Sprinkler line damaged causing fire alarm in townhouse


A resident accidentally damaged a sprinkler line during home renovations, causing water to flow and triggering a fire alarm. Firefighters found water flowing and a small fire on a wall. They shut off the sprinkler water and issued a fire watch for the townhouse building.
Audio|Source: Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue
02:25
Transcript:
Loudlamatic engine 6.23. Can I have a Ken with the 1-2D-FM? Trevor to 6 Delta? Stand by? Parametic engine 6.3 is on 6-Delta[2]. Okay, sir, we're under 1-2203[3] is on 6-0[4]. at 43750 Granted Square. It's going to be a row of over under count houses. One of the residents was doing some alterations and in the bleeding his task. He turned through one of the sprinkler lines on the first floor. We arrived on the scene. We had water flow, an actual water flow alarm, and the fire on the wall. At this time, we had to shut down the surplus into the building. I would have to made 14 to 16 units in the building. I'm just a call and double check make sure I was doing the right thing by issuing firewatch for the building with the homeowner station. Yeah, I feel out for my sake of work. We'll also need the actual contact for the first due. to put that in for your reference. But if you could also just alert the other tenants throughout that box, let the other system will be down. I'm direct. I'm going to get started on the firewall network now. I'll also upload the contact information in the notes, one I'm ready to clear the scene. I'm direct. From FM 609. FM 609. FM 6-09. Can you show that? On Firewatch[1], please. I'm correct. Just so you know, I've already cloned it to Firewatch. I appreciate it. You're welcome, 223. From 7909-6-0-4-203.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Firewatch: Temporary assignment of personnel to monitor for fire risk when systems are down
[2]
6-Delta: Fire operations channel
[3]
1-2203: Unit identifier
[4]
6-0: Channel or unit identifier
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Loudoun County, VA
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