Fire alarm prompts evacuation at Norwalk High School, Norwalk IA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at Norwalk High School caused an evacuation. Fire crews arrived and set up command to investigate. No fire was found upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 611.
00:01
Fire alarm, near North Avenue, Norwalk High School.
00:06
Engine 611, fire alarm, near North Avenue, Norwalk High School.
00:12
Cross streets are Cherry Street and East 17th Street.
00:17
On arrival use, TAC 5.
00:19
Timeout, 741.
00:21
Westcom, Engine 611.
00:26
Engine 611.
00:31
Arrived. We got a large high school.
00:33
Looks like we had an evacuation in progress.
00:36
Strobe, say, and alarms active.
00:39
Engine 611 will establish Norwalk High Command.
00:42
He had to investigate on TAC 5.
00:46
The officer arrived and said that there was nothing showing.
00:50
from the kitchen.
00:52
I have engine 611 on same large school, high school, evacuation progress, strokes, and audibles exiting at 748.
01:03
Copy, we'll be out to make contact with the key holder.
01:07
748.
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Location mentioned:
North Ave, Norwalk, IA 50211
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