Fire alarm at retirement home caused by bed bug treatment, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at Heritage Oaks Retirement Home on German School Road was triggered accidentally due to bed bug treatment on the first floor.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23, engine 20, truck 9, and battalion 4.
00:05
Fire alarm.
00:06
Near German School Road, at Heritage Oaks Retirement Home.
00:10
Engine 23, Engine 20, truck 9, and battalion 4.
00:15
Fire alarm.
00:16
Near German School Road at Heritage Oaks Retirement Home.
00:21
Cross streets are (name withheld) Road and (name withheld) Road.
00:24
On tap Channel 2.
00:26
Timeout.
00:27
1604.
00:29
Company is marked en route to near German School Road from Heritage Oaks Retirement Home.
00:40
No active, no activation point list.
00:42
Companies are out 1606.
00:50
Engine 10, engine 12, engine 5, engine 6, engine 14, truck 3, truck 6, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 3.
01:00
Smoke inside a structure.
01:03
1657 West Broad Street, at Decorators Warehouse Incorporated.
01:08
Engine, 10, engine 12, engine 5, engine 6, engine 14, truck 3, truck 6, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 3.
01:18
Smoke inside a structure.
01:21
1657 West Broad Street, at Decorators Warehouse Incorporated.
01:26
Cross streets are North Lombardi Street and North Allen Avenue.
01:29
On Pack Channel 4.
01:31
Timeout, 1608.
01:35
The Indian 10, I have hydrant at Allen and Broad.
01:42
I'm going to hydrant at Allen and Broad.
01:50
He's marked the route to 1657 West Broad.
01:55
Smoke inside structure, caused by electrical socket smoking.
02:00
Company's shorter route, 16 on it.
02:03
Regist, truck three's arrived.
02:05
Sorry, residential commercial weapons, and off the side.
02:08
We investigate and have West Broad Street command.
02:12
Copy Truck 3O.C.
02:14
We'll investigate half command,
02:16
16-2.
02:22
From Durham School Road Commission.
02:25
Durham School Road Command. Durham School Road Command.
02:28
It could be accidental activation.
02:31
They're treating for bed bugs on the first floor.
02:35
The treatment activated the alarm.
02:37
23 is going to remain on scene.
02:39
Check the system, all other companies go to make the service.
02:43
First, we have got to have accidental activation, engine 23 to handle all the company's cameras can clear and return to service at 1610.
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Location mentioned:
German School Rd, Richmond, VA 23225
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