False fire alarm at new apartment on Orleans Avenue, Richmond VA
Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at a five-story building near Orleans Street in Richmond. Upon arrival, no flames or smoke were seen. The alarm was traced to a new apartment building at the corner of Orleans and Williamsburg. Fire crews found a small amount of smoke coming from a chimney but no emergency situation was present.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:25
Transcript:
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Engine 8, engine 1, truck 2, battalion 1, fire alarm,
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(number withheld) Orleans Street. Engine 8, engine 1, truck 2, battalion 1, fire alarm, (number withheld) Orleans Street.
00:16
Cross Streets are Guided Street and South 37th Street on Tech Channel 2.
00:21
Timeout,
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(number withheld).
00:28
So I think copy, we'll catch you.
00:32
Into 20 on scene, two-story single family detached.
00:35
We have nothing shown from Alpha Bravo, Delta, Charlie. We'll be out investigating Havnuket in command.
00:41
20 on scene, nothing visible in command investigating (number withheld).
00:48
Committee showed a Route (number withheld) Orleans Street for the fire alarm. Completed advise of smoke alarms going off in the building.
00:56
Advise (number withheld) Orleans. Five stories.
01:00
No flames of smoke visible.
01:03
Companies are out of (number withheld).
01:12
Richmond,
01:14
Engine 8's on scene, (number withheld) Orleans Street. We have a two-story warehouse complex.
01:21
Nothing visible from the A side of the structure.
01:24
The engine 8 will have command and be investigating.
01:28
Proceeding. Engine 8 will see nothing visible.
01:31
We'll investigate half command at (number withheld).
01:38
Italian three on scene got a two-story brick single family dwelling detached nothing shown from the alpha or Delta side I'll go ahead and take command engine 20 to be my investigation group
01:50
Dyn3 on scene nothing visible assuming command (number withheld)
02:00
It's been from Orleans Street Command.
02:03
This does not appear to be coming from (number withheld) Orleans Street, appears to be coming from a new apartment building at the corner of Orleans and Williamsburg. I believe the address is going to be 400 Orleans.
02:22
The option copies the updated location 400 Orleans Avenue,
02:27
(number withheld).
02:32
All right, Richmond from Orleans Command.
02:38
Orleans Commit.
02:41
Can you make a phone call for emergency contact?
02:50
I just finished the 360.
02:52
Other than a little bit of smoke coming out of the chimney.
02:55
Nothing to have the order on the outside either.
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Emergency contact number,
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(number withheld).
03:11
(number withheld).
03:16
Check copies, (number withheld).
03:20
And truck two,
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if you will bring me your Knox Box key, and see if there's anything in the Knoxbox.
03:33
To disregard a knock request, there is no knockbox, the door's missing off the knockstop.
03:44
Richmond from Orleans Street Command. We do have an audible alarm[1] active.
03:50
We're doing a walk around of the structure now. This is a five-story structure.
03:56
First floor appears clear.
04:00
Virgin Coppies.
04:03
First floor, Pierce, Clears, five-store instruction at (number withheld).
04:14
A, from Truck 2.
04:17
Go ahead, truck.
04:19
Do they have the old style or new style Knoxbox key?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
audible alarm: The alarm is sounding at the location
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Location mentioned:
Near Orleans St, Richmond, VA 23231
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