Fire alarm activated at Sycamore Towers, Petersburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire department units responded to a fire alarm at Sycamore Towers in Petersburg, Virginia. The alarm was sounding but no smoke or flames were observed. Crews investigated the ten-story apartment building and confirmed only supervisory alarms were active. Units later cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two, truck one, respond to near South Sycamore Street.
00:03
Near South Sycamore Street, Sycamore Towers in apartment 305.
00:06
Same will be a reference to a fire alarm activation.
00:08
No smoke or flames visible.
00:09
Sycamore is 3rd lane as your call.
00:16
Petersburg 911.
00:18
We’ve got the suspect.
00:19
Your picture can't transfer southbound.
00:22
Okay.
00:28
Two, three, medic twelve, same traffic.
00:33
I have.
00:39
Please, range, did you respond?
00:48
Responding.
00:49
Units en route to near South Sycamore Street, Sycamore Towers for a fire alarm activation.
00:53
No flames or smoke visible.
00:55
No further information provided by the alarm company or correction by the neighbor.
01:01
The alarm is sounding.
01:03
Units en route, Sycamore Three Lane is your call.
01:07
Please break from number withheld on scene.
01:11
Thirteen on scene.
01:17
Engine two is on near South Sycamore Street.
01:20
Ten-story multifamily dwelling.
01:22
We had nothing happening at this time.
01:23
You have engine two officer command.
01:26
Same thing with me.
01:32
Truck one's on scene.
01:36
On scene.
01:42
Truck one from command, you all can go in service when ready.
01:52
Petersburg, one's in service.
01:56
In service.
02:02
Can you two operate from command?
02:06
Is there anything he’s showing on the panel?
02:14
You review that.
02:19
Do you have anything showing on the panel?
02:24
Just the supervisory alarms.
Disclaimer:
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:
Sycamore Towers, Petersburg, VA 23803
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