medical alarm triggered but no emergency found, Richmond VA
Medical EmergencyA medical alarm was activated near Holton Street Road 147. Fire and EMS responded but were canceled after confirming no emergency existed. Multiple maintenance issues were noted with false alarms.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Medical alarm,
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near Holton Street Road 147, engine 23, medical alarm,
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near Holton Street Road 147, cross streets are Wershamway and Linwood Avenue,
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on tap Channel 2, timeout, 1733.
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Go ahead, gee.
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16 driver to command.
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Go ahead.
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I got a resident says she's got water coming in her apartment at 327 on the third floor.
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See.
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Can you go check out the third floor?
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That may need to be checked out.
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Okay, I'll go to the fifth floor.
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Since you're still unseen, can you do me a favor and get a fire marshal on the phone? Tell them they need to respond on multiple maintenance issues since we're getting multiple alarms with no serious action.
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17 Bellview command or alarm do not send additional resources.
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1717 Bellview command was the last traffic?
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17 Bellevue, what was your last traffic? 17 Bellevue, what was your last traffic?
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You're going to get an additional alarm.
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Do not send any additional resources to 1717.
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I got me.
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You're from Hollis Street, Command.
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Hall Street, Command. Hall Street, Command.
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Yes,
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sir, I got a phone I'm on the side of one of these trucks.
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Try (number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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Receive, standby.
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23.
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23, go ahead.
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23 we're canceling all companies cancels
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23 first can you repeat your traffic
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23 is been canceled.
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EMS,
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Richmond, Atlanta, that's, cancel this alarm company's call back to cancel.
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Richmond copies.
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Copy the cancellation, near Holton Street.
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1737.
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VA-147, Richmond, VA
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