False fire alarm at single-story brick building, Bear Creek NC
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at a single-story brick building near Doc Gaines Road. Upon arrival, there was no smoke or fire. Workers accidentally triggered the alarm using a shop vacuum. The alarm was cleared and all other units were cancelled.
Audio|Heard on: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Rolling station 5556 engine 481 engine 624 engine 772 rescue 488 tanker 485 fire alarm activation full near Doc Gaines Road near US 601 and Turtle Creek Trail for smoke zone 1 utilize ops 12 ops 1 213 10
00:30
701-151, I'm incomplete.
00:32
Copy, complete 1310.
00:39
Squad, squad 65, we're out of space to pick up equipment.
00:44
Copy squad 55 and routes station pick up equipment.
00:47
1311.
00:52
622 responding in place of 624.
00:56
Copy 622 responding in place of 624, 1311.
01:03
Point Tanker 45 respondent.
01:07
Copy Tanker 485, 1312.
01:09
The engine 7702.
01:14
Copy engine 772, 1312.
01:20
481 sum out to come copy is your 481 1312
01:33
560s for 560s for finding 560 1313 13 13
01:47
5-16 on off the wheel.
01:54
7th, second two is my problem.
01:58
You know 551 respond this.
02:03
Copy engine 551, 13, 14.
02:07
Enter 551 roll in injure 551
02:13
Hiya, Head of the Alps channel
02:16
Go to be Ives 12 afts 1-2 sir
02:23
Rescue 48 staged in quarters rowing in
02:28
Copy rescue 48 staging in quarters 1317
02:36
Okay, that 551 on the single story, brick's in there,
02:41
nothing showing at this time.
02:44
Copy, single story,
02:46
brig veneer, nothing's showing 1317.
02:53
Your 551 row in.
02:56
Engine 551.
02:57
Engine 551.
03:00
Met with workers here that set the smoke ticker off with the shop vac.
03:07
Cancel all equipment, 551 is committed.
03:11
Copy.
03:13
False alarm, 551 committed, all others released.
03:19
Rowan to all units responding near Doc Gaines Road authority of engine 551 on standardizing false alarm all others are cancelled 551 commit everyone is 1st
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Location mentioned:
Doc Gaines Rd, Bear Creek, NC 27207
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