Fire alarm at Collegiate Apartments, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm at Collegiate Apartments near West Bacon Street in Richmond. Crews investigated and determined the alarm originated from the building's air duct system. The situation was found to be under control, and all units were cleared to return to service.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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01:43
Transcript:
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Engine five, engine six, engine fourteen, truck six, and battalion one.
00:05
Fire alarm.
00:07
Near West Bacon Street at Collegiate Apartments, building five.
00:12
Engine five, engine six, engine fourteen, truck six, and battalion one.
00:17
Fire alarm.
00:19
Near West Bacon Street at Collegiate Apartments, building five.
00:24
Cross streets are Rowan Street and Chamberlayne Parkway.
00:27
On tac, channel two.
00:29
Time out, 2050.
00:35
All companies are near Bacon Street for the fire alarm.
00:38
Short of fire alarm at this location.
00:41
Short all companies around 2051 hours.
00:47
Engine five will have command and investigate.
00:50
Engine five on scene, visible from the front side of a four-story apartment building.
00:54
Both units ask gas command.
00:55
2052.
01:03
Engine seventeen,
01:05
chest pain.
01:07
Hull Street and West 21st Street.
01:09
Engine seventeen,
01:11
chest pain,
01:12
Hull Street and West 21st Street.
01:15
On tac channel two.
01:17
Time out 2054.
01:20
Richmond from Engine five.
01:25
Engine five, go ahead.
01:29
This was an alarm in the air duct system.
01:34
Engine five can handle, all other companies returning to service.
01:38
Received alarm in the air duct system.
01:40
Engine five handle, all others returning to service 2054.
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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:
W Bacon St building 5, Richmond, VA 23222
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