Commercial fire alarm caused by basement steam, Falls Church VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a commercial fire alarm near Seminary Road and Scoville Street. Upon arrival, responders found only steam coming from the basement and no active fire was confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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02:21
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 428, truck 410.
00:02
On Channel 4, Bravo, Box 41093[1], commercial fire alarm, near Seminary Road and Scoville Street.
00:11
Engine 428, truck 410.
00:14
On Channel 4, Bravo, Fox 41093, commercial fire alarm, near Seminary Road.
00:20
Near Seminary Road, cross street Scoville Street.
00:24
Engine 422, truck 422.
00:27
On Channel 422, Box 422.19, commercial fire alarm, near Warrard Park Lane and Narnwood Court.
00:36
Engine 422, truck 422, on Channel 412, commercial fire alarm, near Warrard Park Lane and Narnwood Court.
00:54
Engine 422, stand by.
00:58
Engine 428 from Fairfax.
01:02
Engine 428 from Fairfax.
01:04
Engine 428 from Fairfax.
01:07
Top 410 from Fairfax.
01:12
410 from Fairfax.
01:15
2428.
01:20
Do you want me to hold off upgrading to a structure fire?
01:27
Let me at least get around the side of the building.
01:29
We're on site, Charlie.
01:31
We'll keep it as is for now.
01:34
2236.
01:35
Engine 422, go ahead.
01:39
The alarm company and call if they can get a key holder.
01:43
Direct, we'll give them a call.
01:45
2236.
01:51
Verfax from truck 410.
01:53
Do you have the caller on the line?
01:59
Negative. We got the call from the initial call from an alarm company.
02:03
Let me check on the other, the secondary caller, see if we can get a phone number for them.
02:11
All of you have is steam coming up from the basement.
02:18
We're going to try to get the phone number and contact the previous caller as well.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Box 41093: Dispatch box number identifying the incident's geographic/operational assignment
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Location mentioned:
Seminary Rd, Falls Church, VA 22041
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