Fire alarm triggers at office building with no fire found, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at an office building located near South 50th Street in West Des Moines. Fire units arrived and found no signs of fire or any need for evacuation. They are investigating to determine the cause of the alarm.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 180, ladder, 195, fire alarm, 640 South 50th Street, number 1100. Engine, 180, ladder, 195, fire alarm, 640 South 50th Street, number 1100. Cross streets are Densley Drive and Waterford Drive. On arrival, use, TAC 6[1], timeout, 1947.
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Let's go. I mentioned 180s in REL. Copy in REL at 1948. To follow your agency protocol, the zone is North Building Suite 100 main entrance. Copy.
00:49
In June 180. 180's arrived. Large strip, small, nothing showing, no evacuation, no strokes. 180 to be passed command to ladder 195. We'll be out on tax 6 to investigate.
01:19
5 a Fox command on taxis.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 6: Tactical radio channel for fireground operations
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Location mentioned:
Near S 50th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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