Fire alarm triggered at Hope Animal Hospital with smoke detected, Fredericksburg VA


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Hope Animal Hospital where smoke was detected possibly due to a control panel issue. No confirmed fire was found at the scene.
Audio|Source: Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania County Fire and EMS
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 6, Engine 6, Engine 5, and Battalion 2. Commercial alarm. Hope Animal Hospital. At 519, Tank Road. Cross Streets are Gordon Road and Harrison Road. Response Priority 1[5]. On Incident 1[3]. Evulance 1-2[4]. Public Service. At 9-828, Dancer Street.
00:29
Cross Streets are Avery Street and New Pellrick Lane. Response Priority 3[1]. On Spot C1. Commercial Fire alarm[2], Hope Animal Hospital, 5719, 5701-19, Plank Road, Cross of Gordon Road and Harrison Road, receive from, those of resident fire, on feet, so at all snow, fire, smoke. I believe it's going from a control panel issue. No farther a lot or six.
00:58
We're hiding, too. Go ahead. There's a look like, I don't know if there's a second activation, but it looks like Zone 369, Room 137, same activation area, living room area, smoke. Copy, we've checked. Our alarm system is still down, and they're on fire watch. We'll make contact with the fire marshal here shortly. Copy, 0714.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 3: Lower-priority emergency response
[2]
Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation
[3]
Incident 1: Active fire/EMS incident
[4]
Evulance 1-2: Ambulance/EMS unit dispatch
[5]
Priority 1: High-priority emergency response
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Location mentioned:
Near Plank Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
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