False fire alarm caused by low battery at waterpark, Powells Point NC
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a waterpark in Currituck County due to a low battery in the alarm system. Fire and EMS units responded but found no fire or emergency. The responsible party was changing the battery when the alarm was triggered.
Audio|Source: Currituck County Fire and EMS
03:57
Transcript:
00:00
Very thought. Here, County, Engine 13, responding.
00:04
Copy, Engine 13,
00:06
responding, 856.
00:07
They're going to be on TAC 1 if you're about active.
00:13
County, Engine 13, Ferritory, Dispatch.
00:17
Engine 13, good.
00:29
13, your traffic's coming in broken.
00:31
We need every small.
00:35
We've got utility one, AC 41, and engine 40 is panand by for driver as well as a medic one headed that way and tanker one.
00:46
All units are covered. All units are covered.
00:51
Negative.
00:53
I've got utility one, tanker one, and AC-41 should be the closest they may be able to advise an ETA.
01:02
Okay, RISC.
01:03
Come over the right for us, I'll brief now.
01:06
Copy.
01:09
Terry Tech, Medic 1.
01:11
Medic 1.
01:14
Do you have an actual building location or property? I'm on the address of (number withheld), and there's not a building here?
01:28
10.4. We're showing that address is the water park.
01:35
Curves, I see 41.
01:42
I'm arriving H2 OBX from a quick drive-by. I've got nothing evident.
01:48
I do have a few vehicles in the parking lot. I'll be trying to make contact with somebody. Give me the command. This will be waterful command.
01:55
18401. When I copy your area, nothing to show in two vehicles in the parking lot. You've got Waterpark Command 901.
02:05
Tanker 1 on 3.
02:08
Flash you on 13. Can you please repeat your traffic?
02:14
Tanker 1.
02:16
Copy.
02:17
Tanger 1, 902.
02:20
Medic 1 on sync.
02:22
Copy, 9-22.
02:26
Utility, 5 en route.
02:28
Utility 5 in route, 922.
02:33
Courtsin from command.
02:35
Command, good.
02:37
My chance, do you have a point in contact for the water department, or for the water department?
02:46
Or you'll switch over to tackle one, I'll give you the number.
02:50
All right, very good. All companies come into the water park, reduce the non-emergent.
02:54
I got a waiver now, so stand by a few seconds.
03:00
Perfect to all units responding to H2OVX load to the non-emergent.
03:04
At this time, non-emergent.
03:11
We can clear all companies. I've got a responsible party here. They had a low battery on the alarm system. They went to change the battery and the alarm triggered.
03:18
The alarm company did call for a cancel, but clearly did not cancel.
03:24
Copy. We're canceling both battery 903.
03:32
AC401 will be clear. You could terminate the water park command.
03:37
Copy.
03:40
9-0-30s.
03:42
Engine 3rd5.
03:44
If we just get cleared?
03:47
10-4[1], all units are clear.
03:49
All units are clear.
03:53
Please from us.
03:55
Copy. All units are clear.
03:57
904.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Near Caratoke Hwy, Powells Point, NC 27966
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