False alarm at residential fire at Garfield Avenue, Kalamazoo MI
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Fire & ArsonA residential fire alarm activated near Garfield Avenue and was reported by an alarm company due to smoke detection. Fire responders arrived and found no hazards. The alarm was a false alarm and the call was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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01:24
Transcript:
00:00
The Engine 7 Squad 6 truck 6.
00:04
Residential fire alarm near Garfield Avenue, Garfield Cross Park and Rose.
00:09
Alarm company reported Zone 3 smoke detector activation at 1819, time 1823.
00:21
Office Dean, there's just a regular street light, no hazards,
00:26
be all taping it off.
00:29
Turn on that.
00:36
33, in-round priority 1 to west main,
00:39
coming from Kalamazoo in north.
00:44
Lake 43, show you in route.
00:53
City to Lincoln City to Lincoln City to anybody on the squad? I spoke to the resident (name withheld).
01:09
She tried cancel an ADT, but they hung up on her.
01:12
No issues.
01:15
Go ahead, cancel, strike return off.
01:19
Copy. All personnel responding near Garfield, this will be your strikeoff.
01:22
Return to service, 1824.
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Location mentioned:
Garfield Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
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