Fire department investigates recurring false alarms at new construction, Jamestown NC
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to multiple false fire alarms at a new construction site near Sussex Drive and New Hampshire Drive. No alarms were sounding upon arrival. They are coordinating with a key holder and fire prevention services to resolve the issue. Investigations included checking for gas smells, which were addressed. The active alarm persists without signs of water flow.
Audio|Heard on: Guilford Metro Fire
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Attention.
00:01
Battalion 2.
00:02
Engine 9. Truck 2.
00:04
Engine 1. Respond to near Sussex Drive.
00:07
Hasnett 2. Cross street of New Hampshire Drive and Colony Drive.
00:11
Taxi 3. Attention.
00:13
Battalion 2.
00:14
Engine 2. Engine 2.
00:17
Reefon to near Sussex Drive.
00:20
Hasnett 2. Cross street of New Hampshire Drive and Colony Drive.
00:24
Taxi 3.
00:28
On.
00:34
Terminus.
00:36
Cibler.
00:41
I have my 271 copy call.
00:46
Gene, I'll wait for your report.
00:50
Simple, homeowner's walking us around to it now.
01:00
Communications, flights kennel command.
01:02
Can you make me on site through?
01:07
Okay.
01:12
Jillian, Cap.
01:14
Communications. We've had a few calls to this new construction.
01:18
Each time we arrive, we have no audible, no visual alarms.
01:23
So if you can get us a key holder in route so we can meet with them and try to alleviate this issue for the future.
01:31
My partner tried the number in the notes, left for a voicemail,
01:37
unable to make contact.
01:40
Are we still receiving an active alarm from Central Station?
01:46
Unknown that we've disconnected with their dispatch center.
01:54
Copy.
02:00
I don't know if you want to reach out to prevention to see if they can help out on there and try to alleviate this problem.
02:13
I'll put on an email to them so they can handle it during normal business hours 8 to 5.
02:19
Are we able to make contact back with that central station and see if they're receiving this alarm?
02:26
I can try, so you're a hundred number.
02:35
The club on theme.
02:39
Stand for it.
02:47
Go ahead.
02:50
I want to report it.
02:52
They came out of their back porch.
02:53
Somebody's been working on a backpack out here.
02:57
So they smell from a vent that's coming from the furnace from the basement.
03:02
Oh, they're good.
03:03
Gas smell. They've got it cut down right now so it's not running.
03:08
But we don't have a smell in the basement itself.
03:13
10-4. World Way has that's arrival.
03:16
We'll meet her just to be sure.
03:18
Two, four, we're investigating the gas meter now.
03:25
Tanya five.
03:27
Tion five.
03:30
The Tadion five, that's Josephine Boyd command.
03:33
Two-four. Number.
03:39
Motion nine is on a save, one-story residential.
03:42
Not sure on this nine has command on investigate.
03:45
Thank you, nine, copy.
03:51
Captain Dixon, you still on three.
03:53
Okay,
03:56
I made contact with Central Station.
03:59
They are still receiving an active alarm that has not restored yet for the water flow.
04:04
And they're going to attempt to exhaust their list because they had another guy on their contact list.
04:12
We'll stay on scene.
04:15
We still do not have any signs of water flow, no audible or visual.
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Location mentioned:
Sussex Dr, Jamestown, NC 27282
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