False fire alarm at Largo performing arts center, Largo FL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to an alarm at Largo Performing Arts Center. After evacuating the building and conducting air quality checks, it was determined the alarm was caused by a malfunction, not a fire.
Audio|Heard on: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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06:36
Transcript:
00:00
This guy trustee 46, your son star has a five-minute EPA emergency.
00:10
District 45 on the scene.
00:16
345, I'm going to make you safety officer.
00:19
All the units, go ahead and take level one staging until we get a further report from truck 41, inj 41.
00:29
Here's report, I'll copy, safety.
00:36
There you know.
00:41
I'll go recommend too many time.
00:47
TAR TechGolf Rescue 6, Tuscans.
00:51
2833 2nd Way N Grid 612A, Rescue 6, 5, TechGolf.
01:00
Thank you, Katzen City Hall.
01:03
In fact, we got you guys over here.
01:06
We're going to be over near the Performing Arts Center.
01:09
Head back this way, down 7-8.
01:11
You'll see a big vacant field in front of the Performing Arts Center.
01:14
Just turn down that rover in the back.
01:17
We saw you.
01:18
We're just didn't turn around.
01:19
Thank you.
01:20
Okay.
01:32
Notifications.
01:35
Dispatch, Injured 49, 10-minute notifications.
01:39
Injur 49, District 48.
01:43
Okay. Engine 36 and patient.
01:46
Okay.
01:49
Injure 49.
01:53
Here's just a local smoke detector at the 121, or on the website to investigate, or with the resident.
02:04
Copy you on your way to Unit 21 with the occupant.
02:07
Believe it to be a smoke detective.
02:10
Dispatch copied engine 36 with patient.
02:13
Your sun start is 461.
02:18
Engine 36 PD on stand.
02:21
Understood.
02:27
Rescue 7.
02:28
Rescue 7.
02:30
Rescue 7.
02:32
Do we have an 8-day air update from law enforcement? Can't buy.
02:42
Just directly to the east of the line,
02:45
numerical 1-115, we have the residents leaving the house to evacuate.
02:57
Hunter said if I can get some air monitoring for the structure since then you do evacuate.
03:05
At this time we have a CO of zero,
03:09
LEL zero,
03:11
H-E-L-ZO-H-N-2,
03:14
oxygen 20.9.
03:20
If that's copy, Rescue, 18, and patient, your Sunstar is 354, understood, district 48 on scene and command.
03:31
Edge 11, truck 11.
03:35
Go ahead.
03:37
We're going to clear the restop area if you guys want to continue.
03:41
Good copy, we'll fall behind.
03:48
Last two minutes.
03:50
Understood, Rescue 46.
03:52
Your SunStars 490 showing on scene.
03:56
148 on scene at the hydrant.
04:01
Missioned engine 48 on the scene.
04:05
Engine 36, Sunstar, you can cancel.
04:09
It's going to be refusals.
04:13
461, copy direct, thank you.
04:19
Dispatch ARF2 responding?
04:26
AirTAC off, Medi-42, Medical Alarm, Pine Ridge Business Center, 220,
04:31
Tome, Pine Drive, Grid 390A, MediC40, Save FireTac Off.
04:36
FireTAC off.
04:41
Medical 40, patient.
04:43
Understood, MediC40 with patients since there's 188.
04:46
Dispatch to ARF2 on FireTAC, Bravo.
04:52
HART 100, dispatch.
04:54
ARF 100.
04:56
Can show myself an ARP2 with patient.
04:59
I understand.
05:01
This time start is 274.
05:04
Um,
05:10
54.
05:11
Copy.
05:13
We'll take McDonald's call.
05:15
Dispatchy for this on McDonald's cancel 18.
05:21
Copy that, thanks for this.
05:26
Rescue 42 dispatch.
05:29
Mr. 42, stand by.
05:35
If you want to meet us in the Gate 4 area,
05:39
we're going to bring the patient out.
05:43
Copy Gate 4.
05:49
Readings within the normal limits, spoke to the resident, they are sheltering in place.
05:54
All right, you have to repeat.
06:02
Thank you, how are you in?
06:06
Injure 49, command.
06:10
Go ahead, injun 49.
06:14
Check out the whole residence, no odor, no heat.
06:18
It seems like it's just going to be a local malfunction.
06:20
You have building maintenance on the issue.
06:21
They've called it six times today.
06:26
All right, I copy that alarm malfunction.
06:29
We want to command dispatch.
06:30
We're going to hold this engine 49, truck 48,
06:33
parent alarm malfunction.
06:35
With that, that will show command terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Central Park Dr, Largo, FL 33771
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