Fire crews investigate commercial alarm on Giant Hwy, Richmond CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a business near Giant Highway in Richmond. Firefighters investigated a single-story structure and found no smoke or fire. The alarm was confirmed as audible but there was no contact with a company representative, and access keys could not be located. After checking the property exterior, no hazards were found and truck units were canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond, El Cerrito, and Kensington Police and Fire, Contra Costa County Fire and Sheriff West
Listen to dispatch call
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
This is Fire Six Seven.
00:04
Engine Six Seven.
00:06
At Six Seven, it's on scene.
00:08
Single story commercial structure.
00:10
Nothing showing, nothing sounding.
00:11
We'll go ahead and investigate.
00:14
You can go ahead and stage the truck where they're at.
00:17
This is my Truck Sixty Four copy.
00:21
Truck Forty Four copy.
00:22
Thanks.
00:24
Effort.
00:29
Six men fired at truck 70.
00:42
Six seven.
00:49
Go ahead, truck 70.
00:55
All right, six seven.
00:59
Six seven, go ahead.
01:01
Yeah, we do have an audible alarm here.
01:05
We're saying we are not able to locate a Knox Box.
01:08
Is there a way you can get a hold of a representative for the company?
01:17
Seven, we'll see.
01:19
And truck 70, I was just trying to see if you copied my last near Giant Road.
01:25
Copy that, we're responding.
01:26
Ten four, thank you.
01:42
Fire engine six seven.
01:49
Six 767. I tried calling the rep (number withheld) and did not get an answer.
01:54
The alarm company did not know anything about a knob or have any other entry instruction.
02:04
Copy. We walked around the building, checked through the windows.
02:07
There's no signs of any smoke or fire.
02:11
You can go ahead and cancel a truck.
02:13
Seven is going to be on the radio.
02:15
He's going to have to send somebody out at some point and have the alarm lifted.
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Location mentioned:
Giant Hwy, Richmond, CA 94806
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