False fire alarm caused by smoke detector at apartment, Mechanicsville VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 10:42 AM

Near Garden Park Ln, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

A fire alarm was reported near Garden Park Lane. Responders found smoke but no fire. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector malfunction. The incident was controlled without any fire found.

Audio|Source: Hanover County Fire / EMS

02:53

Transcript:

00:00

Engines 407 and 417, truck 413 and battalion 401.

00:06

Fire alarm, high life hazard.

00:09

Near Garden Park Lane.

00:12

Engines, 407 and 417, truck 413 and battalion 4.01.

00:19

Fire alarm, high life hazard.

00:22

Near Garden Park Lane.

00:25

Station 7's District.

00:27

TAC-5, timeout 1344.

00:35

TANOR 13404. VETA-410-Mero-T.

00:41

Viti.

00:43

I'm copy in Route 1345.

00:48

The Air Force or something ever.

00:51

Closer. Go, sir.

00:54

Is this coming into Columbus?

01:01

Then, before me, we get more information.

01:07

407, Inter 417, truck 413, 22401, copying route to the paths at Cold Harbor, near Garden Park Lane.

01:16

Call her Vaz, she's hearing a smoke alarm, not in her building, but another one across from her.

01:23

Our caller is near 7194 and it's coming from the left.

01:30

Nothing further.

01:32

All right, hey no, what are you counting?

01:37

Thank you, 1347.

01:40

84010, stood on accounting.

01:44

410, 498. Copy no need, 3247.

01:51

Engine 407.47, they will have our own water.

01:54

Every judge of 407 on scene.

01:58

We believe it's going to be the 7174, Art Dark, will be two-story, or correction, a three-story, part of the building of the show, and besides alpha or private. Luke Stats Command, Investigative, then.

02:15

1047 on scene, believes to be from 71-74.

02:19

It's going to be a three-story apartment building up the showing Alpha Bravo, Investigative Mode and Command, 1348.

02:29

Guard Markman Hammer.

02:33

Go ahead and Park, go ahead.

02:37

Yes, man. You can mark the incident under control. It's going to be a smoke detector and back at the golf guard from the eight minutes.

02:48

The fire and park incident marked under control, 1350.

02:52

It's going to be a smoke detector.

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Near Garden Park Ln, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

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