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False fire alarm reported near Railroad Ave, West Des Moines IA

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Near Railroad Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265

A fire alarm sounded near Railroad Avenue. Responders found no active fire or alarms and cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
00:00
What's the one officer, your FD's mean device for their own fire station, station 17 on railroad for a fire alarm that I was.
00:05
170, ladder, 215, fire alarm, near Railroad Ave.
00:12
Engine, 170, ladder, 215, fire alarm, near Railroad Ave.
00:19
Cross streets are, holiday, circle, and 14th Street.
00:22
On arrival, use, TAC 5[1], timeout, 240.
00:26
Good.
00:27
That'll be our building.
00:28
It's the same alarm we've had before.
00:30
There are no active alarms here.
00:31
You can put 215 back in service, and we'll be available as well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 5: Tactical Channel 5

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Near Railroad Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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