Planned fire drill causes unnecessary fire alarm response


A fire alarm was triggered by a planned fire drill, leading to a response from emergency units. The organization responsible did not notify the alarm company about the drill.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
Fire to touch. Sorry, the dispatch 114. Take contact with the RP. They said this was a planned fire drill. Would you follow up with the alarm company to see why they sent us? And in 114, the responsible must not have put the system in test with the alarm company and did not record a fire drill to us, which is likely the reason for dispatch. The document is made contact with the responsible on-scene planned fire drill. Our dispatch, engine 94 on-scene, out-investigating.
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Location mentioned:
Dinwiddie Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
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