Fire alarm triggers in apartment building with no fire found, Richmond VA


A fire alarm activated in an apartment building near Chamberlayne Ave, Richmond. Fire crews investigated and found no fire or hazards. They were unable to reset the alarm immediately but worked to clear the system. All units later returned to service.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Command from truck three X-ray.
00:01
We've made it into the second floor lights corridor and we're investigating now.
00:04
Man from three X-ray.
00:06
Second floor fireline panel has nothing out of the other man.
00:10
Engine 14. Cardiac Arrest[1].
00:12
Near Chamberlayne Ave, at all-way's taxi service, apartment G2.
00:17
Engine 14. Cardiac arrest.
00:19
Near Chamberlayne Ave, at all-ways taxi service, apartment G2.
00:24
Cross streets are Melrose Avenue and Walton Avenue.
00:27
On tap Channel 2.
00:28
Timeout, (number withheld).
00:30
Where's gonna from your...
00:31
Tine Tew.
00:32
What time, too? What time, too? You go through traffic.
00:34
All right, Agent T and the truck three found the activated detector in the left room on the second floor.
00:39
No hazards, but for whatever reason they can't reset the alarm.
00:43
So they're in the process now trying to blow it out from there, trying to go to reset on the system before we were occupied the building.
00:49
But there's no fire. Enrichment copies.
00:50
I found the alarm of the access panel, unable to reset, no hazards, trying to blow out the system,
00:58
no fire, zero five-thirty-eight hours.
01:01
Mr.
01:02
Richmond from Broad Street, releasing Engine Fire Fact to Service.
01:04
Richmond copies Engine 5 return to service, zero-five thirty-eight hours.
01:08
Then I'll let us go ahead and drop out of reset.
01:13
Okay, go ahead and drop our reset.
01:19
Okay. Senator 14.
01:21
Can we get the apartment number, please?
01:24
Apartment G2, Apartment Golf 2.
01:28
Tim Robber from 10, Austin.
01:30
You come there.
01:31
Watchman from Broad Street.
01:32
Broad Street command.
01:33
You got a good reset.
01:34
Engine 2nd can handle.
01:35
Truck 3 can handle.
01:36
Richman copies, good reset.
01:37
Truck 3 can handle.
01:38
All the companies turn to service, they're 540 hours.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Cardiac Arrest: Medical emergency code, but later clarified as not cardiac arrest
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Location mentioned:
Near Chamberlayne Ave, Richmond, VA 23227
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