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False fire alarm at Richmond multi-story apartmentRichmond VA

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Near E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23223

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm activation in apartment 419C of a multi-story residential building near East Marshall Street in Richmond. Upon investigation, no visible signs of fire or smoke were found, indicating the alarm was a false alert. The building was checked from all sides with no hazards detected.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1, Engine 11, Truck 2, and Battalion 1. Fire alarm near East Marshall Street, apartment 419 C.
00:11
Engine 1, Engine 11, Engine 5, truck 2, and Battalion 1. Fire alarm.
00:18
Near East Marshall Street, Apartment 419C.
00:23
Cross Street, North 18th Street and Cedar Street.
00:26
On-TAC channel 2.
00:28
Timeout, 0040.
00:36
Engine 20.
00:38
Person down.
00:40
Westover Hills Boulevard and Forest Hill Avenue.
00:43
Engine 20. Person down.
00:45
Westover Hills Boulevard and Forest Hill Avenue.
00:48
On-Pack Channel 2.
00:50
Timeout, 0041.
00:57
Showdown companies in route for the General Fire Alarm, near East Marshall Street, Apartment 419, Charlie,
01:06
it's coming in from a private caller,
01:10
stating that 419C the alarm is going off.
01:14
Showing on our companies en route of 041 hours.
01:21
12th on near East Marshall Street, nothing visible from all four sides of the multi-story residential.
01:27
We'll have Marshall Street command to be investigating. Got the hydrant corner of Cedar and Martyr.
01:36
Richard Coppies in the 12th scene, nothing visible from all four sides.
01:40
The multi-story structure has committed investigating those 043 hours.
01:50
One's on Seine on East Marshal.
01:54
Petro Copies, battalion, one on scene, 044 hours.
02:02
One's on scene, Cedar and Marshal. One's on scene, Cedar and Marshall.
02:06
Venture copies into one of the scene that was there are 44 hours.
02:14
Engine 20,
02:16
go to the traffic.
02:25
We've checked the area, we didn't find anybody in any descriptions at any of the bus stops.
02:31
National 20 to go back to us.
02:34
A rich from copy, check the area. Didn't find anyone in any of the bus stops.
02:38
Return to service, W044 for hours.
02:41
Major One.
02:48
Major One.
02:51
We don't see any of the system is showing normal. How did you say this call came in?
02:58
Private calling.
03:03
One from Battalion One.
03:06
Notes are saying something about Parliament 419C.
03:11
I got up. Yeah, so we're in the fourth floor. Something got a local phone detector, trying to figure out where someone we're from.

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Near E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23223
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