False fire alarm triggered at Brooks Farm Rd building, Mechanicsville VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 09:57 PM

Brooks Farm Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

A fire alarm was activated in a building on Brooks Farm Rd, but no smoke, fire, or alarm sound was found upon checking. The alarm company reported activation in two zones, but there was no confirmed fire or emergency at the location.

Audio|Source: Hanover County Fire / EMS

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

360 labs is negative. We're attempting to make access to side A day with the Knox key.

00:09

I copy 360 negative attempting to make entry side A with Knox Key 100.

00:19

17 a hand or a command fire alarm panels are reading system all what did you all receive?

00:31

Have you mind checking with the alarm company and seeing if they got a particular zone from this location?

00:42

I had a truck 413, tone non-emergence.

00:49

413 in charge, non-emergence.

00:55

Ambulance 414 Fall 7080, near Brooks Farm Rd, Unit (number withheld), Ambulance 414,

01:05

Fall 7080, near Brooks Farm Rd, Unit (number withheld), Cross Street, Early Davis Road and Laurel Bay Drive,

01:14

Station 17's District,

01:16

Tack 4, Timeout 0104.

01:24

Where's something you come in?

01:28

From Go ahead.

01:30

All right, we've cleared to build no visible smokefire, no alarm.

01:40

All right, I copy. Handover, any luck with additional information from the alarm company.

01:44

I see a note about the alarm subscriber not matching within the CAD.

01:51

Yes sir, we don't have any valid key holders. The alarm company advised it was going to be Zone 198 Fire Alarm and Zone 199 Fire Alarm.

02:08

Okay, there's no alarm going off at this building here nor an indication that it has activated at all today.

02:19

I don't have any additional information that we're going to be in service.

02:23

I got me. Thank you, sir.

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Brooks Farm Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

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