High-rise fire alarm triggered by manual pull station, Tysons VA
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS units responded to a high-rise fire alarm at a building near Tysons Central Street, Tysons, Virginia. The alarm was activated by a manual pull station on the ground floor. No active fire was found upon arrival. Crews are monitoring the situation, including checking the basement area and fire control room due to initial reports of a transformer noise near a gas line.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
05:58
Transcript:
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On Channel 4 Delta Box, 42905, High Rise Fire, near Tysons Central Street, Lunanette Tysons, Cross Street, William Tyson Street.
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Engine 424, Engine 414, Engine 418, and 442, Truck 429, Power 401, Rescue 402, Metac 429, Ambulance 4304, ALF 404, Battalion 402, Battalion 401, Safety 401,
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On Channel 4 Delta Box 42905[1], high-rise fire, near Tysons Central Street, Lunanek-Tisans, Cross Street, Will William Tyson Street.
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Engine 2.104, Bravo, Fox,
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40596, Residential Fire Up in Place, near Cross Street, Caitlin Mary Place.
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Engine 2104, on Channel 4, Bravo, Fox 40596, Residential Fire Alarm, near Cross Street, Caitlin Mary Place.
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Engine 440, Matic 432.32.
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On Channel 4, Bravo, Box, 43291, EMS Level 1, near Cross Street, Campus Drive at Gratwick Road.
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Engine 440, Matick 432.
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On Channel 4, Bravo, Box, 43291, EMS Level 1, near Cross Street, Campus Drive at Bradwick Road.
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Scott 510 Robbo, 10, 104, 11, 10.
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Robert 510, 104, 106, 11, 10.
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A 32-story residential high-rise, no active fire found Alpha and Delta.
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We'll be going with the crew of four,
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along with truck 429. I'll give you a panel report here a minute, okay?
02:07
All right, copy on the 32-story high rise. I'm arriving on scene.
02:12
Sounds like the transformer in the basement near gas line. Less supplements.
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2.40.
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Suspicious, present,
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8735, Richard Highway, McDonald.
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White male bread hair wearing all black, acting strange, appropriately responding to 20 years of age, standing against the wall outside.
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1111.
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All right, I got me home.
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APP 92?
02:58
Go ahead.
03:02
I have card issue. Can you please show me on scene?
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12.
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721.
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1721. 1112.
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Time 402 is unseen.
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We want to establish command on the Alpha Bravo corner.
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This is another weird high-rise. We're going to label Side Alpha facing where Fire Station 429 is by Delta faces Route 7. Main entrance is before my buggy.
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Fairfax is direct, 1112.
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1113
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Airwell, it's down, I'll tell you what the world is?
04:17
Great year, James.
04:25
Yeah, I'm already copying that you're going down to the basement level with someone from the building.
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I'll be monitoring for November. I hear that you're having radio difficulties.
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Fairfax, you can go out and start at CSU.
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Copy that the UFO is calling now.
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Energy 429.
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Go ahead.
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The building is in an alarm.
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The only device activates a manual pull station.
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On the first floor, which is the ground level, zone 3.
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Let's go ahead and label this P4, which is going to be the lowest level,
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P3, P2, P1 through 32,
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and then there is a penthouse above 32, okay?
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Okay?
05:16
All right, I copy. You said the manual pull station on floor number one, which is the ground floor, correct?
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Affirmative.
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We're going to hang tight in the fire control room until truck 29 comes back with a report once we identify in a tax stairwell, I'll let you know, okay?
05:35
All I copy.
05:36
All units, make sure you have one member of your crew on 4 November. I expect we're going to have major radio difficulties with the basement of this building.
05:45
Four levels of garage below floor labeling P4, P3, P2, P1, and one-332. Problems on P1 right now have engine 429 stand by floor number one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Box 42905: Geographic dispatch or assignment area code for incident location.
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Location mentioned:
Near Tysons Central St, Tysons, VA 22182
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