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Residential fire alarm caused by hair dryerCharlottesville VA

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Near Wertland St, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near Wertland Street. Upon investigation, there was no visible fire. The alarm was triggered accidentally by a hair dryer.

Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
02:39
Transcript:
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Engine 5 and Truck 9.
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Residential fire alarm.
00:04
Near Wertland Street.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
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Engine 5 and Truck 9.
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Residential fire alarm.
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Near Wertland Street.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
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June 25 Truck 9, you responding for a residential fire alarm, near Wertland Street, Crawst Street, 13th Street, northwest.
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Your closest quadrant location is going to be in the area of 1301, Wertland Street.
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1050,000.
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Truck 9 ECC.
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Truck 9.
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...time.
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...on scene of a small, three-story residence with structure without showing at this time.
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We do not have road water.
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We'll be going offensive,
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side alpha for investigation, all the assignments.
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Truck...
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The ground on location is the small three-story structure, nothing's showing.
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You don't have your own water, offensive strategy,
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side alpha, holding the assignment, truck nine problem, command 15, discretion, 1058.
01:12
Engine five, seven, one.
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Tension five, one, ten fifty eight.
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Tender five, you can go in service.
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Truck now, ECC.
01:28
Truck now.
01:30
No,
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360[1] due to size, no change to IEP.
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Initial report is the hair dryer.
01:40
This sent the alarm off.
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We're remaining on scene for research.
01:49
Truck 9 advised no 360[1] due to size, no change in the IAP.
01:52
Hair dryer sent off the alarm remaining on location for reset 1059.
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Season 5, redirect the truck man by chain service.
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243 is in the area in the area.
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1st43 in the area, 1101.
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80 to ceded engine shaft.
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UVMITGON 17 on location to the HR field.
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In 181101.
02:27
Engine 5, were you direct to truck 9 solution and service?
02:31
We're direct.
02:32
We're in service.
02:38
Engine 5 and service.
02:39
1102.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
360: Complete 360-degree exterior size-up of the structure

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Near Wertland St, Charlottesville, VA 22903

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