Multiple fire alarms triggered in vincennes after citywide outage, Vincennes IN
Fire & ArsonAfter a citywide power outage in Vincennes, multiple fire alarms were triggered at commercial and residential locations near East Niblack Boulevard, near Hart Street, near Nicholas Avenue, and other areas. Fire units were dispatched to investigate and reset the alarms. No active fires were found. One incident involved people being stuck in an elevator but all were safely removed after power was restored.
Audio|Source: Knox County & Gibson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You just batch our department to 640, East Niblack for a general fire alarm.
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They called Station 1.
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They advised they couldn't get a hold of you.
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And clear we went through a power out.
00:14
It's definitely the entire city has just gone through it.
00:16
We're receiving multiple fire alarms at this time, I believe.
00:32
Rescue Ford, Ladder 3, Engine 2, Engine 1, have commercial fire alarm, 640 East near Niblack Boulevard, the old JCPenney's.
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Cat Channel 8, the sign Central Square at 1543.
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Vincent's fire department, engine one, engine two, ladder three, rescue four.
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Have a second fire alarm, near Hart Street, zone 12, water flow.
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Tack seven, the sign touches clear 1544.
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Black,
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to the pinnings.
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Engine two, engine four, battalion one, to near Hart.
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Senator's clear ahead and head-like.
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Vincent's Fire Department.
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Need to respond 1320 Willow, the town place suites for subjects stuck in an elevator.
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1320 Willow for subjects stuck in an elevator.
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Tax 6 is assigned tax 6.
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Central's clear at 1545.
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All right.
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Engine 1,
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or copy, Engine 4, I'm going to divert to 1320 Willow.
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Engine 2 will be near Hart with Battalion.
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All other companies will be responding to 640 near Niblack.
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Also, if you want, we'll just pay on BFD and operate off of VFD so we don't have all these incidents on different tax channels if you could announce that, please.
02:18
Click, Samo.
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Switch to VFD Talk Group for all incidents, VFD Talk Group for All Incidents, Authority of a tie-in-1, Central's clear at 546.
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Courtesy ride,
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beginning, miles 109-9-55.
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Thank you.
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Right.
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Next, Courtney, please.
03:18
Vincent Township Fire Department Fire alarm 610 near Niblack reported by tri-state fire protection.
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Again,
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610 near Niblack Fire Alarm.
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Traffic, let's keep traffic on Pack 7.
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The second one arriving near Hart.
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Check.
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Check. Our L. No evacuation progress.
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I will know.
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Stand by.
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Document.
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Central is clear.
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1548.
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20 Willow. Advice powers back on.
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All occupants are out of the elevator.
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Station 10.
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Go inside and level check with them.
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Change it to arriving 5-01.
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2-117 Montclair Avenue residential fire alarm smoke detectors 1549 sigils clear
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I'm there central fire alarm at 600 near Nicholas water flow would you like vent from the central fire alarm at 600 near Nicholas water flow would you like ventment
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Yeah,
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if they have apparatus available,
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please. Click.
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Press for is on scene in pennies.
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Senator Nicholas,
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Zone 14 water flow.
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Battalion ones request and you respond.
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Attack one to find since we'll click on 1550.
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Do you are clear of Willow?
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That is correct.
05:51
Clear, can you respond to that fire alarm at 600, Nicholas?
05:55
Central, you can disregard the township if you already haven't made them?
05:59
Clear, disregarding Vincent's Township.
06:03
Central Under 4 will be en route to 6100 Nicholas.
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Clear on alarm reset.
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Attention, Vincent's Township units and route to 600 Nicholas.
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In this regard, the 600 Nicholas can disregard authority of a tie-in-1.
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Central's clear at 1552.
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