False alarm at apartment fire system test in Winchester, Winchester VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at an apartment building near North Cameron Street in Winchester was a false alarm. The system was in test mode, and no hazards or fires were found.
Audio|Heard on: Frederick County Fire, EMS and Mutual Aid
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04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Apartment fire alarm, near North Cameron Street, 0-pack apartments, cross streets, Eastwick Street, Given Street, Wagon 1, Engine 5, Truck 2, Battalion 6, respond on fire 2, (number withheld).
00:14
Engine 536.
00:17
Engine 5229.
00:24
Wagon with 2729.
00:28
Truck to the two, two, two.
00:34
Truck 2-2729 units responding.
00:36
It's going to be a basement south end hall fire door.
00:41
At this time, there's no keyholder, and I do not have any number to the building in order to call them.
00:50
Thanks, X-ray.
00:58
It's like a hundred is going to be right there just before WAMP.
01:02
Just prepared to reverse late for us.
01:03
We'll stop short for the truck.
01:10
313
01:13
313 Can you respond to the lobby? We've got a subject in the lobby.
01:19
She's advising she's in fear for her life.
01:22
We have no further information.
01:25
Sure.
01:28
I was going to take first.
01:30
I was talk to his own location.
01:38
Thank you from truck two.
01:42
Truck 2.
01:45
We call it State Story commercial structures.
01:49
I'm able to do a 360.
01:50
We do have contract with the front.
01:52
Nothing visible from the exterior.
01:55
I've got to check with them, see if they know anything.
01:59
Can I'm directing yourself.
02:00
Let me know what you got with the contract.
02:07
14 Chavarsall, Virginia.
02:14
Tango Sierra Tango 6852, TST 68852, we just passed a 310-981 south.
02:21
10901 south.
02:23
Time 4.
02:24
6.
02:29
I'll be right on the same.
02:30
Go ahead and establish command.
02:33
Battalion 6 on the scene, establishing command at 734.
02:41
If you had any success to find anything out yet?
02:47
The people that are here aren't sure yet.
02:50
I'm looking right to panel through the window and it says first alarm, photo detector.
02:57
I'm going to walk in right here to see what I can tell.
03:03
Okay.
03:05
Engine 1 from command, why don't you come on to meet up with Ladder 2 on truck 2 and pair up with him.
03:16
Command from truck 2, the alarm showing, voted sector, basement south end hall fire doors.
03:24
I guess we've got to see if we can locate that.
03:27
If we want to send someone in my location.
03:29
I'm right at the south entrance, but it's the Alpha Delta Corn.
03:38
Okay, Edgewin, you're going to direct on that.
03:40
Can you meet up with trucks in?
03:46
Command from Engine 5.
03:50
Engine 5.
03:52
I'm here with the representative in the building.
03:55
By the alarm was called offline this morning and should not be transmitting alarms.
04:02
That's correct.
04:03
I just got the information here at CommandPost as well.
04:06
Talk to you direct on that if you guys want to hang tight.
04:11
The people that are here now with me are advising the same thing.
04:15
It's just showing on the panel that it has an alarm, but it's not indicating anything else.
04:22
So, probably should have been offline.
04:27
Okay, you can go back to your apparatus.
04:29
I'm confident. We'll get out here.
04:30
Take question, please.
04:32
Chairman, go ahead.
04:35
Spoke with representatives on the scene, advised that the alarm was on test mode prior to this.
04:40
There is no hazards, no fires.
04:42
You should command terminate, they'll be handling everything on the scene, 106 available.
04:48
Have the alarm are supposed to be on test.
04:49
Command terminated, you're available at 737.
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Location mentioned:
N Cameron St, Winchester, VA 22601
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