Broken sprinkler triggers fire alarm at apartment complex, Comfort TX
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Fire & ArsonFire departments responded to a water flow fire alarm at the Guadalupe Crossing Apartments near Sunflower in Comfort, Texas. The alarm was caused by a broken sprinkler head. No active fire was found, and some responding units were canceled after confirmation.
Audio|Heard on: Kendall County Public Safety
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03:45
Transcript:
00:00
Special ASB, you guys really paging out 2 for a fire alarm received near Sunflower, the Guadalupe crossing for a general fire water flow alarm.
00:30
Boerne Fire and Station 1 Comfort Fire, Boerne Fire Station 1 is going to be for a fire alarm near Sunflower.
00:37
Fire alarm near Sunflower, the Guadalupe Crossing Apartments.
00:41
It's showing general fire water flow alarm, no descriptions or location, 10 out 1557.
01:12
Paging out, Comfort Fire, Boerne Fire,
01:16
Sisterdale Fire, and Station 1, Comfort Fire, Boerne Fire, Sisterdale Fire, and Station 1 for a fire alarm near Sunflower in Comfort.
01:25
Fire alarm, near Sunflower and Comfort.
01:27
It's going to be a general fire water flow alarm, no descriptions or location, timeout 1558.
01:38
The telemedic went en route to near Sunflower.
01:43
This is Bench from Boerne Fire.
01:48
Has anybody toned up from Comfort for that fire alarm?
01:55
Negative, no one's checked in at this time.
02:13
So it's Captain 5-1 and we're out to the station.
02:20
It's now, Sisterdale Fire.
02:27
Yeah, Sisterdale Fire, received page will be standing by.
02:34
It's about 2:50, I'm able to see that property near Sunflower.
02:38
I'm investigating.
02:44
I'm reporting suspicious person at the 7900 block of Paroix Parkway stated that there's a white-mouth blonde hair shorts walking northbound on Paroix Parkway trying to hitch a ride and you thought that was suspicious.
03:02
Special Chief 50, the advising to start a call back from the security company.
03:06
They're advising the keyholder was contacted and they have a maintenance worker en route to that location.
03:16
So, audible alarm, a building, I believe, is still in 10.
03:20
I'm going to try and make entry into the water room and see if I can see what it is.
03:29
Dispatch chief 50 is going to be a sprinkler that broke off you can cancel Boerne and Sisterdale engine 5-2 if you can continue 5 to receive video shortly.
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Location mentioned:
Sunflower, Comfort, TX 78013
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