Fire crews investigate alarm at Volker Hall, Birmingham AL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters from multiple units, including Engines 2, 7, and Truck 2, responded to a possible fire alarm at Volker Hall, a multi-story commercial building near University Boulevard in Birmingham. Crews investigated the source of the alarm while university police were on the scene. No signs of active fire were immediately visible, and the situation appeared under investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson AL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:36
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two, engine seven, truck two with battalion five, near University Boulevard.
00:06
Let's state a fire alarm.
00:08
Engine two, engine seven, truck two, battalion five.
00:11
Engine 12 in service with call, out of service.
00:14
Decon.
00:16
Engine 12 in service, out of service, time.
00:21
Engine 16.
00:23
Just in service, out-of-service decon.
00:27
Engine 23 in service, call.
00:31
Engine 23 in service, out-of-service decon.
00:38
Engine 2 responding.
00:41
Battalion Five responding.
00:43
Battalion Fire responding.
00:46
Engine Seven responding.
00:51
Go ahead, Truck One.
00:56
Truck One is out of service.
00:59
Be advised of the fire.
01:03
Truck One in service, out of service, deconning supplies.
01:07
Truck Two responding.
01:09
Started finding.
01:12
Male patient, (name withheld), Rescue One Five One Two One Sixteenth Street Southwest.
01:18
Quint Twenty Five Pine Avenue Sixteenth Way Southwest motor vehicle accident.
01:23
Police en route, Quint Twenty Five Pine Avenue Sixteenth Way Southwest.
01:29
Engine 30.
01:33
Engine 30 in service from the call out of service deconning what?
01:41
Engine 30 in service.
01:43
Out of service, decon is advised.
01:45
Field 16's on scene.
01:48
EMS 4 is in service.
01:50
EMS 4 in service.
01:53
Quint 25 is responding.
01:55
Quint 20 fire responding.
01:58
Engine rescue 1 fire responding.
02:01
Engine and rescue 1 fire responding?
02:05
Truck two on scene.
02:06
Three-story commercial has been shown.
02:08
Truck two will be investigating, establishing university command.
02:13
All the companies go level one.
02:14
UAB Police are on the scene.
02:20
Truck two on scene, multi-story building, nothing showing, investigating.
02:29
Engine seven on scene, level one, stage five.
02:33
Engine seven's on scene, level one station by a hydrant.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Volker Hall, 1670 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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