Fire responders denied entry to locked solar farm gates, Manassas VA
Fire & ArsonFire personnel attempted to access a solar farm near Warrenton Road for emergency response but could not enter due to locked gates. They were instructed not to cut the locks and were unable to reach responsible contacts despite multiple calls. Gate codes were provided to try for entry.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
The address on the solar farm is near Warrenton Road.
00:05
We can't gain access.
00:07
There is a fire plan for first responders.
00:12
We are apparently not allowed to cut the locks to get entries from the company.
00:17
We have called three different phone numbers with no answer.
00:21
Do you have a contact number?
00:25
Stand by one second. Let me see if I can find anything.
00:31
I do have a couple of gate codes.
00:34
There's one listed for an electric gate on Carriage Ford and one for a padlock on Warrenton Road. Which one do you need and I'll put it in the notes?
00:45
The electric gate, let me.
00:48
Okay, I'll have that.
00:49
I'll let that turn to your call.
00:55
Go ahead.
01:01
The electric gate has been changed to a normal gateway padlock.
01:05
The instructions from the fire manual says not to cut the lock.
01:08
We are going to go back to Warrenton Road and try to access the code. Is that the code you send me from the gate code in Warrenton?
01:16
You know what, I will put all of the gate codes that I have in there so you can try them. And then if you can't get in, it looks like we've got several phone numbers in here as well that I can try.
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Location mentioned:
Manassas, VA
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