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Commercial alarm activated at vacant building in Artesia, Artesia NM

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/15/2025 09:06 PM

W J J Clarke Dr, Artesia, NM 88210

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a commercial alarm at a vacant building near West JJ Clark in Artesia. No fire or smoke was found. The alarm was later reclassified as a possible hold-up alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Eddy County Sheriff and Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Near W JJ Clark

00:02

Clark, for commercial alarm.

00:15

R2J fire, R2JFIRE.

00:17

10202 LIDG cards for commercial smoke alarm.

00:22

Central clearance.

00:23

Central clearance one to send.

00:29

Ladder 1-tentral Warrantial Warrant Rout.

00:33

Copy to a written route.

00:40

Inchipot Central and round, Clark.

00:43

Copy 211.

00:46

Battalion 2 and round. Battalion 2 in route.

00:55

2211 Matt 36 central, later out

01:01

Copy, 2211 The latter 1 central, on scene near W JJ Clark, nothing's showing

01:13

No audible alarm Investigated vote

01:22

Copy on, seeing nothing showing in 2020.

01:31

Ladder 1 Central, do you have a key holder available? This appears to be a vacant building.

01:39

That's going to be a negative alarm company.

01:42

It does not have one listed.

01:43

They're also calling back now saying that it's going to be three hold-up alarm.

01:48

Does fire have something?

01:51

They have a fire alarm at near W JJ Clark.

01:55

They're advising no smoke, no fire, and now it is showing as three hold-up alarms.

02:00

It appears to be a vacant building as well.

02:05

Okay, I'm being around with it.

02:11

But not being read as well.

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Location mentioned:

W J J Clarke Dr, Artesia, NM 88210

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