False alarm at assisted living due to burnt popcorn, Hillsville VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported structure fire at Commonwealth Assisted Living near Kyle Drive in Hillsville. Upon arrival, it was determined the alarm was triggered by burnt popcorn setting off the smoke alarm. No fire was found, and it was a false alarm.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Hillsville Fire,
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Carroll Area 2.
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Respond Commonwealth Assisted Living, near Kyle Drive, possible structure fire, CCOMCLEARN, 355.
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Count copies.
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10-4[1]-355. The red scene.
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Unable to copy your traffic, please repeat.
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Red scene in order.
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Copy, 355.
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U.N2, that's received.
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They are out.
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Copy unit two in route, 356.
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58, around 652.
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Copy, 358. Right 658.
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Two in route.
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Two in route 358.
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Becon, unit five is en route to station three.
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Copy, five en route, station three.
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Three 59.
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like his own things.
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To be advised alarm company called back.
02:03
Instead they spoke with nurses staff on site,
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who advised the fire is the smoke alarm is possibly due to someone cooking.
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The alarm company called back, stated that they had spoken on the nursing staff on site who advised the fire.
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Alarms going off due to someone cooking.
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DCContin Unit 5.
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Copy.
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Are we still a respond or just to cancel?
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The alarm company advised that they cannot cancel response per protocol.
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Copy.
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Two in a responding unit.
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Joe's 10.3.
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Sambo, 401.
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Copy.
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403 hours.
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See shows, clearing available.
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Copy.
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Hillsville Fire, cancel response, repeat cancel response, Commonwealth Assisted Living, near Kyle Drive.
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Bank two is on scene, advises.
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Someone is burnt popcorn setting off the smoke alarm.
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There is no fire.
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Seecon Clear, 404 hours.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Kyle Dr, Hillsville, VA 24343
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