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Commercial fire alarm at church near Market StreetChapel Hill NC

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Market St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was triggered at Christ United Methodist Church near Market Street in Chapel Hill. Fire units including Engine 35 and Carrboro Ladder 1 responded to the alarm. The building is a single-level commercial structure with no visible fire found on arrival. The alarm was activated in the water flow zone on the north side. Most units were cleared after confirming no active fire.

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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 35, Carrboro Ladder 1, Battalion 4, near Market Street, at Christ United Methodist Church, commercial fire alarm.
00:10
Engine 35, Carboro Ladder 1, Battalion 4, near Market Street.
00:16
At Christ, United Methodist Church, commercial fire alarm.
00:21
Cross streets Codai Road and Shunach Road.
00:24
Ups 3. Time of 1503.
00:31
Communications from Carrboro Ladder 1, we acknowledge.
00:37
Carrboro Ladder 1, copy at 1504.
00:43
Battalion 2 and Route in Route Place Battalion 4.
00:45
2 in Route 3.35 respond.
00:54
Mr. 35 and Battalion 2, copy in Route 2 near Market Street at 1504.
01:03
Responding to a commercial fire alarm received from the alarm monitoring company.
01:08
No zone of activation give us.
01:09
Communications probably was clear.
01:15
One clear from Duke at 506.
01:27
Agent 35 on.
01:28
You've got a single-level commercial station construction.
01:32
Nothing visible.
01:33
Three sides, engine 35 will have command.
01:36
We'll be out in this case.
01:41
5 on-seat streets 1506 last unit on-off one last unit on off one.
01:56
Connecticut 4 on scene.
02:00
Hastings Road at 1607.
02:07
Command.
02:09
can clear all units with the exception of engine 35.
02:12
Market Street Command, copy, clearing all units to the exception of engine 35 at 1508.
02:19
Right on one copy.
02:25
Five from communications.
02:28
Go ahead.
02:32
Additional activation from the alarm monitoring company.
02:36
Water flow zone.
02:38
North.
02:40
N35, copy at 1509.

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Market St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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