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Heard on: Powhatan County Fire & Rescue · 1/16/2026 02:34 AM
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Talk (number withheld) for fire alarm.
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Engine 701, Box (number withheld) Copeland Way cross streets of Penning Pond Drive for fire alarm, (number withheld).
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False fire alarm near Copeland Way

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel responded to a fire alarm near Copeland Way and Penning Pond Drive. Communication with the alarm company revealed that the alarm was a false activation.

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Copeland Way, Virginia 23139
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