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Residential fire alarm triggered by smoke detector, Ashland VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 12:20 AM

Ashcake Rd, Ashland, VA 23005

As discussed during the dispatch call, a residential fire alarm was activated by a smoke detector near Ashcake Road, Lewistown Road, and Ash Glade Court. No visible fire was found on arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS

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01:28

Transcript:

00:00

Box 115-2 for engine 410, engine 404, truck 401, and battalion 402.

00:07

For priority 1, residential fire alarm,

00:11

101,

00:12

28 Ashcake Road near Lewistown Road and Ash Glade Court.

00:17

In box 115-2 for engine 410, engine 404,

00:22

truck 413, correction truck 401, and battalion 402, priority 1, residential fire alarm, near Ashcake Road, situations will be handled on TAC 5, Commendip special.

00:40

General.

00:42

32-hour.

00:49

All the units on TAC 5, you're en route to near Ashcake Road.

00:57

Officers are going to be near Lewistown Road in Ash Glade Court.

01:00

We're responding for a residential fire alarm activation.

01:04

This is coming from a smoke detector, unknown fact of where in the road.

01:08

410-44.

01:14

Go ahead. All right, primary water is going to be near Ashcake Road.

01:23

It appears to be about a 700-foot layer.

01:25

We're going to hold our lines.

01:27

If we need it, we'll get you to lay up to us.

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Ashcake Rd, Ashland, VA 23005

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