Fire alarm activated at school with no visible fire
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm went off at a two-story school building. Fire crews arrived and saw alarms but no sign of fire or danger. A keyholder is on the way.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00Engine 17, Engine 20, Chuck Tan, and Battalion 3.00:04Fire alarm[1].00:063411, Sam's Avenue, at Patrick Henry School.00:10Engine 17, engine 20, Chuck Tan, and Battalion 3.00:14Fire alarm[1].00:163411, Sam's Avenue, at Patrick Henry School.00:20Cross streets are West 34th Street and Forest Hill Avenue.00:24Contact Channel 2.00:25Timeout, 002.00:32No one comes in route to the fire alarm.00:353411 Sims Avenue.00:38The Patrick Henry School Science and Arts.00:44There is a keyholder responding, unknown ETA.00:47No further at this time.00:48All companies in route, 00.04 hours.00:55The 17 is on scene.00:56Two-story educational facility.00:59We got visual alarms.01:04Nothing else evident at this time.01:05We'll give you updates shortly.01:0719 17 will have 7th Avenue Command.01:161917 on scene, two-story educational facility, visible alarms, nothing else evident.01:21We'll update and has command, triple five hours.01:33A copy on me.01:3917, engine 20.01:44Go ahead, 17.01:48Would you mind pulling in? We're going to need your Knoxbox[2] keys.
00:00
Engine 17, Engine 20, Chuck Tan, and Battalion 3.
00:04
Fire alarm[1].
00:06
3411, Sam's Avenue, at Patrick Henry School.
00:10
Engine 17, engine 20, Chuck Tan, and Battalion 3.
00:14
Fire alarm[1].
00:16
3411, Sam's Avenue, at Patrick Henry School.
00:20
Cross streets are West 34th Street and Forest Hill Avenue.
00:24
Contact Channel 2.
00:25
Timeout, 002.
00:32
No one comes in route to the fire alarm.
00:35
3411 Sims Avenue.
00:38
The Patrick Henry School Science and Arts.
00:44
There is a keyholder responding, unknown ETA.
00:47
No further at this time.
00:48
All companies in route, 00.04 hours.
00:55
The 17 is on scene.
00:56
Two-story educational facility.
00:59
We got visual alarms.
01:04
Nothing else evident at this time.
01:05
We'll give you updates shortly.
01:07
19 17 will have 7th Avenue Command.
01:16
1917 on scene, two-story educational facility, visible alarms, nothing else evident.
01:21
We'll update and has command, triple five hours.
01:33
A copy on me.
01:39
17, engine 20.
01:44
Go ahead, 17.
01:48
Would you mind pulling in? We're going to need your Knoxbox[2] keys.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Activation of fire detection system
[2]
Knoxbox: Key access device for emergency responders
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Richmond, VA
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