Automatic fire alarm at East Fairmont High School, Fairmont WV
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm at East Fairmont High School near Airport Road in Fairmont. Multiple fire engines and rescue teams were dispatched and arrived on scene. The building was checked with no fire found, and additional alarms were received and investigated. The alarm kept activating in the gym area, with firefighters and keyholders responding to investigate.
Audio|Heard on: Marion County Fire & EMS
Listen to dispatch call
05:54
Transcript:
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Near Airport Road, East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, company 12, engine 155, engine 101, tanker 135,
00:09
engine 11, station 20 response.
00:14
East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, 1449.
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22, respond.
00:21
Agent 122 is out.
00:24
Engine 122, Respondy.
00:27
Springmont High School, automatic fire alarm, 1449.
00:30
Unit responding.
00:33
Rescue 13, the fire rescue.
00:35
8.22.
00:38
Camille, those 22 responding,
00:41
Near Airport Road, automatic fire alarm, 1449.
00:46
Rescue 13. Head.
00:49
Can he get a son, both accidents,
00:52
the exact channel?
00:58
Mention 13-rescue 13, move your traffic to TAC-1.
01:04
137, Rescue 13, move your traffic to TAC-1, 1450.
01:10
See,
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and all, just the call.
01:18
Company 15, acknowledged, 1450.
01:25
Engine 11 responding.
01:32
Engine 11 responding, East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, 1450.
01:42
Fire Rescue 122.
01:45
Good.
01:50
Farm Company could only advise Zone 993.
01:57
Thank you, Steve.
02:04
Fire escape, 31 service.
02:07
31 service, 1452,
02:15
(number withheld).
02:21
Fire Rescue, Rescue 13.
02:27
Go ahead, rescue, sir.
02:30
Sorry, Fire Rescue.
02:31
Secretary.
02:36
State Police on scene advised that they will be just doing an info exchange.
02:42
You may return in service.
02:44
That's received.
02:48
1510, guys.
02:54
Guard, I'm on Center 131.
02:56
I was going to tell you same information.
02:58
Received.
03:04
So, Rescue 13, going back to the first accident.
03:08
Rescue 13, going back to the first accident.
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Rescue 13 in Route 140,
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1453.
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Fire rescue.
03:22
122 on scene, two-story commercial building, nothing, nothing showing you.
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Engine 122 on scene, two-story commercial building, nothing from the exterior, 1453.
03:39
Fire Rescue 122.
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Go ahead.
03:47
We've received two additional alarms from the same zone.
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Proceed.
03:57
Keyholder is also sending workers over to check the alarm out as well.
04:02
They have a 20-minute ETA white cargo van.
04:05
Proceed. I'm in contact with a friend's eye.
04:07
Received.
04:10
155 is responding.
04:13
Engine 155, responding, near Airport Road automatic fire alarm, 1455.
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Engine 101 Tanker 135,
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your status.
04:29
Inamologist.
04:30
The company can acknowledge, 1455.
04:45
Captain 13 to Rescue 13th.
04:52
East Carolina High School automatic fire alarm, Tinker 135 response.
05:03
East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, tanker 135, second alert, 1456.
05:11
Captain 13 to Rescue 13, direct.
05:16
Command 12, Fire Rescue.
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Command 12.
05:18
All right, every time we try resetting this alarm, it keeps going off, it's reading in the gym.
05:23
Until we make some sort of contact, what's going on, some surveys on them.
05:27
Everyone is coming except Tanker 135.
05:30
Do you want me to move on to another tanker?
05:34
Um, I'm sorry, just going to hold you with what we got right now.
05:37
Received. Command 12 holding...
05:41
Still want me to respond to Towers.
05:49
The Tower 12 is going to be responding.
05:51
Tower 12 responding, 1457.
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Location mentioned:
Airport Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554
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