False fire alarm triggered by faulty water flow valves, Monument CO
A fire alarm was reported near Monument Hill Rd. Fire crews investigated and found no actual fire or water flow. The alarm was triggered falsely due to faulty water flow valves in the sprinkler system.
Audio|Source: El Paso County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
This is the attention 512.
00:04
Okay.
00:07
Were we requested to the call near Monument Hill Rd?
00:19
512. Hey,
00:24
for our missions you're assigned to it.
00:27
Copy.
00:34
Forty.
00:40
In level one, completing the 360.
01:03
Dispatch 504 is on scene.
01:11
We do have you back in progress and we have audibles and we have audibles and visuals.
01:18
512 is the command and we're working on NFD1 at this time.
01:27
13 from 5.04.
01:35
13 from 5.04.
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Go ahead, 04.
01:44
360 is complete.
01:51
Showing, looks like you back is completed.
01:55
I understand you're making your way to the alarm panel.
01:59
And I got 31 coming to stage on the office side, if that's correct.
02:05
Give me an update on panel and I'll take it from here.
02:10
All that is correct and we're just about to the control panel with some maintenance folks. I'll update in a second.
02:19
No needs at this time.
02:23
Grab me.
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Command 31.
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31, go ahead.
02:38
Where state? Lower level, opposite.
02:42
Copy 31's low level, opposite.
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We recommend.
02:49
It's like a water flow alarm.
02:52
Still chirping, as you can hear.
02:55
We're headed back to the panel. We're down in the sprinklerizer room, so we do have a faulty water flow alarm.
03:02
No needs.
03:04
Everyone just hang at level one for a few minutes.
03:09
So we confirm that there's no water flowing in any parts of the building.
03:20
This appears to be faulty water flow valves.
03:25
You're going to check the building for water flowing anywhere. Would you like assistance with that or can you handle it?
03:39
Yeah, that'd be great if crew 531 could get their closest at your point and start walking the hallways.
03:52
Okay.
03:53
531 from command,
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checking enter on the lower pass there and start checking for all the water flow in the building.
04:07
Copy, 31 entering lower out the side. Checking for water flow.
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13 from France.
04:37
Palmer is fair.
04:42
Good.
04:44
I can handle with what units I have on the scene. I'm going to check up engine 512.
04:53
512, we copy direct.
04:54
We're available.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Monument Hill Rd, Monument, CO 80132
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