False fire alarm at Main Street building, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported fire alarm near East Main Street in Richmond. On arrival, no visible fire was found at the multi-story building. Investigation revealed the alarm was activated accidentally during renovation work, and the call was cleared as a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:33
Transcript:
00:00
Engine one and truck two, fire alarm near Main Street.
00:06
Engine one and truck two, fire alarm near Main Street.
00:12
Cross streets are Pear Street and Peach Street.
00:15
On TAC channel two.
00:17
Time out 0847.
00:24
All companies responding near Main Street for the general fire alarm, strong audible commercial alarm.
00:31
That's a north stair pressure called in by Rapid Response.
00:36
Missouri 47 out.
00:42
One's on scene, near Main Street.
00:44
Nothing visible from a multi-story residential building.
00:47
Engine one will be investigating near Main Street Commission.
00:51
Central graphic, engine one on scene.
00:53
Nothing visible.
00:54
Be investigating. Has commands at 800 and forty-nine.
00:57
Engine one is at hydrant near Main.
01:00
Main interior.
01:05
You have the hydrant in main interior?
01:08
Three fifty zero one.
01:17
Be advised, a complainant reported renovations caused the alarm to go off.
01:25
Fire can disregard.
01:32
Received.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E Main St, Richmond, VA 23223
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