Fire alarm sounds on fifth floor at Mercy One Waterloo, Waterloo IA


A fire alarm was activated on the fifth floor, room 511, at Mercy One Waterloo hospital. The cause is unknown but believed to be a smoke detector. There was no confirmation of an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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302 for commercial automatic alarm at Mercy One Waterloo,
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5th floor, room 511.
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302 for commercial automatic alarm out at Mercy Waterloo, 5th floor for room 511. Timeout is 1528.
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Okay,
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Grendi Center Ambulance, paramedic transfer, Grundy, ER to Mercy One Waterloo.
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Getting Grundy Center Ambulance, paramedic transfer, Grundy, ER to Mercy One Waterloo. Time is 1529.
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The time is 129. Ready to Zerau.
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303, you're going to be in route to Mersey, Waterloo.
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You're going to be in or out to Mercy Waterloo for a general fire alarm.
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Originally called them by the alarm company, they advise its zone 002, no further description.
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We did get a call from Mercy One communications to advise us coming from the fifth floor room 511.
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They just have that a fire alarm. alarm is going off.
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I believe it's a smoke alarm.
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They request you the chapel entrance on arrival that's going to be your easiest point of access, but they had no further information from there. Fifth floor, room 511 use the chapel entrance on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 9th St, Waterloo, IA 50702
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