Fire alarm causes dorm evacuation; no fire found, Porter County IN
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm triggered evacuation of a four-story dormitory. Maintenance found a faulty smoke alarm head causing the alarm. No fire was confirmed during investigation.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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near 100 street, 4-story residential dorm type of building.
00:07
The whole evacuation has occurred.
00:09
At this time, it appears all the students are out next to the road.
00:15
Engine one will be out investigating all units go to fire ground.
00:23
Schedule is clear.
00:29
I versus other semi-pidine.
00:34
162 clear, (number withheld).
00:40
1226. Do you have a PT on double T.
00:47
I will call back.
00:52
Did you enter part two?
00:58
Clear engine, entering part two.
01:02
I was able to do. Make an entry part two? There's an entry part two. So, there's a trigger entering part two.
01:13
I was able to get it off the roadway. It's on the left shoulder.
01:19
You can disregard.
01:23
Third floor ladder three is going to the fourth floor.
01:36
There.
01:41
The area of the alarm panels located inside the main entrance behind the locked door on the south end of the complex.
01:48
You might need is maintenance in there with you engine two.
01:53
Command for Angel 1. Yes, mate has been here with us.
01:57
We may need somebody to go to the panel here in a second. We're just double-checking to make sure third and fourth floor are okay before resetting.
02:08
For verbal disturbance, 1635 cell sticks.
02:14
We had a previous call we had earlier apartment Tuesday, Charles, called in by a neighbor to hear yelling and testing.
02:22
So forth.
02:23
I'll be in match to that.
02:27
Two forth. Two, four.
02:29
See,
02:33
Jan.
02:42
McIntyre Court, point two-year-old female,
02:45
the wrist injury is bleeding.
02:50
136.
02:55
24 units, 7.
02:58
We're done for. We're done for.
03:07
Everything is all clear.
03:09
We just had a bad head.
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The maintenance pulls the smoke alarm head.
03:18
This is a crash.
03:21
Wacklow's got everything cleaned up.
03:23
Hasmat is on the same however he's waiting on his crew.
03:27
And now it's going to remain on the same with them. They're going to keep the left leg shoulder shut down.
03:32
All the other lanes will be open up here shortly.
03:37
30161.
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13342. 13342.
03:55
13342? Are there anything pending that I can go to?
04:02
Not at this time.
04:05
Clear.
04:09
Well, 13 and 14.45.
04:10
I'm clear at the detail at the 12.
04:13
I'm currently U-TL.
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13-45.
04:22
You're okay with that?
04:26
We've got that reset.
04:32
Get everyone to reset, there's a bad head.
04:39
If we pull that head, we should still there we get a reset.
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Porter County, IN
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