Commercial fire alarm at building near Vista Drive, Roanoke VA
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm was activated near Vista Drive. Multiple fire and emergency medical units responded. The alarm indicated water flow, but no fire was visible from outside, and the building had not been evacuated. Keyholders had not yet been contacted.
Audio|Heard on: Botetourt Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
04:47
Transcript:
00:00
County 12, you're going to be en route to my tolls for a fire alarm.
00:03
It's coming in as point of activation water flow from Zone 86.
00:06
They have not made any contact with keyholders.
00:09
Channel 5.
00:13
Spot a tight end.
00:14
That's responding with four.
00:16
Ambulance 1.
00:18
Route 905.
00:20
Ambulance 1.
00:22
On scene.
00:24
Ambulance 1 on scene, 905.
00:32
Botetourt Ladder 2 is en route with 3.
00:36
Latitude en route 3.9.F.
00:44
Votatatatatat, Ambulance 2.
00:46
Ambulance 2.
00:48
Responding.
00:50
Amput 2 en route, Channel 5, please.
00:58
Fireton County Wagon 5.
01:06
We're en route commercial fire alarm near Vista Drive.
01:13
You're going to be en route near Vista Drive.
01:15
It's going to be a commercial fire alarm.
01:17
It's just showing point of activation water flow from Zone 86.
01:21
They have not made contact with the keyholders.
01:30
Okay, second.
01:31
All right, Tom.
01:49
Bytile, Firefighter, 221.
01:56
I'm only seeing large commercial structure, nothing visible from outside now.
02:01
See if I can meet up with a contact and find out where it's at.
02:07
Fire 221 on.
02:09
Seeing a large commercial structure visible from outside this is not enough.
02:16
A building has not been evacuated.
02:20
Tenful.
02:33
Multiple units talking over each other.
02:36
Ladder 2 arriving 9-11.
02:40
South Delta,
02:41
Carpgan, back down.
02:43
All right, gentlemen, double-side, jump, okay.
02:50
Light 5'em flag down on the Delta side, 912.
02:55
Cool.
02:57
Standing set in the ladder two.
03:03
Go for engine 7.
03:09
If you haven't made up the plan yet, you just sit on the FDC down on Vista Drive.
03:21
We're on seeing, we're on the A side right now.
03:24
We show engine 7 on thing.
03:27
Matt's well.
03:30
Dromb's report in a group seat report that's a state station station.
03:44
Bautit sound, your ambulance two.
03:48
Amyles 2.
03:51
One seat. One seat.
03:54
Not 13.
04:04
About our Ladder 2.
04:07
Ladder 2.
04:11
Baudetau Ambulance 1.
04:16
I've been able to copy.
04:19
Okay, show Captain Johnson establish a command.
04:22
The command post is going to be on the Bravo side over here at the riser section.
04:26
Lisa, the low pressure alarm on riser number four, wagon five, and ladder.
04:32
He's going to be checking that out.
04:33
Lieutenant Lerner, if you would be lobby control for me.
04:38
Baudetit ambulance one.
04:40
Okay.
04:44
Transporting armage.
04:46
Transporting armage, five fifteen.
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Location mentioned:
184 Vista Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019
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