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False fire alarm at Harrisonburg sandwich shop, Harrisonburg VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 07:54 AM

E Market St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm at Potbelly Sandwich Shop near East Market Street in Harrisonburg. Contact with the keyholder confirmed the alarm was false, and no fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:48

Transcript:

00:00

I.

00:01

Automatic fire alarm near East Market Street.

00:06

Unit 102, Harrisonburg.

00:18

Engine 6, and Battalion 4.

00:21

Respond automatic fire alarm Potbelly Sandwich Shop near East Market Street.

00:25

Cross Streets University Boulevard and Tony Street operate TAC 7.

00:34

Chief One's responding.

00:40

GF1 responding, Potbell, A.

00:43

C. Endwood Shop, near Market Street, Suite 102, automatic trailer.

00:51

I'm coming from the dire duct detection from RTU1, duct detectors in 6.

01:00

Chief 1 responding, Potbell, A.C.

01:03

Endwood Shop, near Market Street, Suite 102, automatic trailer.

01:11

I'm coming from the dire duct detection from R-TU-1, duct detectors in 6.

01:20

Chief 1 is direct.

01:21

Have you attempted contact with the premises?

01:25

We're attempting.

01:27

We're attempting.

01:30

Chief, it's being renovated.

01:33

It's probably airborne contract and should be on location.

01:42

Okay.

01:45

I'm pretty close by.

01:48

Break radio.

01:50

I have engine six respond non-emergency, please.

01:53

Okay, engine six respond non-emergent.

01:56

Okay, engine 6 respond, non-emergent.

02:03

Okay.

02:06

Are you a chief one?

02:11

Ready to achieve one?

02:13

Go ahead.

02:17

We may contact with the key holder.

02:20

They're saying it's false-form, you can disregard.

02:23

We may contact with the keyholder, they're saying it's false warm, you can disregard.

02:28

Okay.

02:29

You can hold me on location, normal conditions from the exterior engine 6.

02:33

You may go in service.

02:36

Chief 1 on location, normal conditions from the exterior, engine 6,1 in service direct.

02:41

Chief 1 on location, normal conditions from the exterior, engine 6.1 in service direct.

02:46

Engine 6.01.

02:48

Engine 6.

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E Market St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

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