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Automatic fire alarm triggers at East Fairmont High SchoolFairmont WV

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Airport Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554

According to the dispatch call, multiple fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm triggered at East Fairmont High School. Firefighters investigated the alarm but found no signs of fire or tampering with fire alarm stations.

Audio|Heard on: Marion County Police, Fire, and EMS
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05:6
Transcript:
00:00
East Carolina High School, automatic fire alarm, tanker one-35 response.
00:10
East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, tanker 135, second alert, 1456.
00:18
Captain 13, the Rescue 13, direct.
00:23
Command 12, Fire Rescue.
00:24
Committee 12.
00:26
All right, every time we try resetting this alarm, it keeps going off, it's reading them, Jim.
00:30
Until we make some sort of contact, what's going on, some sort of contact, what's going on some surveys on.
00:35
Everyone is coming except Tanker 135.
00:38
Do you want me to move on to another tanker?
00:41
I'm sorry, just going to hold you Simon with what we got right now.
00:45
Received. Command 12 holding...
00:48
Still want me to respond to Tower.
00:56
The Tower 12 is going to be responding.
00:59
Tower 12 responding, 1457.
01:01
28, Mary Duncan, 7.
01:07
10428. The American traffic stopped.
01:15
Pretty good.
01:21
The rest of you're 13.
01:23
Back on scene.
01:24
That's first accident.
01:27
I'll be on Meadow Avenue, West Virginia, 28,
01:30
801, 404 alpha.
01:33
Rescue, 13, on scenes, 140, 15,0,
01:37
13.1. 1043, traffic stop Meadow Avenue, 601, 404 out of 1501.
01:43
That's right, so right, I'm back out of high school.
01:46
10472.
01:52
Joe, Agent, Leaveno, on scene.
01:55
Engine 11 on scene, 15-0 Chase.
02:03
Pneaswell, cing 11.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:08
Negative one guys packing up.
02:13
How many manpower here.
02:14
We're trying to check these pole stations and see what's going on.
02:18
I proceed.
02:26
Dave, any position you need me to set the ladder up at?
02:34
Negative on setting up right now, just leave out front of the school.
02:36
Come on now, let's try to see if we can find the full station.
02:39
We're in a bad sense, we're still trying to figure it out.
02:46
Thanks well, Fire Rescue.
02:49
Commune 12.
02:52
What's this showing on your end for this firearm?
02:59
We had received a general alarm.
03:03
We received a general alarm in a 993 zone.
03:09
As percy, thank you.
03:13
Firefighter Evans, that's me as well.
03:20
213. 2.13, go ahead.
03:27
Clear from magistrate office, 10-7.
03:30
104-213,
03:33
1504.
03:35
Fire Street 1505.
03:37
Fire Street, 155.
03:41
Fire Street, 155 is on the scene.
03:50
Tower 12, Robinstein.
03:53
Tower 12.
03:55
Tower 12.
03:57
Cut. Tower 12 on scene, 1504.
04:03
Firefighter added to Command 12.
04:07
Command 12. Command 12.
04:08
Command 12.
04:22
I'm on the second floor with the principal.
04:25
Everything was showing negative downstairs.
04:27
None of the pool station's been tampered with.
04:30
Okay, I'm back at the Master's Station, Chonda, this type of this problem.
04:34
Please, well, Farras, can you time the attack channel, please?
04:37
Very demanding.
04:38
West Virginia, 27, when you're clear.
04:43
Okay.
04:50
FOXROT 944401 All units responding on-scene, East Fairmont High School, move your traffic to TAC 2.
04:58
All units on scene responding to East Fairmont High School, automatic fire alarm, move your traffic to TAC 2,
05:05
1505.

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Airport Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554

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Incident Timeline

  1. Scene Cleared
  2. Response Continues, No Hazard Found
  3. Alarm Persists, Key Holder Notified
  4. Units Arrive and Assess
  5. Alarm Reported

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