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False fire alarm at residence near Salem StRichmond VA

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Near Salem St, Richmond, VA 23231

A fire alarm was reported at a residence near Salem Street in Richmond. Firefighters arrived and found no active fire. Engine 8 stayed on scene to help resolve an issue with the audible alarm, while Truck 2 was released from the scene.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8 and truck 2.
00:01
Fire alarm[1].
00:02
Residence near Salem Street.
00:04
Engine 8 and truck 2.
00:06
Fire alarm[1]. Residence near Salem Street.
00:08
Cross streets are Nelson Street and Winchell Street.
00:10
On tap Channel 2.
00:11
Time out, 1230, 6.
00:13
Richmond command.
00:15
In motion. Go ahead and dispatch the phone unit and engine 216-6-3-01, Bigoting Turnpike.
00:22
Proceed. Proceed.
00:23
Engine 21 and foam tankard 1.
00:26
Trash, fire.
00:28
6301, Midlothian Turnpike, at Goodwill Industries.
00:31
Engine 21 and foam tankard 1.
00:33
Trash, fire.
00:34
6301, Midlothian Turnpike, at Goodwill Industries.
00:38
Cross streets are Lavroup Concourse and Old Warwick Road.
00:41
On tap Channel 2.
00:42
Time out, 1238.
00:44
Italian 4 from Engine 21.
00:45
Italian 4 ago.
00:47
Do you want the whole foam tender or do you just want foam for batch mixing?
00:53
We've got a dumpster detached on the trolley side.
00:56
Once we pull the dumpster away from the structure, we're going to move the materials around and saturate it with foam and water.
01:02
Okay, we can bring a container of foam and you can just add that directly to the tank and just use the vehicle.
01:09
Receives. Report to the Brook Concourse, Charlie Sa.
01:12
We want to one copy.
01:15
We'll be in route.
01:16
Richard from Engine 8.
01:17
Engine 8 is on scene near Salem Street.
01:19
Truck 2 can return the service, and they can handle.
01:22
They're having some issues here at the home with the audible alarm.
01:25
We're going to see if we can't be able to some assistance to lead them in the right direction.
01:29
Copy, Engine 8 the handle.
01:30
The Salem Street call, 1241.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Fire alarm

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Near Salem St, Richmond, VA 23231
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