Fire crews check alarm at Washington Square Apartments, Kalamazoo MI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Washington Square Apartments near Collins Street in Kalamazoo. Crews checked the alarm on the fifth floor but found no visible fire from the exterior. The situation appeared to be contained, and only select units remained on the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo MI Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Commercial fire alarm for Engine Two, Squad Six, and Truck Six.
00:03
Engine Two, Squad Six, and Truck Six at Washington Square Apartments, near Collins St.
00:08
Near Collins Street, cross of Portage.
00:10
It's going to be a Zone Two general alarm.
00:13
Time was twenty-two thirty-five.
00:14
No key holder.
00:15
Twenty-two forty.
00:21
Dispatch to Squad Six or Truck Six, are you clear on the tones?
00:26
We're both en route.
00:28
10-4, thank you.
00:30
Engine Two's twenty-six.
00:32
Multifamily structure.
00:33
Nothing showing from the exterior.
00:36
Standing on scene of the multifamily structure, nothing showing from the exterior?
00:42
Engine Two city alarm panel is indicating the fifth floor.
00:45
We're heading there to check it out.
00:48
Clear at fifth floor.
00:51
Engine Two to L Six, we're just going to need a fan.
00:53
I would recommend a strike, holding Engine Two.
00:57
Go ahead.
00:58
Hold on twenty seconds.
01:02
Truck Six, go ahead.
01:08
Strike it.
01:09
Ten four. Units en route to near Collins Street.
01:16
This is a strike off.
01:18
We're going to hold Squad Six and Engine Two.
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Location mentioned:
Collins St # 114, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
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