Fire alarm with light haze on third floor hallway, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 03:19 PM

Near Tamarind Dr, Richmond, VA 23227

A fire alarm was reported near Tamarin Drive in Richmond, Virginia. Fire crews found light haze on the third floor hallway and investigated to locate the source. No visible fire was found outside. The alarm was eventually downgraded as a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Henrico County Division of Fire

02:36

Transcript:

00:00

Squad 301, fire alarm hazard class moderate, near Tamarin Drive, cross streets, Cossilloo the Drive and on Offie Drive, Station 1's District,

00:13

near Tamarin Drive, on Tac 5, timeout, 1819.

00:26

Truck 312 is on scene.

00:27

Nothing evident from the exterior.

00:29

It's on the scene as well.

00:37

10-4[1], nothing visible exterior, 1820.

00:47

8 to engine 9.

00:49

Just get ready to pull our 5 inch with you at it will pull forward.

01:02

Yes, sir, alarm company posted a comment, advise, false alarm, downgrade code 2, 1821.

01:10

Squad, well, I agree.

01:11

Thank you.

01:17

End in 3-tale, we're out seeing.

01:18

Staying on second air water.

01:24

Thank you for one.

01:29

Truck 312, we do have a haze in the third floor hallway.

01:32

We're looking for the source.

01:35

Senate, they're calling it in and said it was not coming from 308.

01:38

4 310.

01:39

10.

01:44

104, 3rd floor, Hays, ETP2.

01:50

Measure 312 all things.

01:55

Yeah, I agree.

02:01

TMS 301 to truck 312 alpha.

02:05

Can you give me a progress report?

02:09

Yeah, again, we've got a light haze on the third floor hallway.

02:15

I'll see as we work on the Bravo side.

02:18

We're opening up apartments.

02:24

10-4[1], I copy.

02:27

M.S. 301 radio.

02:28

I'll be assuming command of this incident.

02:33

10-4[1], UMS-1, Command, 8244.

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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative

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