False fire alarm at iron house condos on west broad street, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm activated at Iron House Condos near West Broad Street in Richmond. Fire units responded and investigated. No fire or smoke was found, and the alarm was determined to be false.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
I don't know.
00:02
Engine 10, engine 18, engine 6, truck 6, and battalion 2.
00:08
Fire alarm 1333, West Broad Street, and Iron House condos.
00:14
Engine 10, engine 18, engine 6, truck 6 and battalion 2.
00:19
Fire alarm.
00:21
Near West Broad Street and Iron House condos.
00:26
Cross streets are Ryland Street and Bowe Street.
00:28
On tap Channel 2.
00:31
Timeout, 1021.
00:36
Companies are marked route to near West Broad.
00:40
General Firelong coming from Iron House.
00:43
The activation point listed.
00:45
Companies are out 1022.
00:51
It's on saying four-story apartment building.
00:54
Nothing visible from the Alpha side.
00:56
Engine 10 will have Broad Street command to be investigated.
01:00
Richard Coppies, Engine 10 will see nothing visible for a story apartment complex.
01:05
We'll investigate half a minute.
01:07
1023.
01:12
Richmond from Broad Street.
01:16
West Broad Committee.
01:20
All right, we've made entry into Iron House.
01:23
We don't have an alarm going off.
01:25
Do you know how this alarm came in?
01:28
There was an automated call placed by the lower company.
01:32
All right, I got...
01:37
Battalion 2 is on scene,
01:40
four-story residential over commercial.
01:43
I'm going to allow Engine 10 to give a subsequent report prior to taking command.
01:51
Engine 10 is still in command.
01:53
Reginal copies.
01:55
Title II is seen.
01:57
Engine 10 still in command,
01:59
1028.
02:05
Battalion 2 from Broad Street.
02:08
Go ahead. All right, see, we walk the garage and there are no audible alarms going off.
02:16
No one here is aware of anything.
02:18
Trying to find the office and find a panel.
02:23
Okay, we'll stand by.
02:29
Chrisman from Broad Street.
02:33
West Broad command.
02:36
All right, we checked the building.
02:38
There's nothing going off here.
02:39
We're going to just take this as a false alarm.
02:41
Engine tank and handle.
02:44
Copy.
02:46
Injointed handle West Broad, I'll obviously return.
02:48
Ten twenty-go.
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Location mentioned:
W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
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