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False fire alarm at courthouse in Michigan CityMichigan City IN

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Michigan City, IN 46360

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm went off at the Michigan City Courthouse but no fire was found. Fire units responded and found only trouble codes on the alarm panel. The keyholder was contacted for the alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Michigan City Public Safety
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04:6
Transcript:
00:00
Michigan City Fire receiving a general fire alarm at the courthouse, near Washington.
00:12
City 35 can you log Canterbury Apartments, please.
00:20
County engine one in route.
00:24
Engine one in route to the Michigan City Courthouse fire alarm.
00:32
The county cartels in route to near Washington.
00:34
County Hutchinson's in route to near Washington.
00:35
Thank you.
00:46
County, driving on scene, nothing showing any one will be out on the state.
00:52
One.
00:56
LaPorte County Car 10 on scene.
01:02
Engine 2's on scene.
01:05
Mission 2. Mission 2.
01:10
On Mirror Hill status.
01:14
So you'll be clear in our, they'll know she's at.
01:20
Okay.
01:27
Car 10, 4 to 1.
01:31
Car 10.
01:35
It's showing the same thing as last time we were going down and check it out.
01:41
Car tank copies.
01:43
I'm sitting back, I don't see any water flowing or I don't see or hear an alarm going off.
01:51
No, we just have a trouble code that's done.
01:59
Shum City, 32.
02:02
32.
02:04
I'll be doing a business check near Franklin Street.
02:09
32.
02:20
Michigan City Base, Michigan City Fire, priority one for a sick person,
02:27
near East Michigan Boulevard, Party 1 for a sick person.
02:39
Engine 2, Card 10, you can clear the courthouse and take that.
02:47
Copy. County, Engine 2 is en route, Michigan Boulevard.
02:52
Engine 2.
02:55
Okay,
02:59
10, Port of 1.
03:04
Car 10.
03:09
We check out this alley, there's nothing going on in there.
03:12
The alarm panel is showing supervisory code and trouble code.
03:17
There's no fire alarm going off.
03:19
I think we can handle it.
03:21
And copies.
03:24
Report County, Curtin.
03:30
We had an alarm here earlier this morning.
03:33
There was a key holder that was contacted and showed up.
03:35
Could you have them en route again?
03:41
4
03:47
301 do like the BP on Detroit Franklin.
03:54
I'll look in the call and see if the keyholder's information is in there normally that's the alarm company that calls them but I'll look okay

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Michigan City, IN 46360

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Incident Timeline

  1. System Malfunction Confirmed, Units Clear
  2. Previous False Alarm Noted
  3. Alarm Panel Shows Trouble and Supervisor Codes
  4. Alarm System Investigation
  5. Units Arrive On Scene
  6. Fire and County Units Respond
  7. Fire Alarm Reported at Courthouse

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