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Fire alarm activation and smoke condition at 1401 20th Street South, Argo Hall dormitory—determined to be burnt popcorn, smoke ventilated.Great Falls MT

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23rd St S, Great Falls, MT 59405

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm activation and smoke condition at 1401 20th Street South, Argo Hall dormitory—determined to be burnt popcorn, smoke ventilated.

Audio|Heard on: Great Falls Fire and EMS
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02:45
Transcript:
00:00
engine three engine one battalion one respond to 1401 20th Street South, Argo Hall
00:28
Report of the General Fire alarm to activation in this location, respond to TAC 2256.
00:38
N-1-3-20.
00:40
Tad1 responding.
00:41
2-3-2-40.
00:48
Engine 3-responding.
00:51
Antigr responding.
00:55
Spotted. Deporting.
01:00
Mr. 23.
01:02
Engines rip.
01:08
The security just called in.
01:10
They're reporting an apartment fill with smoke, possibly burnt food, no flames.
01:16
Three coffers.
01:17
We need on the scene of a three-story college campus dormitory will be out investigating as the Argo Command.
01:25
Ten four on scene, three-story, dormitory structure, health and chilling, Argo Command.
01:36
We have a battalion one's level one.
01:43
Andrew one's level one.
01:46
Command. Copy.
01:52
If you tell you want to command a follow-up?
01:56
Go ahead with your follow-up, command.
02:00
You got burnt popcorn in the microwave we can handle.
02:03
We need to get some smoke out of here.
02:05
It's going to reset.
02:07
If you tell you want to cut, you got burnt popcorn.
02:09
You're going to ventilate.
02:12
That's all right.
02:18
Telly one.
02:20
Go ahead, Tanyone.
02:23
Do you need any assistance from another unit?
02:27
I think we can get smoke out of here.
02:30
We're going to get a tough fan going real quick, like, and it should be good to go.
02:34
Telly one, copies.
02:35
Engine one, but two in one, and we'll be clear.
02:44
Copy is clear, 361.

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23rd St S, Great Falls, MT 59405

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