False alarm at dexter building mistaken for structure fire, Dexter IA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at a building near 130th Street in Dexter was initially reported as a structure fire with a person down in the hallway. After investigation, emergency crews found no fire and determined the alarm to be an inadvertent activation.
Audio|Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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04:15
Transcript:
00:00
Second run, truck 9, 3211 130th, 3, 2-1-1-30th on a fire alarm, truck 9 response 1, fire 5, 15, 20.
00:12
New 7 is in route.
00:18
Take 4 engine 7, you're going to 704 Grandview on a medical alarm for a 74-year-old male.
00:23
No contact made.
00:27
Four, copy.
00:29
Engine legislation one.
00:33
Copy.
00:34
Copy.
00:39
Truck 9, you're going to near 130th Street, Building E.
00:43
American alarm is a caller for our first floor fire alarm with no keys.
00:47
We did a call from a resident that said they did not see any smoke or flames.
00:53
Truck 9, copies.
01:00
802 East County Line.
01:02
802 East County Line Road on a sick person.
01:04
Medicaid, a response one on Channel 2, 10L 1524.
01:07
Truck 9 from dispatch.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:13
Hey, we just took a call from another resident.
01:17
Dispatch, medicines available from this call, patient or if you so, will be available.
01:21
Take that call, this is in our territory.
01:28
Wait. Okay.
01:34
It's in the house, Medicaid, stay in the house.
01:41
Madge, can you put us on that run again? I think you can clear this on accident.
01:45
Yeah,
01:48
I'm at a 10, standby.
01:53
Andrew 7-R-R-A.
01:59
DC1, DC2, engines 1, 4 and 5, Medics 5 and 9, TREP 1,
02:04
32, 1130th Street, near 130th Street on a structure fire, DC1, DC2, and all responding apparatus, go response 3 on fireground 5, 10 out 1526.
02:17
Big Ford's Rag.
02:20
Cabby.
02:24
Medic 10, 802 East County Line,
02:27
802 East County Line Road on a sick person.
02:29
Medic 10, we're responsible on Channel 2, Title 1526.
02:37
I'm trying to investigate.
02:40
Here's that command.
02:44
Copy Chuck 9-0-0-0-Shaw.
02:54
You can go back.
02:57
Copy, thanks, Judge Seventh.
03:03
All right, DC-1, DC2, and all responding apparatus.
03:06
You're going to near 130th Street, building E like Edward.
03:09
Originally came in as a fire alarm, we took another call that residents saw who's on the first floor, and there's a person down in the hallway.
03:15
Truck 9 is on the scene.
03:16
There's nothing showing.
03:21
At 10, you're going to 802 East County line, slot number 3 for a 76-year-old male, they're conscious and breathing, having a lot of pain.
03:33
Dispatching into 7.
03:36
Go ahead.
03:40
This is an inadvertent activation, the pendant alarm.
03:42
I know if you're here, End of 7 MediCorps, be back in service.
03:46
Come in.
03:51
All right, truck nine.
03:53
Truck nine, go ahead.
03:58
You can cancel the regular here.
04:06
Copy, are you going to handle it or you want an engine to arrive as well?
04:12
We can handle it.
04:13
You send PD this way as well.
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Location mentioned:
130th St building e, Dexter, IA 50070
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