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False alarm caused by vaping near Stanaford Rd, Beckley WV

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audio iconFire & Arson
Stanaford Rd, Beckley, WV 25801

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Stanaford Road in Beckley. The alarm was triggered by vaping inside the building. The system was reset and the scene was cleared without any damage or injuries.

Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Engine one, engine two, command one, ladder three.
00:05
Fire alarm near Stanaford Road.
00:09
Engine one, engine two, command one, ladder three.
00:15
Fire alarm near Stanaford Road at eight fifty-seven hours.
00:26
Station 30, copy.
00:39
Control, command one is responding.
00:41
Fire alarm.
00:43
Copy.
00:49
Control 211.
00:51
211.
00:53
I'm clear.
00:56
Okay.
01:02
Control, ladder three is responding.
01:06
Copy.
01:08
Control, engine two is responding.
01:11
Copy. Two thirty, not control.
01:24
Victors, this will be available B.
01:28
Copy.
01:34
Control six ten.
01:36
Six hundred and ten.
01:40
What's our status?
01:44
Showing you available ALS.
01:47
Copy, thank you.
01:50
No problem.
01:55
All right, fine.
02:00
Ladder three is on scene.
02:01
Other units, you can disregard.
02:08
Control copies at nine zero two.
02:10
Copy, disregard.
02:13
Angel one copies, disregard.
02:17
Engine two copies, disregard.
02:23
Control, ladder three.
02:28
Ladder three.
02:32
Someone was vaping in an area they weren't supposed to and set the alarm off.
02:38
The alarm's been reset at this location, so Beckley Fire clear.
02:42
Stanaford Road.

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Stanaford Rd, Beckley, WV 25801

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