Fire alarm at apartment building on Monument Avenue, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment building near Monument Avenue. No flames or smoke were visible, but an audible alarm was heard from apartment four. Crews investigated multiple access points and contacted the building manager.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 18, engine 12, truck 7, and battalion 2.
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Fire alarm.
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Near Monument Avenue.
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Engine 18, engine 12, truck 7, and battalion 2.
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Fire alarm.
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Near monument avenue.
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Cross streets are Wayne Street and North Belmont Avenue.
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On tap Channel 2.
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Time out, 1336.
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Companies responding, near Monument Avenue.
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The caller reports the fire line was going off at their neighbor's house.
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No flames or smoke visible.
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Battalion 2 is on scene.
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We've got a three-story, masonry constructed,
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multifamily dwelling, nothing visible from the alpha side of the structure.
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Battalion 2 will assume Monument Command.
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First unit on scene and PSV Engine 18 will be Investigative Group.
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Battalion 2 on scene, nothing visible.
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18 is investigative group.
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13.309. Right, Monument Command to units, 360 is complete.
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I do have an audible alarm on the Charlie side of the structure.
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36 to complete, audible alarm on the Charlie side.
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Investigative group to Monument Avenue Command.
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He can't switch the back to me.
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Investigative group to Monument Avenue Command.
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Go ahead.
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We do have an audible alarm going off in apartment number four.
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I got personnel going around to see about popping the back window instead of breaking the door.
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I copy.
02:19
Oh,
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smell of anything.
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Yeah, I couldn't smell or see anything from the Charlie Sabbath.
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You hear the alarm.
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18 Charlie.
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The back door is locked and so is the window.
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We can attempt to break the window if you want or break the lock.
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Yeah, I'd prefer that you not break the window if we can somehow access it from a lot.
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18 going to try to get the front door,
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use it.
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I copy.
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Okay, engine 18 from command.
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There is an air conditioner in the door on that first floor.
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That might also be an access point.
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18 almost had the front door open now, gee.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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The man from Truck 7 X-ray, I have the building manager here.
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Location mentioned:
Near Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23221
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