Fire alarm pulled as prank at New Residence Hall East, Blacksburg VA


A fire alarm was reported at New Residence Hall East near Washington Street Southwest in Blacksburg. The alarm was later found to have been pulled as a prank. The alarm was reset and no fire was found.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County Public Safety
07:28
Transcript:
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Blacksburg Fire, Fire alarm.
00:02
New Residence Hall, East, near Washington Street Southwest.
00:10
I'll break BFD-1.
00:14
108, all right.
00:17
All right.
00:20
I'll be in and her out.
00:24
10-4[1]. Chair responding near Washington Street Southwest.
00:29
It's going to be pull station, showing 3rd 4 east bending,
00:33
showing Mary 2-9-44, and that was 10-9-94.
00:46
Intervie 206 code 4.
00:50
I'm good for.
00:57
VPD.
00:59
190 is that with 203.
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104.
01:13
145 to 146, I think you can disregard.
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133, I think we'll be taking that for us.
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Stand 4.
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There is true.
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EPD.
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327 NRV, 1027, New Jersey.
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DPD Guns The Paw 031037-16-15-95-90-9072 D-Fire
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104
02:02
O-8 RV will be riding on the multi-story we don't want to re-type building another challenge here and be out at the day-dance-dated.
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Temple
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MCPD
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45 N-RV
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45
02:27
Okay,
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number eight, number one.
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Okay,
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it's work.
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DPD.
02:42
Check one-four-six in RV, 1038 to Virginia.
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146.
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North Maine, Roanoke Street,
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Alpha Echo Yankee, 775-A-E-Y-725, Red Toyota.
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10-4[1]-5 in RV, 1038, Virginia.
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1048, 104.142, Your 28, Return,
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2002, Red Toyota, False Church, Negative.
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145, go ahead.
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Virginia Tags, ODI Street, Media, Lot, Tango, November, November, 5661, repeat, and N-561.
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It is a four, here's red in color,
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rear-for occupants, I have 140 out with me.
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Stand 4. Retoucho,
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2015, Red Ford, that pay market, expression, B,
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27, negative.
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10.4.
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D.P.D.
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Sorry.
03:45
Go ahead.
03:46
You can give me the old theater field noise complete.
03:49
Sheld be 10-8, no violation.
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Ten, four.
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B, P.D.
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Fourth or two, an RV.
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Go ahead.
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Show me 10-8, number 9, please.
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Can you also change that call types to noise complaint, please?
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Time for us.
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VT,
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PD.
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Take 146 in RV, Virginia, 27.
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D FIRE
04:32
Negative DVD doesn't look like there's any units available at this time
04:39
Okay, negative, I don't know if someone did pull it, you're gonna make note of that, so PD has a duty
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just included
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Tim Ford is just advising that someone did pull
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104 they are for a frank joke Ten for I'll make note of it C,
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EMS NRV Rescue 53 Go ahead 53 is clear and available
05:31
10-4[1] P-T-PD 143 N-RV
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143
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143 If you can change the call times to intoxicated persons I'm clear with the 167 and 8 and I'll be in route back to camp
05:50
Kemp.
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DAG, 145, N.RV. 10-8, number 5.
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Okay. M.
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E.P.D.
06:06
Can I read 154, code 4?
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Code 4.
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Day, 5.
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10.5.
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10.4.
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D-T-PD
06:24
There we take one profile
06:26
Go ahead, some
06:29
Just make you aware We had a fire alarm at New Residence Hall East all use for 106 208 is derived on scene advised that someone pulled the alarm as a joke and wanted to make us aware
06:43
104 a Lely in route to take the report for that
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104. I believe 108 advised that they did locate the subject that's folded due to a die pack.
06:55
104 is he still on scene.
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Fire.
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308. 308.
07:08
Go ahead.
07:11
One of the way, did that subject that pulled the alarm still on scene down the officer in the route to make a report? Uh,
07:19
negative. I don't know who pulled it.
07:21
I wish I could figure that out, but I'm not quite sure who cooled it, but the alarm's been reset.
07:27
I can show if you're clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Near Washington St SW, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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