Fire alarm triggered by flow switch activation in garage, Alexandria VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm activation at an address near Malone Ridge Street, Alexandria. They investigated reports of an odor and checked all floors, including a parking garage on the lowest level. No fire or hazardous readings were found. The alarm was triggered by a flow switch activation in the garage-level trash room and was being reset.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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On Channel 4.
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Bravo, Box 426.06, Investigation,
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5593, Malone Ridge Street, Cross Street, Calcut Way.
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Engine 422.
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On Channel 4, Bravo, Box 426606, Investigation,
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5593, Malone Ridge Street, Cross Street, Calcut Way.
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390, I'm direct, 902.
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All right, command direct.
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Command from engine show 6, 4-1's clear.
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There's a level below,
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label lower level.
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Okay, Andrew 206, our copy, floor, one's clear,
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missed your message on a report of a floor below.
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There is a floor below,
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labeled lower level.
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Okay, go ahead and check that floor for me as well.
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Copy checking.
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We do have 440410.
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We do have maintenance here.
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Should anyone need access, we have a capability of getting keys into the apartment.
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Commands right.
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7-11 Robbery 10-4[1]
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All right make your way to phone number two just in case engine 410 needs up with your additional metering capabilities
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copy floor number two
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Command,
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truck 410.
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Go ahead, truck 410.
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We've cleared floor number 3, no orders or readings going up to floor number 4.
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Command's right, no order no readings, floor number 3, heading the 4.
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Command from engine 206, the lower level is going to be a parking garage that stands the entire group of midrises.
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There's no, there's no reading so far.
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There is a fire alarm going off, I believe it's going to be for building 55-63.
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Okay,
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lowest level is a parking garage.
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No, there's no readings.
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Go ahead and investigate that fire alarm.
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All right, perfect.
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Command from engine 410.
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Go ahead, Nige 410.
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We have been able to find anything here on the second floor.
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The odor does seem to be dissipating.
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If truck 410 finds nothing on the 4th floor, rescue faraway can clear on the second floor, let's just be in 10 coal.
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All right, Command's direct.
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We'll waive a report from a truck 410 and then we'll have Rescue 4A come up and just run around with you for a little bit more.
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Copy.
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Amic Drive, Natick 409, Engine 205, on Channel 4, Bravo, Box 41100, EMS Level 1, Quandra Road, High School, West Potomac High School, Cross Street, Emma Drive.
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Anything from the tire company?
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We are still on hold with them trying to get an EPA.
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Copy, thank you.
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907.
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You can disregard a dispatch on that.
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I moved to engine 206 over to investigate that.
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104, 908.
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X-ray 102, copy your 104-50.
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908. Engine 206, you saw on 4 Delta.
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I'll correct from 4-Htel.
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The engine 206 on 4-Htel.
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All right, I've got the property manager here saying that there's a flow switch that was activated.
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That's why she was called.
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Just to give you a heads-up on what you're looking for.
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All right, copy.
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Yeah, the panel is saying garage level of trash room water flow.
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We're in here now.
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There's nothing going on.
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We're going to try for reset.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Malone Ridge St, Alexandria, VA 22312
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