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Fire alarm triggered by discharge valve opening at Virginia St, Richmond VA

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Virginia St, Richmond, VA 23219

A fire alarm activated at Virginia Street when a discharge valve was opened. Fire crews ventilated Room 313, shut down, and reset the fire pump. The alarm was determined to be caused by the open valve, and all units returned to service after investigation and reset.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Virginia Street Command, Richmond.
00:04
Virginia Street Command.
00:05
Virginia Street Command.
00:09
East stairwell is clear.
00:11
We're working on shutting down the fire pump and going for a reset. Looks like it may be a surge.
00:20
There's Street Command, I copy.
00:24
Virginia Street Command, Richmond, you can release the assignment,
00:28
with the exception of Truck 5 and Engine 13.
00:34
Have a truck 5 and engine 13 to handle. Others return to service 13.48 hours.
00:42
Richmond from 21st Street.
00:48
21st Street, Command.
00:52
Room 313 has been ventilated.
00:54
All units are returning to service and alarm is reset.
01:02
Receive. Room 313 ventilated, all comes return to service. ...40 hours.
01:10
...their street command to Richmond.
01:14
Command, go ahead.
01:19
Further investigation shows the actual cause for the transmission of alarm is somebody opened a discharge valve.
01:29
I shut the fire pump down and reset the system.
01:36
And I caught me.
01:39
Command, the engine dirt sounds off.
01:45
Go ahead.
01:51
It didn't shut off the fire pump.
01:54
And then once you get that off,
01:56
Brad or Con or whoever's at the panel can reset it.
02:01
Fire pump shut off. We do have water flowing in the pump room.
02:10
Virginia Street, Command,
02:12
13.
02:21
We're able to go ahead and put that fire pump back into auto?

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Virginia St, Richmond, VA 23219

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