Fire alarm caused by faulty detector in business kitchen, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at a three-story business complex near Sherwood Ave. Occupants were evacuated safely. No visible fire was found. The alarm was caused by a faulty smoke detector in the kitchen's dishwashing room. The building was placed on fire watch and most firefighting units were released; Engine 14 remained on scene.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
05:23
Transcript:
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Cone all companies in route for the fire alarm near Sherwood Ave.
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Coming over from the alarm company,
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the zone of activation is the MSB alarm, MSB alarm, zone of activation, the 802 hours.
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Regiment for 14.
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Engine 14. Engine 14.
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We're on scene, three-story business complex.
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People evacuated outside, nothing visible from the Alpha,
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Delta, Charlie's side.
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We meet with Beijing to the front.
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14 to have command to investigate.
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Richmond Cowby's, Agent 14 is on scene three-story industrial complex, people evacuating.
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Nothing visible from the Alpha Delta Charlie's side.
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Investigating with command, 802.
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One test, one, two, three, four, five.
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From Sherwood Command.
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Sherwood, Command.
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Sherwood, Command.
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We'll be investigating possibly burn food in the kitchen with maintenance.
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We'll take truck six or other units stand by on their positions.
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President Cobby is investigating possible burned food in the kitchen.
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14 to truck six are investigating all of the units hold your position 8-04 hours. Number 5 from 17 have a north or southern shut down their tracks.
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Negative, it looks like there's a track, train on track now,
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on south outside.
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We're over here on the Southside town. I'm going to talk to these train officials real quick.
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Good, copy.
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Looks like Southside is going to be your best access.
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Watch one from 17. We're going to have to go to the other side of the river to get over here.
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There's a train that they're not going to be able to move.
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Okay.
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1012 tests, one, two, three, four, five.
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Command from Richmond.
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Sheryl Command, go ahead.
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We are receiving a duplicate activation from the same point of activation.
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Sure, Command, receive. We're investigating with maintenance on scene now.
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Continue to hold all company.
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Richmond Cowby's proceeding to hold and proceeding to investigate 886.
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Engine 23,
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Single Company, near Hodges Road.
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Engine 23, single company, near Hodges Road, Cross Street to Warwick Road and Bed End on Tech 2.
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Timeout, 0807 hours.
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Truck 5 is on scene. I got a small outdoor structure.
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Burn to the ground,
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still actively burning.
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Truck 5 will have command, Bel-Law will have Jim's River Command.
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Mystery, copy, Truck 5 is on scene, with a small outdoor structure burn to the ground currently still burning.
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Highest Command,
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8 or 9-0s.
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Jim's River Command, 17.
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Go ahead.
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I'm still going to need some water out here. We're about two cans on it.
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You're going to need to bring your stuff up here.
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Copy. We'll bring the portable boat pump in a couple sections of hose.
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Are we going to be able to get down right there at the island?
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Yeah, you'll have to hand the stuff down. There's a ladder to climb down.
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We'll meet you to have to train and trestles a little bit of a hike, some of us to the south side of the river.
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Got me.
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Wishman from Sherwood Command.
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Surewick, Command.
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We've isolated a faulty detector and dishwashing room in the kitchen.
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We're working with maintenance to get on fire watch.
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We'll go ahead and release all companies 14 to remain on scene. We still have the occupants evacuated for now.
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Mission copies faulty detector isolated in the washroom of the kitchen.
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Building on fire watch,
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engine 14 to handle others may return to service, maintaining evacuation for the moment.
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8.11 hours.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sherwood Ave, Richmond, VA 23220
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