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False fire alarm triggers urgent response at 48 King St, Onancock VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/29/2025 03:38 PM

King St, Onancock, VA 23417

Fire units rushed to 48 King Street with an alarm activation, with security confirming a false alarm, leading to all units being cleared from the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Accomack County Public Safety

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02:37

Transcript:

00:00

Section 9. Station U.F.

00:01

Alarm activation[1] at 48 King Street, Onancock.

00:04

Thank you.

00:29

Fire alarm activation at 48 King Street, Onancock.

00:33

Operations on Channel 5, 1843 to a fish 820.

00:39

Command 9 en route to 48 King Street, cross streets Park and North Street.

00:46

Alarm activation[1] called in by Absolute Security.

00:49

Alarm Zone 999.

00:55

What's that property on it?

01:00

Negative contact with keyholder so far.

01:05

Alright, nice.

01:10

9 Wondersana.

01:18

PT 44, 48 King Street will make off.

01:37

All units responding to 48, thank you.

01:39

All units responding to 48, thank you.

01:44

Respond at your discretion.

01:50

Revised to cancel?

01:53

A.O.5,

01:55

false alarm.

01:56

You can respond at your discretion.

01:58

Okay,

02:01

You can put everybody back in service, I'm done contacting.

02:05

Then for Command 9, 1845.

02:10

9-1 clear, switching to 2.

02:13

9-1 clear, switching to 2, 1845, special unit responding to 48 King Street per Command 9.

02:20

11,

02:22

return to service.

02:25

NAPS3 clear.

02:27

PS3 clear, 1845.

02:37

1847.

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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King St, Onancock, VA 23417

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