False fire alarm at Dominion Place Apartments in Richmond, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke detector activation at Dominion Place Apartments near West Grace Street in Richmond. No flames or smoke were found. Two medical patients were treated on scene. The alarm was later confirmed as a false alarm caused by the building's test mode during pest control spraying.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
This is not smoke or fire.
00:01
Do you have a smoke detector activated.
00:03
We're trying to make entry now.
00:04
Copy active smoke detector.
00:05
No flames or fire at this time.
00:08
No flames or smoke at this time.
00:09
10.47. In 10.
00:10
Your respondent, truck file is there for a different patient.
00:13
I'm unsure where your patient is at this point.
00:18
Truck files operator reference, we've got the patient outside.
00:21
The remainder of our crew is working with him while the lieutenant investigates fire alarm.
00:24
Received two medical patients and a fire alarm at the same location.
00:28
23 is unseen LeBrow.
00:30
23 can retain command.
00:31
1040 an hour.
00:32
Go ahead for truck five.
00:33
Do you want the additional file alarm assignment to respond?
00:36
Yes, go out ahead and Keith.
00:37
We're still investigating.
00:38
The rest of our crew is freed up from our EMS call.
00:40
We're going to meet up with the lieutenant right now and check what's going on with that.
00:43
We'll have all from truck five, Charlie.
00:45
Go ahead. Purve facility maintenance, they're supposed to be put into the system in test mode for the fire alarm at 10.25 that was, Grace.
00:52
That's what it told me off top as well.
00:53
(number withheld) West Gray Street at Dominion Place Apartments.
00:57
Engine 5, engine 6, engine 12, truck 10, and Battalion 2.
01:02
Fire alarm.
01:03
(number withheld) West Gray Street at Dominion Place Apartments.
01:07
Cross streets are North Harrison Street and Ryland Street.
01:10
On tap Channel 2.
01:11
Timeout, 1050.
01:13
Sorry, 2 is a rough.
01:14
Can't cancel the balance on the fire alarm.
01:16
The other patient is with now, they don't need help, they can cancel the engine for that one.
01:23
We got our engine, or our guy we're working with now.
01:26
No. Okay. All right, all companies responding to the fire alarm with (number withheld) West Gray Street can cancel.
01:30
Truck 5 already on scene.
01:31
How about their handling it? All right comes clear, return to service from West Grace, 10 51 hours.
01:37
(number withheld) West Grace Street, at Dominion Place Apartments.
01:40
Cross streets are North Harrison Street and Rylan Street.
01:43
On tap Channel 2.
01:44
Timeout, 1051.
01:46
So to recap, both EMS patients have been taken care of.
01:49
The building is in tests now.
01:50
They're sprayed for bugs all through the day.
01:52
All right, I copy.
01:54
10.52 hours.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23220
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