Fire alarm at behavioral center is false due to malfunction, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 05:10 PM

Near Kempsville Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Central Behavioral Center near Kempsville Road. The alarm was caused by a malfunction. The response was downgraded to non-emergency once the false alarm was confirmed.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Fire Alarm 860 comes to a road, Kempsville Behavioral Center.

00:04

Ashporting out.

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Senator 14, respond to this, Medicin 14 with a sick person call.

00:21

Then, Norview Heights 827, Norview Avenue, Apartment (number withheld), 10th, 2012.

00:25

Pension 10, ladder, 14, fire alarm, near Kempsville Road, Central Behavioral Center, Tack 4.

00:30

Pension, ladder 14, fire alarm, near Kempsville Road, Council Behavior Center on Tack 4.

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Timeout, 2012.

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Timeout, Tender, Route.

00:45

24 route?

00:52

Ladder 10 and Jafor, you're responding for Fire alarm 417 Peace Haven Drive indication is main stair smoke zone 9 and frog zone 10 time is 2013 letter 14 round

01:11

Ladder 14 Engine 10, you're responding for a fire alarm at Kempsville Behavioral Center, near Kempstville Road.

01:18

It's going to be, an indication can be first floor, east hall, middle post station.

01:22

Time is 2013.

01:25

Engine 14, 9014.

01:27

What do you need? Inside.

01:30

Notic 14 is engine 14.

01:33

Glider 10 off. Correction. Ladder 14 off. Locker 14 off.

01:36

Go ahead. Glad of 14, go ahead.

01:46

Yeah, I believe they were here earlier and in the comments here saying it's a malfunctioning. Are they clear enough?

01:55

71914 to engine 14.

01:59

They did not clear you, they said it was a malfunctioning and a false alarm, but they advised the downgrade to a non-emergent response,

02:08

not a cancel.

02:10

Guy 914. Okay, 914.

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Agent 14,

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downgrade.

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Capit down breaks at the left.

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Near Kempsville Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502

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