Fire alarm caused by system test at North 8th Street, Richmond VA


Fire units responded to a fire alarm near North 8th Street, Richmond. No fire was found on arrival, but a water flow was detected at a loading dock. The alarm was triggered by a fire system test, not an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 6 and truck 2.
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Fire alarm.
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Near North 8th Street. Engine 6 and truck 2.
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Fire alarm.
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Near North 8th Street.
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Cross streets are east main street and east Franklin Street.
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On tap Channel 2.
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Timeout, 1524.
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Sound 3.
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Soundery? Foundry. Yeah,
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you can have me to run on 8th Street on a block away.
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Near North 8th Street.
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Engine 1, Engine 11, and Battalion 3.
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Fire alarm.
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Near North 8th Street.
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Cross streets are east main street and east Franklin Street.
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On Path, Channel 2.
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Timeout, 1525.
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Hiro's office building, I got nothing visible.
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Eight Street, come here.
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Prop, Battalion 3 on scene, other visible tick command at 1526.
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8th Street Command, it's a water flow at the loading dock.
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Copy initial report is a water flow at the loading dock, 1527.
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Richmond from 8th Street Command.
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Ace Street Command.
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They're testing the system,
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hold the first two engine, return the rest.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 8th St, Richmond, VA 23219
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