Sprinkler activated from light fixture fire at care center, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonAt the Bofont Health Care Center near High Oaks Road, a sprinkler system was activated due to a possible fire involving a light fixture in room 27. Firefighters confirmed no significant fire was visible. The sprinkler system was turned off and the area was ventilated. There was no indication of arson or criminal activity.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
05:52
Transcript:
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Engine 20, engine 24, engine 17, truck 8, and battalion 4.
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Fire alarm.
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Near High Oaks Road, at Bofont Health Care Center.
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Engine 20, engine 24, engine 17, truck 8, and battalion 4.
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Fire alarm.
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Near High Oaks Road, at Bofont Health Care Center.
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Cross streets are dead end and west Carnation Street.
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On Pack Channel 2.
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Time out, 1436.
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We're at 1436. We're going to be able to 20 here.
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We're at Gothon Hills Drive and Midlothian.
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Are we going to be closer in any of this company?
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It's possible.
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I can think your GPS isn't working correctly.
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If you think you're closer, I can put you on it.
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Affirmative, you can go ahead.
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Agent 17,
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you've been replaced.
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Engine 23.
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Fire alarm.
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Near High Oaks Road, at Bofont Health Care Center.
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Engine 23.
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Fire alarm.
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Near High Oaks Road at Bofont Health Care Center.
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Cross streets are dead end and west Carnation Street.
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Contact Channel 2.
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Timeout, 1439.
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I just think that could be a negative.
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Copy, take.
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Truck three.
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Truck three.
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Truck three.
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Yes, sir, can you verify the apartment number? It's giving us like three different department numbers.
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I'm trying.
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We also just got a structure fire call there, but I think it's just because the person here is the alarm going off.
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I'm still trying to verify everything.
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Give me one.
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Time out.
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1441.
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23 will have highest command will be in this, okay.
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Copy 23, I'm seeing nothing visible.
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Looks like I'm seeing boat detector room 27 and then a sprinkler water flow in the boiler.
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Engine 12. Motor Vehicle Accident.
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West Broad Street and Blue Street.
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Engine 12.
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Motor vehicle accident.
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West Broad Street and Blue Street.
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On tap Channel 2.
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Time out. 1442.
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Richmond from engine 17.
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17.
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Have we been canceled from the high oak skull?
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Yes, you were replaced by 23.
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17, okay.
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Regiment, you can show Battalion 4 on scene.
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We have a single-story commercial structure.
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I do have roofers working on the roof right now.
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Outside of that, nothing outside of the ordinary.
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Battalion 4 will go ahead and assume the Command 23 investigation.
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Copy.
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Hi, command from Investigative Group.
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Go ahead, 23.
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Yeah, sprinkler activation in room 27.
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There was a light fixture that possibly caught on fire.
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We're taking for extension now.
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We can protect it in place.
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Might have to eventually evacuate one haul depending on the amount of water.
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We need the sprinkler cut off.
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Hunter said, Truck 8, can you handle the sprinkler being cut off in Richmond? Go ahead and send an electrical inspector, please.
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Okay.
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Copy. Okay.
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Command for mention 64.
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If we were also, we need some ventilation inside.
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23, was that you saying that you need ventilation inside? Sprinkler cut off and we'll get up a fan.
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All right, Truck, you handle the ventilation.
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Engine 24, if that you can handle, cutting off the sprinkler system, please.
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That prevention 24.
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If we're with maintenance, we just shut the riser down and we're going to drain it.
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Understood.
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