False fire alarm rattles Novus Apartments in Arapahoe, Lone Tree CO
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Fire & ArsonConcerns rose over a fire alarm at Novus Apartments in Arapahoe County prompting crews to investigate a seventh-floor unit, finding no fire or smoke on scene.
Audio|Heard on: South Metro Fire Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
06:21
Transcript:
00:00
Carson Street, Medic 33, fall victim.
00:08
Your offense investigating with high-rise packs to the fourth floor.
00:12
Your shooting train station command, 2013.
00:19
Command in District 1.
00:22
Go ahead, Chief.
00:23
I'm not seeing you guys are investigating with your high-right tax officer in command.
00:27
CUNY report when you get to the fourth floor.
00:31
Hey, for a member, make an entry here.
00:32
I'll give you the key and we'll get up there.
00:35
Ladder 34 from command all-in primary search 4-4.
00:40
Copy all-in primary search floor four.
00:44
Okay, this much.
00:50
Good.
00:53
As I stated, the caller wasn't very cooperative with the call-taker.
00:57
The apartment number is possibly 743.
01:00
The RP could not confirm the address.
01:03
If it's 743, that would probably make it the Novus apartments, which is the building south.
01:09
Okay, copy right to engine, 17, term command.
01:14
17.
01:18
On arrival, make your way to the 700 address the dispatcher skate, please.
01:27
Copy a little bit of that.
01:28
Just give them by the dispatch.
01:34
And medic 44 on scene.
01:37
Okay, medic 44, why don't you guys head over to the 700 address also and start investigating that with engine 17?
01:47
Medica 44 received.
01:53
And Meg 44.
01:55
Good.
01:57
Chief, we might not switch over yet before you gave that Pension 17.
02:00
Can you just repeat that for us on the 700 address?
02:07
I dispatch.
02:08
What was it? 743.
02:10
Is that correct?
02:12
Command, that's a firm.
02:14
It's the building south, the 740 building south,
02:17
possibly 734.
02:20
Correction, 743, 743.
02:24
743. 844 did you copy direction?
02:27
Forty-44 chief thing.
02:30
Command, engine 44.
02:36
We just checked in unit 422 and INT here.
02:41
There's no fire, no issue.
02:42
It's probably going to be noticed to the south.
02:46
Everybody can relocate to the new address.
02:49
It's 9980 train station circle 743.
02:58
Safety to go ahead in front of me.
03:05
May dispatch.
03:10
It's your 10-minute taker, 10 mugs.
03:14
That'd be the next to take her, uh, smoke there.
03:20
2030.
03:22
Dispatch District 1.
03:24
District 1.
03:26
On scene, large, 7-story multiple blowing, nothing showing we'll be investigating.
03:35
34-9. 34-9.
03:41
Command Lawyer 34.
03:42
We've met contact with the RV.
03:44
She met a space to face to close to the Thunder Building.
03:47
You are headed to the correct building.
03:49
She thinks there is no fire, but we're walking to you right now.
03:56
Four seven, is that correct?
04:02
Seven,
04:03
four, three.
04:06
Is that,
04:07
do you know what floor that is?
04:11
Seventh floor, she speaks.
04:15
Copy.
04:17
Engine 17, you copy direct.
04:19
The seventh floor,
04:20
department, 743.
04:23
Copy, seventh floor, unit 743.
04:32
17's, grab your knock.
04:38
Engine 44, Command.
04:41
Measure 44.
04:43
You guys can just level one up the plug.
04:46
I'll be a level the plug shortly.
04:50
Command Ladders 34 Alpha.
04:52
We've made an entry into the south stairwell with the RP.
04:56
We're going to head to that floor as soon as my Bravo team catches up.
05:03
Okay, you're at the south stairwell, you're heading the 4-7 and I've got 17s coming up behind you with high-rise packs.
05:13
Okay,
05:19
confirm there's no alarm.
05:20
You guys don't see any signs of smoke?
05:23
Is that correct?
05:28
Man,
05:29
17 doesn't have any alarms going in this.
05:36
Okay, copy.
05:42
Commanding is 17.
05:44
Go ahead.
05:47
I sent Medic 44 over to take a look at the panel.
05:51
If you could give him direction where the panel is located.
05:58
Is there an oar active?
06:03
Negative, I just want to go ahead and check the panel.
06:07
Okay, the medic 44 of the panels can be, looks like the middle of the building on this side.
06:14
It'll be a utility entrance station for the parking garage.
06:19
Receive, Chief, we are grabbing keys now ahead.
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