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Commercial fire alarm at elementary school was a drill, Suffolk VA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Walnut St, Suffolk, VA 23434

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was activated at Booker T. Washington Elementary School near Walnut Street. The school was evacuated briefly during the response. Firefighters determined it was a fire drill that was not set in test mode. No actual fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Suffolk City Fire and Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Commercial fire alarm, near Walnut Street.
00:05
Engine 3, Ladder 3, commercial fire alarm, near Walnut Street, Booker T. Washington Elementary School.
00:15
Engine 10's on scene, single story school.
00:19
The school was evacuated but to bring everybody back in.
00:25
We'll be out and rescue.
00:31
Clear all units, schools don't want to fire alarm.
00:35
Hit up the engine, engine, turn, and lot of five use and clear, 949.
00:47
Have three part four?
00:50
Temple.
00:52
Into three part three.
00:55
Central.
00:59
Engine three, Ladder three, indication general fire alarm.
01:02
Three is on scene.
01:08
Single story.
01:10
School.
01:11
Everyone's been evacuated.
01:16
We're going in to be investigating.
01:18
I have...
01:21
Thank you for Washington Command.
01:25
Command, subject.
01:28
Command.
01:32
Fire drill.
01:34
And they didn't set it in test mode.
01:37
Everything is simple.
01:40
So...
01:41
...on...
01:46
Engine 3 ladder is very clear.
01:49
No.

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Location mentioned:
Walnut St, Suffolk, VA 23434

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