Fire alarm triggers response at 500 Wabash Apartments, Terre Haute IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 08:24 AM

Near Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47807

A fire alarm was activated at the 500 Wabash Apartments, prompting response from multiple fire units. Upon arrival, firefighters found a five-story building with no visible signs of fire or danger. The alarm was investigated and subsequently silenced after confirmation that there was no emergency.

Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 2.

00:02

Engine 2.

00:03

Engine 3. Ladder 5.

00:05

Respond on Fireground 1[1].

00:07

9. North 5th Street.

00:10

In near Wabash Ave building.

00:13

At near Wabash Apartments.

00:15

Commercial alarm[2].

00:16

Battalion 2.

00:18

Engine 2. Engine 3.

00:20

Ladder 5. Respond on Fireground 1[1].

00:24

9. North 5th Street.

00:26

In near Wabash apartments. building at near Wabash Apartments, commercial alarm.

00:34

50's going up.

00:38

Engine 3 will be en route from 22nd, 2nd Avenue.

00:44

Clear engine 3, be on fire ground 1.

00:52

You need me up there, you want me to man the panel down here.

00:59

I'm taking my way to the room now from the east side of the building.

01:06

Claire.

01:12

56 I see home tonight.

01:15

Copy.

01:18

This guy two is unseen, five-story type one,

01:22

nothing short from the exterior ladder five down investigation of all of the company's level one stage.

01:27

Good, Dean, you can go ahead and silence the alarm.

01:31

80s sake, hi Shoehl.

01:33

Uh, you can just remember fire.

01:36

Copy.

01:39

Clair batine, one on scene,

01:42

five story structure, nothing showing.

01:45

Ladder five come up, all of the company's level one.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fireground 1: Assigned fire operations radio channel 1

[2]

Commercial alarm: Commercial burglar alarm activation

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Near Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47807

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