False fire alarm at Richmond apartment building, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 11:07 AM

Near E Brookland Park Blvd, Richmond, VA 23222

Fire units responded to a fire alarm in an apartment near East Brookland Park Boulevard. After investigation, there was no smoke or fire found. The alarm was caused by the smoke detector sounding without an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Engine 15, engine 14, truck 6, and battalion 1.

00:05

Fire alarm near East Brookland Park Blvd, Apartment 301 at Bethlehem Wilson Wilson Communities Incorporated.

00:13

Engine 15, engine 14, truck 6 and Battalion 1.

00:18

Fire alarm.

00:20

Near East Brookland Park Blvd, Apartment 301 at Bethlehem Wilson Wilson Communities Incorporated.

00:27

Cross streets are Woodcliff Avenue and 2nd Avenue. Contact Channel 2.

00:32

Timeout, 1407.

00:38

Somebody shown a route to near East Brookland Park Blvd, Apartment 301,

00:43

on the smoke detector alarm,

00:46

complaint advisor alarm going off, springless going off.

00:49

Companies are out 1408.

00:57

And then 15-0C, mid-rise apartment building, nothing drone from the Alpha Side.

01:02

15-0-5 command, now investigating.

01:05

Mission copy, 15-0C, nothing visible from the Alpha Side,

01:09

multi-storage, facility.

01:11

The team will investigate half a man 14-09.

01:14

Richard, you can show battalion one on scene, near East Brookland Park Blvd.

01:20

You got a four-story type five multi-family.

01:22

Three-six has been completed, nothing visible from all sides.

01:27

Engine 15 will maintain command while investigating.

01:34

Pressure Copts, the battalion, one or a scene.

01:37

360 complete, nothing visible. 15 will retain command,

01:41

14, 13.

01:46

This one from command.

01:49

Investigate alarm in 301, no smoke, no fire, just audible smoke sector's going off.

01:59

Christian Coppies, Department 301, no smoke, no fire.

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Near E Brookland Park Blvd, Richmond, VA 23222

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