Fire alarm at Fairfield Inn caused by maintenance testing, Des Moines IA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Fairfield Inn on Fleur Drive. Strobes were activating, but no fire or smoke was found. Maintenance personnel were conducting alarm system testing, which caused the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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02:17
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8, Truck 8, 6880 Fleur at the Fairfield Inn on the waterflow alarm.
00:05
Engine 8, Truck 8, your response for each channel, 5-706.
00:12
Channel 1st1-11-1-1-9-1-mail.
00:18
Copyline.
00:24
Engine 8 and Truck 8 going to 6880 Fleur at the Fairfield Inn on a general and water flow from their alarm company.
00:34
Engine 8 copy.
00:39
Okay, copy.
00:41
Engine's arrived.
00:42
We have a three-story hotel.
00:46
We do have strobe showing from the outside.
00:49
We'll be out to investigate.
00:52
Chevy.
00:56
The second line was clear.
00:59
Refuse him.
01:02
Have you, Len.
01:08
Dr. Gave from engineer.
01:11
Go ahead for Truck 8.
01:16
Well, I try to actually hit the reset.
01:19
I'm trying to get to do something.
01:21
Now it's saying, sprinkler room,
01:24
water flow addict zone,
01:26
zero.
01:31
Copy that. I'm on the third floor.
01:33
I don't see or smell anything.
01:35
I did find attic access, which is propped open.
01:40
I don't see anything up there either.
01:43
I'm going to go to the sprinkler room in.
01:48
I can check that out.
01:53
Copy.
01:55
An engineering truck, the other company has called back to say they're doing some sort of testing there, but I'm not sure where they're at in the building testing, though.
02:09
Engine 8 copies.
02:15
Nothing on the second floor.
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Location mentioned:
Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321
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