Smoke alarms sounding in hallway at apartment

Heard on: City of Ames Fire and EMS

01:02

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Automatic alarm.

00:02

Engine two, (number withheld) Pocomino Road, cross of Westland Road and Maricopa Drive.

00:11

STAC1 . Automatic alarm.

00:14

(number withheld) Pocomino Road.

00:18

STAC1 .

00:26

This is engine two.

00:28

Go ahead.

00:34

Citizen says that the smoke alarms are going off in the hallway.

00:37

She doesn't see or smell any smoke.

00:39

She's on the 1st floor.

00:42

Copy that.

00:43

This is engine two.

00:46

Go ahead.

00:52

Engine two is on scene.

00:53

Two-story with frame construction.

00:54

Nothing visible at this time.

00:55

Does not appear to be an alarm.

00:57

Is not being evacuated.

00:58

Engine two will be investigating.

00:59

Switching to TAC 1.

01:02

Copy.

6/23/2026 01:13 PM

Fire & Arson

Coconino Rd, Ames, IA 50014

Smoke alarms sounding in hallway at apartment

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at an apartment building near Pocomino Road, Westland Road, and Maricopa Drive. A caller reported smoke alarms sounding in a hallway but no visible or apparent smoke. Engine 2 arrived to a two-story frame building with nothing visible and began investigating without an evacuation.

Smoke alarms sounding in hallway at apartment

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