Fire alarm triggers sprinkler in high-rise with no fire found, Hot Springs AR
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a building-wide fire alarm at a high-rise. After investigation, it was confirmed the sprinkler system activated without any fire present. Water was shut off, and access was made to the pump room to secure the system.
Audio|Heard on: Garland County Fire Departments
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03:9
Transcript:
00:00
Central stations, fire alarm, fire alarm, fire alarm, near High-Rise Circle, report of the building-wide fire alarm going off, unknown where...
00:14
...coming from, engine 1, engine 3, truck 5, engine 7 to respond.
00:23
H-1 responding.
00:25
Permanent.
00:30
Tug-File response.
00:33
Permanent. Permanent.
00:34
Major 3 is responding.
00:41
Permanent. Permanitive.
00:47
Easy ones on scene, multi-story structure, nothing showing.
00:51
We have to investigate one of us command.
00:54
Affirmative.
00:55
2-5 is on scene.
01:02
Affirmative.
01:07
121 is on scene.
01:10
Affirmative.
01:15
5A
01:18
U.S.
01:24
We're headed to room 510, resident there,
01:28
we're headed up.
01:34
Hi, Spurn, we'll meet you up there.
01:40
Engine 3 is on the hydrant.
01:42
Permanent.
01:48
One-211, the engine three.
01:49
Make your way until there's a lot of pump room.
01:56
On 8, 121, we're going to need to shut this water off.
01:59
We're going to need some squeegees up here.
02:07
That's far to do.
02:11
Engine 3 is moving up to the FDC, to the pump room.
02:15
Go ahead and shut that off right when you get there.
02:19
3 copy.
02:25
The 121.
02:31
3A you confirmed there was no fire, I'm sorry, 1A, 1AU confirmed there was no fire,
02:38
just sprinkler activation.
02:40
That's firm, there's no fire.
02:43
That's right.
02:48
3A, I see this door into the pump room one side C is locked.
03:01
121 to 3. I'm unaware of a maintenance person.
03:04
We don't have a key for that.
03:06
We just have to make access.
03:08
Let's find.
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Location mentioned:
Highrise Cir, Hot Springs, AR 71901
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