Residential fire alarm caused by shower steam, Ruther Glen VA
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Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a residential fire alarm near Bristle Cone Lane. The alarm was triggered by steam from a shower, and no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Caroline County Fire and Rescue
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 10 and Medic 101.
00:03
Respond to residential fire alarm.
00:06
At near Bristle Cone Lane.
00:09
Cross Streets are Shannon Mill Drive.
00:12
Respond on firetack 2.
00:14
Timeout 2210.
00:20
Agent Fair, Medicare 1 is wrong.
00:27
You know, as you're responding at 2212, your alarm time, 2210, responding to near Bristle Cone Lane, cross-streets of Shannon Mill Drive and Bristle Cone lanes of each residential fire alarm called in by a security company, advising zone 13, upstairs smoke detector, no contact with the keyholder as of yet.
00:46
Your incident number is (number withheld) at 2230.
00:54
The company 10 units.
00:58
Ending 10, go ahead.
01:00
I had to pay contact with the homeowner.
01:02
He advised it was steam from the shower that set the smoke detector off upstairs.
01:07
There's no fire.
01:09
You can continue one at your discretion.
01:12
All right, Cobby, you can go into 10, 91011 service.
01:17
In service of 2025.
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Location mentioned:
Bristle Cone Ln, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
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