on all team.
02:25
We've got a single story, single family, near Loth Avenue.
02:28
That's Alpha, Alpha, Delta, be out-investigate, and have to come in there.
02:34
Engine 410 is out, single-story, single-family residence, nothing showing in Alpha Delta.
02:39
They're out investigating exception.
02:50
Okay fast.
02:52
Attention all personnel, high incident response procedures are now in effect.
02:57
Attention all personnel, high incident response procedures are now in effect.
03:01
End of announcement.
03:15
Mark it under this is going to be a smoke detector malfunction function.
03:17
You can return the balance engine 4tend will be out assistant home there.
03:23
Under control of the detector is faulty for you return the balance.
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Location mentioned:
River Fls Wy, Glen Allen, VA 23059
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