False fire alarm triggers evacuation at Grand Pacific Apartments, Tacoma WA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a fire alarm at Grand Pacific Apartments near South D Street. The alarm was due to a detector in the women's restroom. No fire was found and it was a false alarm. A full evacuation was carried out as a safety precaution.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
03:27
Transcript:
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Engine 10, Channel A2, Lockout with Hazard, Grand Pacific Apartments Building 1, near South D as in Delta Street.
00:09
Engine 10, Channel A2, logout with hazard, Grand Pacific Apartments Building 1, near South D as in Delta Street, time 1439.
00:26
248 is on scene Agent 4 received 888 we'll take a soft seat to the second floor and then your gurney just as bomb those stairs.
00:43
In 2017, John, it's going to command, lost high school.
00:48
We have nothing visible.
00:51
Looks like kids are evacuating.
00:54
Interested to be investigating.
00:57
All unions continue.
01:01
Here's something like man, evacuations in progress.
01:04
Nothing showing.
01:06
1442. Battalion 2 from command, on your arrival, can you try and provide a 360? Battalion 2, received.
01:19
Agent 17, player 3 on 2 on the trailer side.
01:28
ladder through and we're going to try and talk with staff been guided up.
01:36
There's a ramp next to the bus loading zone.
01:44
Man from the battalion to no obvious problem from the main parking lot.
01:49
Just a full evacuation.
01:54
We're going to receive.
01:55
We're getting some direction from staff.
01:56
I'll advise in a moment.
02:00
Engine 17 from LITO 3.
02:02
Staff on this site states that's a pole station.
02:06
They're able to walk us to do.
02:07
Do you want us to go check it out?
02:11
L. L.3 can command this.
02:13
Our move.
02:16
Proceed. If you're going to go check it out.
02:23
Shot and two from command.
02:24
We're being advised by staff that we need to go to the custodian's office, which is on the tower side of the building.
02:30
We'll be moving there now.
02:34
The commandant sent me to standby over here.
02:47
Aid, 1, Channel 8, BLS, sick person, south 11th Street and Alzheimer Street.
02:54
Aid, 1, Channel 82, BLS, sick person, south 11th Street and Alzheimer Street, Time 1446.
03:09
The women's restroom has the detector lit up.
03:13
That's where it's actually at and it all is clear.
03:19
Command receive engine 17.
03:21
We just made our way around.
03:23
We're parked right where Ladder 3 is.
03:25
Do you need the assistance or can we come meet you?
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Location mentioned:
Near S D St, Tacoma, WA 98408
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