False fire alarm caused by sprinkler activation in Denton County, Denton TX
Fire & ArsonA waterflow alarm at a building near East Higree Street was upgraded to a secondary fire alert after a caller reported flames above smoke. Upon arrival, firefighters found no fire but discovered that the sprinkler system had been activated. The sprinkler activation was being turned off and no actual fire occurred at the scene.
Audio|Source: Denton County Fire Departments
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Waterflow alarm, near East Higree Street, Channel Assignments 4, between Northwood Street and South Rural Street. Timeout, 1358, Truck 1.
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Engine 2. Secondary Fire, near East Higree Street, Channel Assignance 4, between Northwood Street and South Rural Street, Timeout, 1400, Battalion 1, and Engine 2.
00:34
Metagate, Medical Emergency 2, (number withheld), South Interstate 3 5 East, Channel Assignment 2, between South Midhill Road and Thakras-Page Road, Timeout, 1400, Metagate.
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Thank you.
00:58
Last year, you're not coming across.
01:07
Since then after this water flow, it ended up being upgraded to a secondary fire. The caller saying that there are flames above the top of their smoke.
01:19
Your 514, second district, back in service.
01:28
I'll be investigating.
01:31
Repeat.
01:37
surely your 514 bank of service.
01:40
Can we hear a minute cut in any more in the hospital?
01:46
Where do you see?
01:51
Changes structure fire.
02:04
Engine 671, medic 671, respond to a citizen assist near leg crest drive, respond on EMS2.
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Engine 671, medic 6-7-1, respond to citizen-assist near leg crest drive, respond on EMS2.
02:20
It's kind of clear, 14.05.
02:35
Meeting 2 is on scene.
02:43
County Medics 6773.
02:45
So,
02:49
Medics 6703 en route.
02:55
Your 514 is back to the station.
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Italian 2. Condention 6.
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That's one.
03:12
You can say there is no fire, is that correct?
03:18
Affirmative.
03:19
No fire. We have a sprinkler activation.
03:22
We're in the process of getting turned off.
03:24
And we're going to need some help squeeze in out there in apartment.
03:33
Receive, do you need one or two more engines besides you and engine two?
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I think truck one engine to be sufficient.
03:48
Receive, fire alarm battalion one.
03:51
Recy, I can show all he has clear except for truck one and engine two.
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Receive, I'll be remaining on scene for a few minutes as well.
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