Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Manchester Courthouse, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at Manchester Courthouse caused the evacuation of the building. Fire responders arrived and found an active alarm but no fire. They searched the building but did not find the fire source. The alarm may have been silenced during the investigation. No fire or gas leaks were detected.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 13, engine 17, truck 2, and battalion 3.
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Fire alarm.
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Near Hull Street at Manchester Courthouse.
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Engine 13, engine 17, truck 2, and battalion 3.
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Fire alarm.
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Near Hull Street at Manchester Courthouse.
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Cross streets are West 9th Street and West 10th Street.
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On-Tack Channel 2.
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Timeout[1], 1129.
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Showing companies around near Hull Street City fire alarm.
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It's coming in by a private caller.
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There's an alarm going off with no-smoke fire at level 30.
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208, East Perry Street, 112.
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Engine 6 and truck 7.
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Fire alarm.
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1208, East Terry Street, 1212.
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Cross streets are South 12th Street and South 13th Street.
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Contact Channel 2.
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Timeout[1], 1130.
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13 is on scene of a two-story courthouse building being evacuated.
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Engine 13 will investigate.
01:30
The person cop is 13 to one scene.
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The building is being evacuated.
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Engine 13 is going to be at 1131.
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Truck and I don't see block at the intersection of Grant.
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Just straight copies will be at the corner of Grandview.
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2400, Greyland Avenue,
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Engine 10 and truck 3.
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Unknown order,
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2400, Greyland Avenue.
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Cross streets are South Stafford Avenue and South Robinson Street.
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On-Tack Channel 2.
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Timeout[1], 1131.
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6, a speech in contact.
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Truck 6, patient contact, 1132.
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24.
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Into 24. All right, gas lines checked not leaking.
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24 to handle return arrest.
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Richmond copies,
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no gas leak,
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all other companies on scene of law, if you can return the service, $1.30,000.
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You can show me clear the service.
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Take one on top of your company, return the service.
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Italian three is okay.
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Sorry, 3OC, 1133.
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Richmond from Engine 13.
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Engine 13, go ahead.
03:33
Hey, we do have an active alarm here.
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The panel's not saying where it's coming from, so we're walking the building, trying to find the source.
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Richmond copies active alarm, and Tiffin located source, 1133.
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Engine 13 from Battalion 3.
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I'll go ahead and assume command while you guys investigate.
03:55
I'm not sure if somebody just silenced the alarm.
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I don't hear it anymore.
04:00
Yeah, I just tried for a reset just to see if it will hold.
04:04
We're not seeing where it's from.
04:06
The sheriff's working here, not sure where it started either.
04:12
All right, Captain, if you need any other units to come in and walk the facility with you, just let me know.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hull Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23224
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