False alarm at commercial building on East Severn Way

Heard on: Loudoun County VA Fire-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Loudoun Direct Zero Six Nineteen, paramedic engine 600 and twenty-four, rescue 600 and eighty-five, responding six Bravo, block 600 and twenty-four, twenty-five commercial fire alarm, (number withheld) East Severn Way, Cross Street, Jesse Court.

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Call from the alarm company,

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general alarm for zone one, 0620 .

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Paramedic engine 06:11 , again.

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Possible drop in water pressure in the area, caused the alarm.

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There is no hazard, alarm's been reset, myself and the truck are ready.

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Loudoun Direct Zero Six Twenty Two.

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This is 600 and twenty-four on the scene.

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Side alpha, one story commercial.

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Nothing evident.

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We have our own hydrant.

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Building's been evacuated.

2026-10-23 10:17 UTC

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E Severn Way, Sterling, VA 20166

False alarm at commercial building on East Severn Way

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a one-story business near East Severn Way and Jesse Court. The alarm company reported a general alarm, and responders noted a possible water-pressure drop as the cause. No hazard was found, the alarm was reset, and the building was evacuated.

False alarm at commercial building on East Severn Way

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