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False fire alarm at Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota FL

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Near S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239

A fire alarm was triggered at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, reporting a fridge fire on the fifth floor. Fire units arrived and found no smoke, flames, or active fire. The cause was identified as a faulty smoke detector with no emergency present.

Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
The engine to the fire alarm, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 South Tamiami Trail,
00:05
1700 South Tamiami Trail, Cross Street, Hawthorne Street, Map Grid 101.
00:14
C2 transfer face care
00:17
Paging Transfer Rescue to 1935
00:21
PACEG transfer rescue to 1935
00:24
You can't?
00:26
Not engine 200
00:32
Bad rescue 4 arrived at SMH ending mileage is 3.1
00:37
Rescue 4 at FMH
00:43
This is called about the alarm company. They are advising fifth floor nurses station.
00:53
It is you from Rescue 2. Just spoke to public safety. They are heading out to Waldemar to meet you guys. They are saying that they had a fridge fire on the fifth floor.
01:03
I was trying to get further.
01:16
Just talk to public safety. There is a fridge fire on the fifth floor, but they are going to head out the Hawthorne to meet you.
01:27
Public safety is saying you can pull right up off Waldenair here.
01:32
All right got it.
01:37
That is true people is on scene. We have a two-story apartment complex. Nothing showing at the time.
01:44
Say invite.
01:47
On scene, two-story apartment complex, nothing showing truck 84.
01:52
Dispatch from engine 2. No active fire, units on scene can handle.
01:56
No active fire, units on scene to handle engine 2.
02:03
Engine 2 from Rescue 2, we are up here in the ICU.
02:07
It looks like the units been de-energized. There is no smoke and haze or fire here.
02:12
Okay,
02:14
copy. We are making our way out.
02:21
Truck 84.
02:23
Truck 4 day?
02:25
It appears to be a faulty smoke detector. There is no emergency at this time.
02:28
They placed some battery.
02:32
Have you faulty smoke detector, no emergency at this time, truck 84.

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Near S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239

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