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False fire alarm at vacant apartment buildingHighland Park MI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Highland Park, MI 48203

A fire alarm was reported at a vacant apartment building near Richmond St in Highland Park. Firefighters arrived and found maintenance workers inside with no actual fire. All units have been cleared from the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Detroit Fire
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02:21
Transcript:
00:00
All copies responding to the box alarm 280 Richmond fire scene 9 upon your arrival.
00:06
EMS was also requested for standby.
00:20
Highland Park.
00:21
Town of Park, Chief,
00:23
11. We have a report.
00:24
We shall all cover the box.
00:25
On the fire scene 9 upon your arrival.
00:27
EMS was also requested for standby.
00:29
Fire is reported in the vacant apartment building.
00:38
Highland Park on the scene, investigating.
00:41
Highland Park on the scene, investigating.
00:42
I'm on the scene investigating.
00:50
Highland Park Ladder 1 in.
00:52
Highland Park Ladder 1 scene.
00:56
Ladder 1 is on scene.
00:58
00:59
Ladder 1 scene.
01:02
Is your 40 en route?
01:04
Deputy en route to the medical call.
01:07
Westbound I-96 near Wyoming on a freeway, there is an injury accident.
01:14
I'm trying to get your one on scene.
01:17
I'm trying to get you one thing.
01:24
NJ53 Central?
01:26
NJ53.
01:29
NJ53 is the route to the repair shop for equipment, C4, and the repair shop has been notified.
01:36
Agent 53 en route to repair shop for equipment.
01:44
Island Park Tief 11, Central.
01:47
Part T4. Part 21.
01:54
There are maintenance workers inside the building.
01:56
There is no fire at this location.
01:58
You can pick up Hamtramck and a Highland Park unit.
02:02
I'll assume all units in service, this position is 622.
02:12
Highland Park Chief 11 reported maintenance workers inside the location working, no fire, picking up all companies.
02:19
We have Highland Park in service.

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Highland Park, MI 48203

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Incident Timeline

  1. Units Released and Event Cleared
  2. Maintenance Workers Found, No Fire
  3. Units Arrive and Begin Investigation
  4. Location and Staging Instructions
  5. Box Alarm Dispatched

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