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Smoke detector alarm caused by cooking at residential homeColonial Heights VA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Hillcrest Ave, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

As discussed during the dispatch call, a smoke detector alarm at a home near Hillcrest Avenue was caused by cooking bacon. The situation was investigated and declared under control without fire.

Audio|Heard on: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
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02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Quint 942, General Fire Alarm,
00:04
near Hillcrest Avenue.
00:06
Quint 942,
00:08
General Fire Alarm, near Hillcrest Avenue.
00:12
Cross streets are dead end and Ross Avenue.
00:14
Priority system.
00:16
Time of 1810.
00:27
Quintin, 942, responding.
00:32
Quint 942 respond, R3, near Hillcrest Avenue, crosses the dead end, Ross Avenue.
00:38
It's going to be an ASEP alarm for a smoke detector activation.
00:40
It's going to be a first alarm, no permit, no previous of this residence, no answer to the keyholder found in the notes.
00:51
Quint942 is on scene, single story, wood frame, nothing shown from two sides.
00:58
Quint942 will be Hillcrest Command, investigated mode.
01:06
Quint 942 on scene, single story, wood frame, nothing visible from two sides.
01:09
Hillcrest Command, Investigated Mode 1816.
01:20
Corner Heights.
01:22
Homeowner was cooking bacon,
01:25
Hillcrest was under control.
01:28
Cooking bacon, Hillcrest is under control at 1817.
01:40
Colonial Heights.
01:43
Can you have Battalion 915 or PD supervisor respond out to Hillcrest?
01:51
Copy 11 of the time, 915, and the PJ supervisor respond to the Hillcrest take any point.
02:07
Battalion 915, smoke detector alarm, near Hillcrest Avenue.
02:14
Battalion 915, smoke detector alarm, near Hillcrest Avenue.
02:20
Cross streets are getting M and Ross Avenue.
02:22
Priority 3 low.
02:24
Time of 1821.

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Hillcrest Ave, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

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