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False fire alarm at residential facility due to cookingGainesville FL

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Near SE 18th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32641

A fire alarm was triggered at a residential facility near Southeast 18th Terrace. Upon arrival, responders determined the alarm was false and caused by cooking smoke. No fire was present.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 60 available. Engine 30, you're responding to a small structure of fire alarm, near Southeast 18th Terrace,
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near Southeast 18th Terrace. You're responding in reference to hallway smoke detected.
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I have a residential facility.
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It's 1308.
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Engine 60, best received the show schedule.
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Engine 60 Vail. Engine 30, you're responding to a small structure, fire alarm, near Southeast 18th.
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You're responding in reference to a hallway smoke detect.
00:31
I have a residential facility.
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It's 1308. Engine 3.
00:39
Copy, continuing call to verify.
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Continue on line 8 and 9. We're going to continue to call to verify.
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Copy, continuing call to verify.
00:58
Rescue 24. Rescue 24.
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Rescue 24.
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Rescue 24, patient care transfer, 1310.
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All right, short from Rescue 24.
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Rescue 24.
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Patient care transfer.
01:12
Rescue 24 patient care transfer, 1310.
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Have you engine 3 available, FOXTRAV 7.
01:31
It was activated due to cooking. Or can't alarm.
01:35
Oh, I turn 3.
01:38
Make contact with the resident.
01:40
Confirm, false alarm, activation due to cooking.
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You can close out F7, Fox Trot 7, and show engine 3 available.
01:47
Copy engine 3 available, Fox Trots 7.
01:49
It was activated due to cooking.

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Near SE 18th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32641

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