False alarm at high-rise building pull station, Virginia Beach VA
Fire units responded to a pull station alarm activation on the fourth floor of a 15-story high-rise building on Main Street in Virginia Beach. After investigation, the alarm was determined to be false and the system was reset without incident.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
04:10
Transcript:
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4-5-25 Main Street, engine on.
00:04
Engine-0.
00:06
Engine 35.
00:12
Fire 22.
00:14
Light 22.
00:16
2nd.
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Engine 35.
00:22
3G 35.
00:27
All right, copy, I'll answer the attack channel.
00:29
I'm responding from Town Center on Main Street.
00:35
Ladder 7, Car 10.
00:39
Yeah, I know we're having issues over here.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:44
Hi, copy. We're exiting the ball if you want us to respond instead of ladder 22.
00:52
Okay,
00:53
a lot of points you can clear, I'll add you on the case.
00:56
A lot of seven.
01:01
T.7, Cartin, we'll get clear a call on the middle neck in the boulevard if you want us to replace engine 35.
01:08
Good, so I got it on the channel one.
01:12
Copy.
01:18
There's a nodding, 15-story high-rise, we can have evacuation of progress.
01:21
We'll be operating in an investigative mode or establish command.
01:25
We do not have our own water.
01:28
All right, I got me on, we're robin.
01:29
You're in the investigation mode, you've got an active alarm.
01:32
I'm on the scene.
01:33
I'll establish command.
01:39
It starts in the ladder 20, you can clear in the ladder sub and communicate.
01:46
Light just one due cows being clear.
01:50
Alarm panel stating pull station activated fourth floor by room 459 on for heading that way now.
01:59
Copy pull station, alarm panel on four.
02:01
You're heading up there now.
02:07
Okay, that copies.
02:09
Second-do engine arrive on agent seven.
02:16
A copy priority or non-priority?
02:23
I copied initially non-urgency.
02:26
What did you say after that?
02:29
Priority.
02:31
Therefore, I'll have them respond priority.
02:38
The three-year-old pool station is going to be a false alarm.
02:40
Engine 9-vail to handle, be clear all yet.
02:43
All right, you have the panel yet?
02:49
The, um, the, um, the, um, the, um, the, um, the, um,
02:53
We're heading the floor.
02:54
The floor right now.
02:57
Okay, I'm going to hold you in the ladder.
02:58
That way we can get the reset and just haven't even clear.
03:04
Some copies of the floor.
03:10
Driving at the panel.
03:14
(name withheld).
03:16
Inspector out here with the multiple cases.
03:18
I mean, I know this is a one-off, but did you fix the problem at the other area?
03:22
Yes, sir, the other side is taken care of.
03:26
They're in test mode.
03:27
They were supposed to be in test mode and it ended.
03:30
That's all six.
03:35
Okay, I got ready.
03:36
We have a blood going around.
03:37
Thanks.
03:42
Saturday 7, engine 9.
03:43
Do you need help up there?
03:47
He's made it to the panel.
03:49
Yeah, let's like that.
03:50
Excuse me.
03:54
Is it okay to let these people back in?
04:02
That's right.
04:08
22, the ambulance 426.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
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