False fire alarm at family dentistry due to battery change, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at a two-story family dentistry near Maple Avenue. Upon investigation, it was found to be a false alarm caused by someone changing the battery in the smoke detector. No fire or emergency was present.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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To JT, Truck 7, Responding, 521, Maple Avenue for the alarm, sitting over by the alarm company general occupation.
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From Route 8.5.
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Go for road command.
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Code for command. Code for command. At a compressor issue that dropped pressure.
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You can hold the truck and release engine 21.
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The compressor issue, truck lobting, it'll just 21 return to service the security.
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Two from Calrican, man.
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Hello, echo man.
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Hey sir, we've gained this, so you go every time to serve.
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Truck 7 is on the scene.
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Story, family, dentistry.
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Truck 7 is going in to investigate.
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Truck 7 will have Maple Avenue Command.
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Truck 7, how you're on scene, two story, family dentistry.
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We'll be investigating as Maple Avenue Command, A4th Street.
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From Calray command.
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Cal Ray command, go ahead.
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Mr. We're able to gain entry from a lockbox at the property owner had outside.
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We made contact with the monitoring company as well, and this was actually going to be a tamper signal for the smoke detector.
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It was not actually a smoke detector activation.
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We've made contact also with the homeowner, they're on route to us now.
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And this is going to remain on scene with the RPG.
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Hello? CalRate Command and copy all that 845 hours.
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Question from Maple Avenue Command.
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Maple Avenue Command.
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Everything is fine here.
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The residents, they were changing the battery in the alarm, smoke detecting that set the alarm off.
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Engine 18 and truck 7 return to service.
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And I copy, everything is fine, changing the battery to the detector, all companies return the service.
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Location mentioned:
Near Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA 23225
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