False fire alarm at commercial building near Cedarwood Dr, Muscatine IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 06:43 AM

Near Cedarwood Dr, Muscatine, IA 52761

A fire alarm and sprinkler were triggered at a medium two-story commercial building near Cedarwood Drive. Fire crews responded but found no smoke or fire. Maintenance workers were performing repairs on the building's water system. The alarm was silenced and the system set to test mode. No evacuation was needed.

Audio|Source: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety

02:59

Transcript:

00:00

you have a call-in fire alarm, near Cedarwood Drive,

00:04

something is a fire alarm smoke detector with sprinkler water flow. Again, near Cedarwood Drive, (number withheld).

00:17

333s in round.

00:25

City units were sending fire for a fire alarm call-in near Cedarwood Drive. We did have a smoke detector as well as a sprinkler water flow activation.

00:37

near Cedarwood Drive.

00:42

931 that way.

00:48

Scrom Engine 3Tel will be around today.

00:53

What?

01:07

We have a medium commercial building two-story.

01:11

Doesn't appear to be any evacuation.

01:13

An alarm has apparently been silenced as of just now.

01:18

I'll be out investigating.

01:23

That's Mark? Thielder v.

01:25

Command.

01:28

Hello, Mark.

01:33

Cedar apps, 297, 1023,

01:36

1028 through West Virginia.

01:44

We can clear, back in Simmons.

01:48

Ah. I don't, West Virginia.

02:01

You can 22 fire is on scene and is said by team that nothing is showing.

02:08

Hello, thank you.

02:14

OP that's in route here, do you know?

02:22

I'm on file.

02:27

On 312 on scene.

02:36

They should be in test mode.

02:38

Maintenance crews here working on the backflow preventer.

02:43

We will be all cleared.

02:48

Kathy, we'll put them on test.

02:50

Can you advise on the call back when it's up and running?

02:57

312 be returning central.

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Near Cedarwood Dr, Muscatine, IA 52761

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