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False commercial fire alarm at brandilynn boulevard, Cedar Falls IA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 05:28 PM

Brandilynn Blvd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Emergency responders were dispatched for a commercial fire alarm near Brandilynn Boulevard, later determined to be a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety

Listen to dispatch call

01:3

Transcript:

00:00

5.01 for commercial automatic alarm near Brandilynn Boulevard International House of Pancakes, Crosiz, Andrea Drive, and Walmart.

00:09

501 for a commercial automatic alarm, near Brandilynn Boulevard, types of 1931.

00:15

Near Brandilynn.

00:19

Near Brandilynn?

00:22

Oh, well, got this.

00:26

Well, we will be enough for that.

00:28

Code 1[1].

00:31

Okay.

00:36

Save room on arrival.

00:44

Thank you. Thanks.

00:48

I just read the remarks on our computer and it looks like this is going to be a false alarm.

00:56

You can disregard.

01:01

I'll see where we're going to be clear, adjourned.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 1: Routine/non-emergency response (no lights or sirens)

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Location mentioned:

Brandilynn Blvd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

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