False fire alarm triggers building search, no smoke found, Hampton VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a building after a water flow alarm. Crews searched the building and found no smoke or fire. They discovered a generator running but all machinery was operating normally. The incident was a false alarm caused by the fire alarm system.
Audio|Source: Hampton Fire and Rescue
05:58
Transcript:
00:00
And Charlie sent out for which location?
00:04
Yeah, I see you coming down, Verna Stewart. Come on in and pull straight on behind Ladder 11. I want to put you in between the loading dock and the Caraplex. There was a hydrant located back there as well.
00:18
All right, Jari's, Robbins. You want me in position here, Latter 11?
00:23
Tarry. They're going to come on behind Latter 11. You'll see me come to me and come right on back here.
00:30
Squad 1 B stage in part.
00:37
Agent 6 on C, par 4.
00:40
Inter 6.
00:45
11 alpha attend Charlie Whitton location in the building?
00:51
We're on the roof.
00:57
command of the tower one just stays there for a minute that for some reason you need to access the building you may have to drive around the chair flexion center in the other way
01:11
comment stage the on squad one
01:15
chair one now for the 10 delta or 10 alpha of 10 bravo do you need any further resources up there
01:28
From problem, Lieutenant Alpha[1], it's new.
01:35
All night on team,
01:37
staging.
01:39
Lot or not.
01:44
Command to squad one.
01:51
Squad one.
01:54
Hey, if I get sure to bring your crew up real quick, I want you guys to do a surge at the first floor.
02:01
Let's see if we got anything going on the first floor. It came in as a water flow alarm.
02:06
No smoke conditions right now. I just want to get this part to the lower part of building clear.
02:13
Squad one's clear.
02:19
Ladder 9, you can just stage a truck for a few minutes.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:25
You can show us clear Riverside Behavioral and out of service for the evening?
02:31
To enforce.
02:32
Tend 4.
02:36
We're over here. We're on the station for a drug box.
02:40
Chair 1 out of service, 1803. I'll clear on that.
02:43
You can bring your crew up real quick. I'm going to give you guys a forward number. I want you to serve real quick.
02:51
That's that for. What's your current location?
02:56
Is this report to the outer side of the building, which is going to be the loading dock side in between the building and the caraplex where tower is located?
03:08
Latter 11 alpha command.
03:16
We're in the room with the generators that Jim Charlie told us to check out.
03:22
There is one generator that's currently running.
03:29
Okay, that's fine.
03:31
The squad ones are in the structure, Division 1 and part 3.
03:36
Squad 1 enter in part 3.
03:42
The battalion 2.
03:44
The battalion 2, go ahead.
03:49
Are you on scene?
03:52
That's affirmative. I just completed a face-to-face with Squasha and Alpha[1].
03:56
I'll be assuming command.
03:59
104. Battalion 2 in command of 1807.
04:06
Alpha[1] to Tim Bravo[2].
04:08
I'm going to come up to the roof with you guys.
04:17
Guard 1 off the command.
04:19
Primary's complete, Division 1 all clear.
04:22
All machinery appears to be working normally.
04:25
No smoke.
04:30
All right, Hanson.
04:31
Megan Hanson, Part 2 off the ladder on temporary.
04:36
Tari. Tari.
04:41
Agent 6 has all clear on the second floor.
04:47
Engine 6. Okay, he's clear on traffic.
04:50
Floor 2, all clear.
04:57
Squad, I want to command, were you clearing my traffic on Division 1? All clear.
05:06
Command, copy.
05:08
All clear.
05:12
Yeah, spot 10 alpha to spot 10 delta.
05:16
I went ahead that hose hooked to the alpha delta corner with the whereflow coming out.
05:21
See what that's hooked to.
05:26
All right, I'm clear. Stand by.
05:32
Delta[3] 10 alpha. It looks like it's coming out of the fire pump drain.
05:36
It's snaked up inside of that actual pipe.
05:40
Okay, I'm fine.
05:42
I'll follow that.
05:46
Squad one extra destruction, part three. Anyone's available? Yeah.
05:52
Squad one.
05:54
...and off, uh,
05:58
finance.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alpha: Phonetic for the letter A
[2]
Bravo: Priority-level (B) medical response per the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS)
[3]
Delta: High-priority medical response
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Careplex W Wy, Hampton, VA 23666
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