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Fire alarm triggered by malfunctioning smoke detector, Richmond VA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Geneva Dr, Richmond, VA 23224

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm near Geneva Drive at the (name withheld) residence. The cause was a malfunctioning smoke detector. No fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23 and truck 8 fire alarm.
00:04
Near Geneva Drive.
00:07
Engine 23 and truck 8.
00:09
Fire alarm.
00:11
Near Geneva Drive.
00:13
Cross streets are Lanz Road and St. Moritz Drive.
00:16
Contact Channel 2.
00:18
Timeout, 1620.
00:24
Somebody showed a route to near Geneva Drive for the keypad activation at the (name withheld) residence.
00:33
Company showed the route at 1621.
00:35
This is a drive.
00:39
We have a single-story, single-family structure.
00:45
Nothing showing from the opposite side.
00:47
23 is going to investigate.
00:50
23 will have command.
00:56
23 all seen, nothing is all seen.
00:58
All the investigation happened for me is 1625.
01:05
Pressure, Richmond.
01:06
It's a two-story,
01:10
single family.
01:13
Copy two-story, single family.
01:20
Richmond probably is 23.
01:23
23.
01:29
It's a malfunctioning smoke detector.
01:32
It's 23 to handle if you can send Truck 8 back to service.
01:37
Copy, 23 to handle, truck take in return.

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Location mentioned:
Geneva Dr, Richmond, VA 23224

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