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Carbon monoxide alarm triggers commercial fire dispatch, Portage MI

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audio iconFire & Arson
S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002

As discussed during the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was activated at the Aqua-Tots business on Southwest Portage due to a carbon monoxide detector triggering in the mechanical room. Fire crews responded and found no signs of fire.

Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
Listen to dispatch call
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Excuse me, Tones for Portage.
00:01
It should just be the All Station.
00:02
My apologies.
00:03
Portage All Station.
00:04
It's just referenced a commercial fire alarm.
00:07
Near S Westnedge Ave.
00:09
This is going to be at the Aqua-Tots again.
00:17
See it's a business coming from the CO detector and mechanic room.
00:23
Email alarm is before your time's 11.4.
00:30
Dispatch from 1281.
00:34
1281.
00:35
1281.
00:38
This address is that Aquatots location again.
00:42
Are they still out there testing or working on something?
00:49
Was the caller again?
00:53
All right now we're going to make the single station for 12.1, you can mark 122 and 123 available.
00:59
1212.12.3 available.
01:06
So you can put 1251 on scene of Aquat.
01:10
I'm going to go in and speak to the occupants.
01:13
Nothing showing.
01:17
1251 on the end.
01:24
1251 from 1281.
01:28
Go ahead.
01:30
Advise them they need to get their alarm system in test or whatever they need to do.
01:33
We don't want a third dispatch.

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Location mentioned:
S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002

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