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False fire alarm at warehouse on Richmond HighwayRichmond VA

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Near Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23224

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at a warehouse near Richmond Highway. No fire or smoke was found during the inspection. The alarm was identified as a false alarm caused by a system issue.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:8
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 13, Engine 21, Truck 5, and Battalion 3.
00:05
Fire alarm.
00:06
Near Richmond Highway, at Sawbounded Warehouse.
00:10
Engine 13, Engine 21, truck 5, and Battalion 3.
00:15
Fire alarm.
00:16
Near Richmond Highway at Saw bonded Warehouse.
00:20
Cross streets are Chesterman Avenue and Mimosa Street.
00:24
On Tap Channel 2.
00:27
Timeout, 0745.
00:33
Turnout companies are near Richmond Highway.
00:36
For the smoke detector alarm,
00:39
it's going to be coming from the Aspen paper products. It's going to be coming from the control panel at 0646 hours.
00:49
Truck 5 is on scene with nothing showing from a large one-story warehouse.
00:54
We'll be investigating Truck 5, Esk command.
00:58
Cabot truck 5 on scene, nothing visible from a large, single-story warehouse facility. Truck 5 has command will investigate 0649 hours.
01:05
Tie-3-1-ZE.
01:10
Tine-3 on scene 07-50 towers.
01:16
Richmond Highway Commander Richmond.
01:21
Richmond Highway Command, go ahead.
01:26
Do you have any keyholder information for this building?
01:35
It's negative at this time. I can check with the alarm company to see if they have anybody responding or not.
01:45
Okay. We do have strobes visual from the outside, but still investigating.
01:53
The alarm company just called back in. They advised the keyholder told them that it's a false alarm.
01:59
There's something wrong with their system.
02:01
Unknown if they're responding or not, though.
02:08
Camel hold everybody while I continued this 360 to confirm.
02:15
Copy.
02:17
Mr.
02:21
Mr. from Italian 3.
02:24
Italian 3, go ahead.
02:28
Do you have a check CAD and see if we've had any responses here in the last 48 hours?
02:35
Stand by.
02:41
Trane through that's going to be a negative.
02:50
Truck 5 to truck 5 to be a B.
02:56
Go ahead.
03:01
Connor, how does it look on this up?
03:08
The activated smoke detector is directly above the alarm panel. I'm going to set the sound and reset.
03:19
Okay, Richmond Highway,
03:22
command to Richmond.
03:25
Man, go ahead.
03:31
You can mark it on the control release,
03:34
Battalion 3 and 17.
03:40
Copy Battalion 3 and Engine 21, you can return to service, 06.56 hours.
03:51
Richmond Highway Command to Richmond, VIV. I've been able to make it around 3 quarters of the building.
03:57
You've got nothing showing from the outside or insides.
04:04
Richmond, copy, 0756 hours.

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Near Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23224

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