False fire alarm at Apple Infinite Loop office building, Cupertino CA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at the Apple Infinite Loop office complex. Responding units found smoke venting from an exhaust port but no evidence of a fire inside the building. Workers were evacuated and the alarm appeared to be false. The situation was investigated and no smoke was detected inside the building.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Clara County Fire Dispatch - Command 72
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04:34
Transcript:
00:00
All units responding to the full first, switch over to Command 72[2].
00:11
Engine 75.
00:14
Fire alarm activation in Los Altos area.
00:24
Engine 71, a fire alarm[1] is going off.
00:28
There is smoke venting from an exhaust port.
00:35
Ending 71, do you copy?
00:38
Yes, everyone copies.
00:39
Confirm,
00:40
Apple Security says it is at Apple Infinite Loop.
00:46
The alarm is going off there.
00:48
Security is sent to both locations for updates.
01:01
Thank you very much.
01:02
Agent 75, it could be a fire alarm[1] for a smoke detector.
01:07
It may have been set off by the community fire.
01:10
Agent 75.
01:12
25, police.
01:23
Engine 71, ESO is on scene.
01:26
So far they see nothing.
01:30
General copies.
01:32
On scene at four-story office building with workers outside.
01:36
Strobes are going off.
01:38
Smoke detectors are active right now.
01:41
Apple incident command is set up.
01:48
Four-story office building, workers outside, strobe going off, no smoke found, setting up incident command.
01:59
That's Trucks 71 and 72.
02:03
Checking the area around Parkwayway.
02:14
Units are on scene near Infinite Loop office complex.
02:29
Engine 72 on scene.
02:37
Command 72[2], Safety 72 is active.
02:52
Command 72[2], update from aides requested.
03:04
Just an update on the airway to the aides.
03:08
This is 44.
03:10
The floor is clear.
03:18
At the fire alarm[1] control panel, fourth floor alarm is going off but no smoke is detected in the building.
03:26
Engine 78, confirm your response.
03:34
Engine 78 will respond.
04:03
One event pointed out at 1 Infinite Loop.
04:09
Checking one more location afterwards.
04:15
Construction is ongoing in building one.
04:21
There is a strobe active.
04:27
One more location to check, then clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Alarm activation/fire alarm call
[2]
Command 72: Incident command radio channel 72 used for tactical/command communications
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Location mentioned:
One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014
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