Fire alarm triggered by drywall work at VA campus building, Salisbury NC


Fire alarm sounded at VA campus Building 2, a five-story masonry structure. Fire crews investigated multiple floors and found that contractors cutting drywall had triggered the alarm. The situation was brought under control, with Engine 3 and Ladder 1 remaining on site.
Audio|Source: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
06:33
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, Chief Wong's on campus at VA.
00:02
I'll, uh,
00:04
if I find find which building number it is.
00:09
Chief, first stop, please.
00:15
The time I go, okay.
00:18
I'm on two.
00:20
Okay, Chief, I would check the building two, the main building, since it's the fifth floor or something, I would start there.
00:30
Do you say Building 2, Chief?
00:35
Affirmative.
00:40
This is the Rearst One of SCT.
00:46
Copy.
00:51
Copy. One's on the same.
00:53
We'll give you a proper size of the same exact amount.
00:56
Copy, battalion.
01:02
And Chief Ten is on the scene. It's building two, five-story, masonry, multi-functional,
01:09
nothing showing,
01:11
investigating.
01:12
Copy, Chief 10, Building 2. Thank you.
01:30
It's very close to me first.
01:32
Engine 3, copy first engine.
01:43
Rowan, Rescue 2.
01:45
Rescue 2, go ahead.
01:48
Rowan, can you boot us on that traffic accident and property damage at 715 with Jake? We're going to be assisting with traffic control to a rival assault repeat it.
01:57
Copy Rescue 2.
02:12
Crown Station 75, Middicate,
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72,
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136, Hinkle Lane, 5.00 Hinkle Lane, Cross Street's a Long Ferry Road at Inespect Performance.
02:27
Sponsor Aid.
02:32
Mail there.
02:34
Utilizing Medops, Medops at 1338.
02:42
Rodin. Just 751 is going to be a assignment complete, North Rowan, in-rout equal lane.
02:49
Question to repeat.
02:51
It's going to be assignment complete, 600 Charles, in Route 500 equal rain.
03:00
Can copy.
03:06
Parts with 360.
03:11
No conditions for mouth. I'm sitting on a cool patient.
03:16
I got no conditions first floor. Handel's advised in B2A wing.
03:22
But I also have an audible alarm for penthouse B wing.
03:30
Battalion one copy.
03:37
I've got no security on file with me right now. The engine one's on second engine.
03:43
Copy engine one.
03:45
Ladder 1 on scene, first truck outside.
03:48
Copy letter one.
03:50
Battalion 1, Engine 3,
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security phone scene.
03:58
We have for Engine 3.
04:01
We've got a security representative, CEMCII.
04:06
We're on 750 out with DILA by trying.
04:10
Probably 7.50.
04:16
Battalion 1 Chiefs in.
04:20
I don't know.
04:35
Brown Engine 6, Medicaid,
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71,
04:39
Unconscious,
04:40
(number withheld) South Jake Alexander Boulevard, Building 300, (number withheld) South Jake Alexander Boulevard, building 300,
04:51
cross streets of Brown-Tuck Road and Old Concord Road at Rowan Cabarris Community College.
04:57
respond for a 14-year-old female utilizing med ops, mid-ops,
05:04
timeout 1342.
05:11
On fifth floor, no conditions. We're going to take fifth floor first.
05:15
We set a panel advising fifth floor and then I went to west of the penthouse.
05:20
Copy.
05:28
The sign one, latter one.
05:35
Go ahead.
05:37
The floor with security going to the basement, check the panel there.
05:41
No position on the first floor, no condition of the floor. No condition of the stairwell.
05:45
Copy.
05:50
Dyer from answer first.
05:54
Go ahead.
05:56
Located, the specter,
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activated,
05:59
contractors cutting drywall. Looks like fire conditions. I recommend under control. You can hold in as three.
06:08
Copy.
06:10
Battalion, underwent, Ryan.
06:13
Battalion won't go ahead.
06:17
You can shift the end to under control construction on the fifth floor.
06:23
Hold engine three and ladder one. All others can meet the time of complete.
06:29
Copy engine three, ladder one remaining on scene under control.
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Location mentioned:
2nd St, Salisbury, NC 28144
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