Fire alarm at vacant home turns out false, Richmond VA
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According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a vacant home near Campbell Avenue. No smoke, fire, or hazards were found. The alarm was a false activation.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8 and truck 2.
00:02
Fire alarm.
00:04
Near Campbell Avenue.
00:06
Engine 8 and truck 2.
00:08
Fire alarm.
00:10
Near Campbell Avenue.
00:12
Cross streets are Ashley Street and Denton Street.
00:15
On-Tack Channel 2.
00:17
Timeout, 1940, 2.
00:24
On companies in route to near Campbell Avenue for general fire alarm.
00:31
Called in by a second-party caller advising their neighbor's fire alarm is going off.
00:35
Showing on companies in route, 1943 hours.
00:49
On scene, near Campbell Avenue.
00:52
Got a story and a half, single-family that's divisible from the Alpha,
00:56
Bravo side, or Charlie's side.
00:59
Engineator, be investigated, half command.
01:03
Bushman Copy, 158 on scene, story and a half, single family, nothing visible from the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie side.
01:07
We'll investigate a half command.
01:09
I'll take 46.
01:13
Richmond from Campbell Command.
01:15
Campbell Command.
01:16
Campbell Command, go ahead.
01:21
House looks to be vacant.
01:24
We're able to see through the first floor.
01:26
No hazards, no smoke, no fire.
01:28
We'll continue investigating.
01:29
We also have PD on scene with us.
01:33
Richmond Coppies, house appears to be vacant, no hazards, no smoke, no fire, was able to look through the first floor, RPDs on scene.
01:39
We'll continue to investigate, $1948.
01:41
The Richmond from Chemical Man, you can return truck company,
01:49
engine Ate to handle.
01:52
Richmond copies, Engine 8 to handle, truck to return the service, 1949 hours.
02:00
Richman from Engine 8.
02:03
Engine 8, go ahead.
02:07
Good intent, call.
02:08
We do have a fire alarm slash burg alarm going off.
02:13
No hazards, first floor, no hazard, second floor, no hazards, crossface.
02:18
Engine 8's clear.
02:21
Receive, not take any one hour.
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Location mentioned:
Campbell Ave, Richmond, VA 23231
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