commercial building evacuated after false fire alarm, Winchester VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at the TREX facility near Shawnee Drive. The alarm was confirmed to be due to water flow with no visible fire or smoke. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Command was established and a full inspection found no evidence of fire.
Audio|Source: Frederick County Fire, EMS and Mutual Aid
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Transcript:
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Box 211, commercial fire alarm, TREX, near Shawnee Drive, Cross Street Youth Development Lane, Battle Drive, Engine Company's 2111, respond on Channel 3, 1127.
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Provert, Chief 11 is responding.
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Chief 11 responding, 1128.
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Great.
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29. 29.
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214, 4, station, pleaded.
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One with four depleted, 1129 units responding to...
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Units responding to Trex, it's going to be a water flow,
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zone 182 from building number four.
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We've been trying to make contact negative so far.
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Run status,
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flagging four, fire only.
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Company One for public service.
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Company One for public service, near West Main Street.
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Your first alert of 1131.
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Kill me and I'll be out with it.
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We have history with that vehicle being a homeless sometimes.
01:46
The lighting 15 to the top bill.
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Mr. I risk getting in.
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Frederick, Chief Lowe.
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From the Alpha and the Delta, I'll be doing a 360 by vehicle.
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M. If you copy, Chief One, Command 1 on air,
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near West Main Street.
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Chief 1, Command 1.
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1135, tack one, please.
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We've got a TREX Fire Department vehicle there on the Delta side.
02:45
Looks like they potentially made entry to the building there.
02:53
711, we'll look around and try to make contact with them.
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Fire 11.
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Let's talk about ERTC.
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Box 1101, Chastpanes, 211, Bedford Place, Crosherstreet Carolina Avenue, Frederick Town Drive.
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Richmond, 11, Medic 11, 2nd, 2nd, 12,
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1136.
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So, Agent 1121, remain back here on the back corner and establish Warnockerlinuson.
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Registration,
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Pennsylvania,
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Kilo, Whiskey,
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Papa,
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(number withheld).
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Single story,
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industrial, nothing of it in all four sides.
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No water flow indicated and it does appear the building has been evacuated.
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Chief 11 will be established command of my vehicle on the delta side of the structure at D3, door D3.
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360 complete nothing evident,
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no water flow evident.
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Chief 11 will have command on the Delta side at Door Delta 3, 1138.
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Location mentioned:
Near Shawnee Dr, Winchester, VA 22602
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