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Fire alarm at grand rapids residence due to faulty detectorsGrand Rapids MI

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Spear St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm went off at a residence near Spear Street Southwest in Grand Rapids due to smoke, carbon monoxide, and heat detectors activating. It was later determined that the detectors were faulty, and there was no fire.

Audio|Heard on: Kent County Fire and EMS
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02:59
Transcript:
00:00
On a fire alarm activation in a multi-alarm near Spear Street Southwest. Heavy residential smoke alarms, carbon alarms, and heat detector all going off at 1620.
00:17
Rescue 1 on C.
00:20
Rescue 1 in C.
00:26
240 we're clear butterworth.
00:35
Topper 40.
00:40
248, Ralph.
00:43
Pyrus 48, around 1622.2.
00:46
Firenish 441-1622.2.
00:52
Catwood Medics 51 on a Med1 joined the 3810 near Baranagin Court southeast, across of east Paris Avenue for a 76 year old male of (name withheld) and altered LLC dispatch clear at 1623.
01:07
Cant1 N-51 will be in route to that call.
01:10
Kalt1 in-Matic-501 is under service.
01:13
Can't-Wan Engine C-E-1 in-R, Mediq-51 out-of-service.
01:16
1623.
01:21
Pes-G-1 as AMR.
01:23
Presc-R. Mr.D.D.3 is clear.
01:26
Engine 3, clear.
01:39
Front of medical monitors on a Med1 at Trinity Health 475 South State Street Northwest moving in room to very 68-year-old female difficulty walking is confused Rutgers and Route Med1 at 1625.
02:04
45, 775 South State Street, 475 South State Street at the Trinity Health Office,
02:11
60-year-old female there, trouble walking, altered LOC.
02:16
Good one.
02:17
The wide mobile home, nothing showing.
02:25
Scott 31 will be Speer Command on the best feeding.
02:30
Brian Squad 41, you're on scene of a single, sorry, mobile home.
02:33
Nothing's showing.
02:34
You've been out investigating 1626.
02:41
1626.
02:45
Question for your command command command, go ahead.
02:51
Just get any false detectors.
02:52
You can cancel the rest of the assignment.
02:55
Copy, faulty detectors, all incoming virineers can cancel.

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Spear St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548

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