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Residential fire alarm triggered by burning candles

Riparian Dr, Suffolk, VA 23434 - 6/8/2026 12:05 PM

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were sent to a reported residential fire alarm near Riparian Drive and Mill Stream Drive. The alarm company later reported the homeowner was burning candles, and the call was treated as a false alarm with most units continuing non-emergency. A separate medical call involved a patient with foot injuries near Clarence Drive and nearby cross streets.

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Suffolk City Fire and Rescue
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00:00
Residential fire alarm, (number withheld) Ripperand Drive.
00:06
Engine two, engine one, rescue one, tanker one, safety one, tanker three, battalion one respond for residential fire alarm, (number withheld) Ripperand Drive, crossroad Millstream Drive and Tarn Court.
00:14
Tac 2, Tac 2.
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