False fire alarm caused by busted drain valve, Mechanicsville VA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a high life hazard fire alarm at a three-story medical office building near Meadowbridge Road in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Upon investigation, the alarm was caused by a busted drain valve on the building’s exterior. No fire was found and all units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
407 and 406, Trot 413, and Battalion 401.
00:06
Fire alarm, high life hazard, near Meadowbridge Road.
00:10
Meadowbridge Road.
00:11
Engines 407 and 406, Trot 413 and Battalion 401.
00:18
Fire alarm, high life hazard, near Meadowbridge Road.
00:22
Meadowbridge Road.
00:24
Cross streets are Pleasant Grove Road and North Run Medical Drive.
00:27
Station 7's District, TAC 5, time of 1048.
00:37
It's on TAC 5 around MOPB 1 at Memorial, near Meadowbridge Road.
00:42
Security call in regards to a water flow alarm they received, they don't have any further information.
00:52
It's 407 with Cavi.
00:54
And hey, they're just confirming that it's going to be N to V1.
00:57
Yes, sir, I was correct.
01:03
Agent 407, 406.
01:08
Go ahead.
01:14
We're going to respond to the alpha side, we're going to call that on the Meadowbridge side.
01:20
We'll be hydrating in one of the mediums we're going to recon.
01:25
We should have our own water if needed.
01:31
Okay, we'll go around to the FDICT.
01:34
AJ 407 handover.
01:36
Is security going to meet us at M.OV1? I believe that.
01:46
Everyone show in your 407 on scene.
01:49
Three story.
01:50
Medical office building.
01:51
Nothing for seven besides the Alpha.
01:54
We established command of the investigative motion.
01:59
Engine 47's on the scene, three-story medical office building with nothing evident from Alpha Psi.
02:04
Investigative mode.
02:05
Establishing Command, 1053.
02:13
Meta-Britre Command, Hammer.
02:15
Penderbridge Road, Command.
02:16
You can place everybody in service.
02:20
It's going to be a busted drain valve on the exterior of the building.
02:25
I think we are working with maintenance.
02:29
There's a busted drain valve, volumes can return.
02:32
1054.
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Location mentioned:
Meadowbridge Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
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