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False fire alarm at Starlight Building, no hazards foundGainesville FL

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Near NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32609

A fire alarm activated at the Starlight Building near NE Waldo Rd in Gainesville. Fire units responded and investigated the medium-sized commercial building. They found no visible signs of fire or any active hazard. The alarm was a false activation and all units were released.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
engine one, tower one, engine three, district one,
00:03
responding, high life has an alarm. near NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville.
00:08
near NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville.
00:12
Starlight Building 32V2.
00:16
It's be a general fire alarm, called in by Johnson Control.
00:21
Take contact on scene.
00:23
Zero 516. District 1, message proceeds.
00:31
Plagrin 3.
00:34
On scene of a medium-sized commercial building, we do have visual alarms activated.
00:41
Engine 3 will be investigated mode. We have nothing showing.
00:44
Engine 3 will be establishing Walder Road Command.
00:47
On scene, medium-sized commercial building, visible alarms activated, nothing showing investigated mode, Walder Road Command, 0519 hours.
00:54
All right,
00:57
Joe.
01:02
All the road command. All the road command.
01:05
All 13 uniforms, 5th Avenue, Powerhouse, Faith and Praise, Plains advising that the church door is wide open and then the line disconnect. He disconnected the line, we got voice on call back to do.
01:21
All responding units can slow their response until we can confirm.
01:28
Per command, slow down all responding units to the highlight hazard line.
01:33
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01:41
Press 31 responding, responding sick person 310, northwest 15th Street, 310, no plus 15th Street, Apartment, 4A8 of the Viceroy.
01:48
30-year-old female conscious and breathing of general fueling from unwellness, ill, and pain in her whole body, make contact on scene in 0541 hours.
01:55
All right, command.
01:57
Alder Road Command.
02:03
360 completed.
02:06
There are no active hazards.
02:10
Engine 3 and the tower can handle. We can release all the other units.
02:17
Per command, no active hazard, 360 complete, engine 3, Tower 1 can handle releasing all the units 305.21.

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Near NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32609

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