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False fire alarm at Water Street Parking Garage, Charlottesville VA

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Near E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Fire alarm activated at Water Street Parking Garage near East Water Street. Fire units responded but found no signs of fire. The alarm was caused by a tampered detector cover, with no actual fire emergency.

Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 7 and truck 9.
00:03
Fire alarm.
00:04
Water Street Parking Garage,
00:06
near East Water Street.
00:08
Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
00:10
Engine 7 and truck 9.
00:13
Fire alarm.
00:14
Waterfaint parking garage.
00:16
near East Water Street.
00:18
Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
00:25
Atcom, Prince William-Matic 2 is transporting, responding to Prince William.
00:31
Ms. William, 2,2, 2,200.
00:37
Engine 70, see the initial ready report.
00:42
President, telling you how about it?
00:48
Seeing a large five-story parking garage, we've got nothing evident.
00:52
We've got our own water.
00:53
Bader and side alpha for investigation, the offense is strategy and hold the assignments.
01:00
Subbride.
01:01
Item 7 in your location, large five-story parking garage, nothing's showing.
01:06
Do have your own water.
01:08
You'll be investigating side alpha.
01:10
Hold the assignment.
01:11
Engine 7 Bravo has command 22-04.
01:14
Correct.
01:15
Correct.
01:21
Water Street, Committee, Steve.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:28
There's a tamper alarm on the cover on the detector, there's no fire emergency.
01:32
You can show that the truck and service will remain in to get some info for a minute.
01:36
Water Street command advising,
01:39
Tampa alarm on cover detector.
01:40
There's a fire emergency.
01:41
2205.

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Near E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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