False fire alarm at Department of Transportation Annex, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 09:05 PM

Department of Transportation Annex, 190 N 14th St, Richmond, VA 23219

Fire alarms sounded at the Department of Transportation Annex. Firefighters investigated but found no fire. The smoke detector was faulty. Most units have returned to service.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, Engine 11, truck 2, and battalion 1.

00:05

Fire alarm.

00:07

near Department of Transportation Annex.

00:11

Engine 1, Engine 6, Engine 11, truck 2, and battalion 1.

00:16

Fire alarm.

00:18

near Department of Transportation Annex.

00:23

Cross streets are College Street and North 14th Street.

00:26

On tap Channel 2. Timeout, 006.

00:35

When Taiwan is on seeing 1411 East Broad Street, have commercial high-rise, do have strolling going off. The entire one and a broad street committee, they investigate.

00:46

The Italian one on seeing commercial buildings, strokes going off, the Italian one will investigate investigate has command, zero hundred zero nine hours.

00:56

Engine 10, chest, gain,

01:00

3034, North Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

01:03

Engine 10,

01:04

chest, gain,

01:06

3034, North Arthur Ash Boulevard.

01:09

Cross Streets R Boulevard West and Ellen Road.

01:12

On-Tack Channel 2.

01:14

Timeout, 0013.

01:21

From Broad Street Command.

01:26

Go ahead.

01:27

Brow Street Command from 86th Austin.

01:33

Go ahead, six.

01:36

So we investigated the basement where the smoke detective was showing no hazard.

01:46

This is going to be the same smoke detective has been given a problem over the last week.

01:57

Understood.

01:59

Registman, go ahead and return our units with the exception of Agent 1 and Agent 6. It's going to be a faulty detective of other units currently service.

02:07

Receive faulty to cite engine 1, engine 6 to handle all of those return of service. Reginal 2.

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Location mentioned:

Department of Transportation Annex, 190 N 14th St, Richmond, VA 23219

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