False fire alarm at equine hospital in Fort Collins, Fort Collins CO
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm at an equine hospital near Gillette Drive in Fort Collins. Investigations found no fire or hazards. The alarm was triggered accidentally during cleaning activities by someone pressing a pull station. The system was reset to normal with no evacuation needed.
Audio|Heard on: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
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03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2 is unseen, large, two-story commercial.
00:04
Equine, hospital.
00:06
We got nothing showing evacuation of progress.
00:08
Unable to complete a 360.
00:11
Alpha side will be front door side.
00:14
We'll have Gillette command.
00:17
Press 4 copies.
00:19
Engine is on scene a big large, two-store commercial.
00:22
You have evacuation in progress.
00:24
You have no visible signs.
00:25
You're going to be an investigative option.
00:26
Opposite will be engine side and you're establishing Equine Center Command.
00:35
One heard, copies, all.
00:36
1556.
00:53
UCH204 Alphanetical, Parmelee Hall, 701 West Laurel Street, Map 30 King 2, respond on Net Channel 5.
01:13
Had novel visibles on 360 complete.
01:16
You do have construction going on on the Charlie side of the building.
01:24
Did you two copies.
01:25
I've got an RP from the building that's taken me to one of the stalls.
01:30
They were cleaning one out and accidentally hit the pull station.
01:33
I think we're good with just us.
01:36
Okay, copy.
01:37
We'll be turned around if anything else before.
01:39
Engine 2, engineer, engine 2.
01:43
Go ahead.
01:48
Are you getting a pull station for L1 and 62?
01:54
That's negative I see pullbox, N032, 3-2.
01:59
2,
02:04
copy.
02:06
Looks like it's going to be in room C109.
02:10
Okay,
02:15
we got 62 activated as well.
02:17
We'll check out the second full station.
02:24
Okay, did you guys reset 62?
02:28
We're working on that one right now.
02:34
G2 Engineering, good.
02:39
Go ahead. Confirming C-109.
02:47
That's paper.
02:50
Copy that the room we're in.
02:52
That's a full station we just reset.
02:54
I'm guessing they haven't labeled in correctly.
02:57
Let's go ahead and try for a reset.
03:03
Okay, copy. Here comes reset.
03:09
And we have an all system normal.
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Location mentioned:
Gillette Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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