Fire alarm activated at primary school in Cape May, Dennis NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at Dennis Township Primary School near Hagen Road in South Dennis. Fire stations 17 and 10 were dispatched. Firefighters discussed accessing the building using a Knox Box key, but had trouble locating it. Attempts to contact the keyholder (name withheld) were unsuccessful.
Audio|Heard on: Cape May County Public Safety
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03:26
Transcript:
00:00
County, Station 17,
00:02
Station 10,
00:04
South Dennis,
00:06
601, Hagen Road, the Dennis Township Primary School, activated fire alarm.
00:13
That is near Hagen Road in South Dennis,
00:17
activated fire alarm, 07.7.51.
00:20
How many type for 74?
00:27
Die for 74.
00:30
Are we supposed to be on that alarm for that call on an issue?
00:39
Launch plan.
00:41
Are you covering 17?
00:44
We're covering 18 right now.
00:51
7018,
00:52
county.
00:58
Go ahead, deputy 18.
01:02
74 is correct, that's in Dennisville's area.
01:05
All right, it's show me 17 and 10.
01:11
All right, thank you for 74, you copy the call then.
01:16
Confirmative, you can show us some root with a 5.
01:23
W18 tanker 74.
01:25
In one of the trucks on a wooden key peg is the Knox Box key, getting your entrance.
01:34
Free Z4.
01:40
KIG 17. 17.
01:43
17.
01:48
I'm there, uh, you get a recall station, that is going to be 74 and 17.
02:17
Any engine 10th?
02:23
That's county, sheketon law, county use.
02:30
Engine 10's responding.
02:33
Engine 10, you take a recall, that's for 17.
02:38
Roger that, we're off radio and station.
02:45
She's just showing you a general fire alarm.
02:48
Keyholder (name withheld), no contact me to him.
02:51
Reference (number withheld).
03:11
Do you guys have the same Knox Box scheme as we're not locating that right now?
03:20
Negative.
03:21
I think there's a lot as a Knox Box in the front seat of it.
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Location mentioned:
Hagen Rd, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
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