Fire alarm at Port City Apartments with no fire found, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 08:03 AM

Near Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23224

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Port City Apartments on Richmond Highway. Upon arrival, they found no visible fire or smoke in the three-story residential complex.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

02:25

Transcript:

00:00

I don't know. Engine 17, Engine 6, Chuck Pan, and Battalion 3. Fire alarm.

00:09

800, Richmond Highway, at Port City Apartments.

00:13

Engine 17, engine 6, Chalkan, and Battalion 3.

00:17

Fire alarm.

00:19

800, Richmond Highway, at Port City Apartments.

00:23

Cross streets are Dinwiddie Avenue and Kern Street.

00:26

On tap Channel 2.

00:27

Time out, 1104.

00:34

From 17.

00:38

17. 17.

00:43

Just advising,

00:45

we're all the way at, uh, halfway and four still.

00:49

I don't know if we're tracking correctly.

00:52

Uh,

00:55

copy. Stand by.

01:03

Engine 21.

01:05

Fire alarm.

01:06

800, Richmond Highway, at Port City Apartments.

01:10

Engine 21.

01:12

Fire alarm.

01:13

800, Richmond Highway, at Port City Apartments.

01:17

Cross streets are Jim Whitty Avenue and Current Street.

01:20

On-pack, Channel 2.

01:22

Time out, 1106.

01:28

Italian three is on scene,

01:31

three-story residential complex.

01:34

Nothing visible.

01:35

The Italian three will have Richmond Highway Command.

01:40

Hi there I've got to be on scene, Richmond Highway.

01:45

Three-story residential complex, nothing visible,

01:49

has Richmond Command at 1107.

01:53

The enrichment from command, I believe I heard an assignment change. Two of the companies actually have coming here.

01:59

It's going to be engine 21, engine 6, and truck 10.

02:08

Okay, I got truck 10 on, see, with the truck team to go and investigate.

02:16

Copy truck 10 investigating. Copy truck 10, investigation.

02:24

410s from Richmond Highway Command.

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