Fire alarm activation at mall with no fire found, Chesapeake VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm activation at a mall. Both the main mall panel and Target's alarm panel were involved. After investigation, no signs of fire, smoke, or heat were found. The alarm could not be reset remotely and required manual reset at the panel or breaker.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
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Angel 11. Go ahead.
00:03
Alarm company advisor are not able to erase it. It has to be done from the panel.
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Receive.
00:15
The 12 engine 11.
00:18
Although Target has their own panel, the mall has their own panel.
00:22
According to security, they are tied in together still,
00:26
and unless one of the issues get fixed, they will not vote to reset.
00:32
Okay.
00:50
I need an on-call morcer come up on the radio please.
00:56
Okay, gentlemen, stand by.
01:01
Have them talk to me on a tattoo, please.
01:06
Okay, Angel 11.
01:16
Agent 12, if you didn't see any signs of fire for smoke, didn't come back out this way.
01:22
I got the Marshall coming up on a radio with me.
01:31
Agent 11, Letter 10.
01:36
Laderton, we've opened up this unit number two on all sides. We can't find an electrical shutoff for this unit alone.
01:44
It might have to be done on your end from the breaker panel, but,
01:49
and that's all we've been able find. We got no heat signatures. We got no smoke, the belt on the squirrel cage looks fine.
01:58
Receive, thank you. We'll find the breaker in here. I was just hoping it had a easy shutoff up there.
02:02
Thank you.
02:08
Agent 11 to Engelette, Charlie.
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This is going to engine 11. Agent 11.
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Angel 11.
02:26
You're on Mall security to start making phone calls to Simplex.
02:41
I already had dispatch called the alarm company. They said they couldn't reset it there, that we'd have to reset it here.
02:47
The people here, the manager said I already called the property manager.
02:54
He has no idea how to reset the system.
02:58
So I'm waiting for Marshall will call me.
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Location mentioned:
Near Carmichael Way, Chesapeake, VA 23322
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