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False fire alarm at elementary school in Cape CharlesCape Charles VA

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Fairview Rd, Cape Charles, VA 23310

Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at Kiptopeke Elementary School in Cape Charles. Upon arrival, responders confirmed it was a false alarm caused by a scheduled fire drill. All responding units were canceled.

Audio|Source: Accomack County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Station 1716 for alarm activation, Barrybrook, Camp Charles.
00:06
Board, Camp Charles.
00:08
Or you need your fast, 1440 to get up in route to.
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Station 1716, fire alarm activation, near Fairview Road in Cape Charles, K.
00:28
Charles, Kiptopeke Elementary.
00:30
Operation is 09,
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0.30,000, 2-6-6-22.
00:37
So you respond to zero nine-thirty.
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You're responding to Kiptopeke Elementary School.
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Crossview County Coup DRIVE and Langer Highway.
00:48
Contact has been able to be able to beholder unaware of the alarm.
00:52
No contact.
01:00
Now, let's not be a right-fitting here, sure, well, just to get that down.
01:08
Copy, dude.
01:22
You know channel now, Ruby.
01:28
You're responding from Tickrolls.
01:31
717, responding from tape Charles, 0931.
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Station 15,
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1617,
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fire alarm activation near Fairview Road in Cape Charles, Kiptopeke Elementary School operations on Channel 9-3932.
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15.3, I'm right.
02:24
Copy 153, show you responding, 0932,
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near Fairview Road to Cape Charles, your Kiptopeke Elementary School, C.3 jobs, and Lake of Highways.
02:37
Copy.
02:41
Copy.
02:44
17-9-123. 17-4-2-0-933.
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17-542-0-933.
03:07
Dispatch to station 16, Duket cancel response.
03:11
Cancel response to near Fairview Road to K Charles for fire alarm activation, 0933.
03:23
7371-717 on scene, I'm ensuring.
03:32
17, see nothing showing there are not 34th.
03:41
148 all Q.
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18. They don't need 3934.
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Captain 17 is that.
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Okay.
04:02
Just see me also reporting, is that a fire drill?
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Are they reporting that they're doing a fire drill?
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21 acclade.
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17, you were not advised.
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They were doing those fire drill.
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Byage,
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5-660. Again, 55660.
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We've got a false alarm, we can go ahead and cancel the...
04:46
Copy false alarm.
04:48
Suspatch at 153175.
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Authority of Cats 17 was being advised of false alarm to answer to response.

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Fairview Rd, Cape Charles, VA 23310

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