Fire alarm at high-rise on East Byrd Street proves false, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm triggered by a smoke detector in the elevator pit of a high-rise residential building near East Byrd Street. No visible fire was found, and it appeared to be a company conducting a system test.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
01:47
Transcript:
00:00
1.
00:02
Engine 6, Truck 5, and Battalion 3.
00:05
Fire alarm.
00:06
1001, East Byrd Street.
00:09
Engine 1, Engine 6, truck 5, and battalion 3.
00:13
Fire alarm.
00:15
1001, East Byrd Street.
00:17
Cross streets are South 10th Street and South 11th Street.
00:21
On-Tack Channel 2.
00:23
Timeout, 1053.
00:29
Copy and it gave the address of (number withheld), I mean apartment number (number withheld).
00:35
It did.
00:39
Copy.
00:44
Agent 1,000, Route 1001, East Byrd, switch an O to tag 2.
00:53
1055. 1055.
00:59
And it's responding to the fire alarm activation, 101,
01:03
East Byrd Street.
01:05
It's the locks tower.
01:07
It's a smoke detector.
01:09
It says zone 14,
01:13
elevator pit number three.
01:15
Also,
01:17
general alarm 22, 25, and 2.
01:26
I have the battalion three on the scene.
01:28
High-rise residential.
01:29
I got nothing visible from two sides.
01:32
Italian 3.5.
01:35
Byrd Street Command.
01:36
Looks like a company's on scene testing.
01:41
The Italian 3 on scene, nothing visible.
01:45
Excuse me a long company on scene.
01:46
1055.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near E Byrd St, Richmond, VA 23219
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
