Fire alarm triggered by sprinkler burst at Walmart, Pelham NH
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a Walmart near Ashley Drive in Pelham, NH was triggered by a burst sprinkler pipe causing water flow. The store was evacuated and inspected by fire and EMS personnel. No fire or smoke was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Pelham Fire and EMS
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04:43
Transcript:
00:00
Car one, ladder three, injure one, near Ashley Drive Walmart for master box alarm activation.
00:07
Car one, ladder three, engine one, near Ashley Drive Walmart for a massive box alarm activation.
00:13
Cross is our interest, a row of the dead end, grid 314H, 10 to dispatch 1514.
00:23
Or one from fire alarm.
00:27
Call one.
00:28
Also received a call from the alarm company for Walmart.
00:31
They have a water flow zone, a few zones for water flow.
00:36
Cowan, copy?
00:42
Call one, what do you have for a V-Py fire channel?
00:47
If you fire 23 is required.
00:50
Call up to 23.
00:53
I'm calling a ladder three.
00:57
Flatout three answers.
01:00
I do have what appears to be a burst sprinkle of the pipe on the exterior drive-up window on the Bravo side.
01:09
I'm going to have you be the investigation group.
01:13
I'm going to treat it just like a normal alarm and have you investigate inside first.
01:22
Just turn on the after drive now.
01:25
Copy of the investigation group.
01:32
I'm calling on engine while I'll have you respond to the Charlie side.
01:37
Make your way into the utility room and stand by.
01:41
There's a Knox Box back here.
01:44
Charlie Utility standby.
01:50
I want to both companies.
01:51
It's a very congested scene.
01:54
Take your time.
01:59
I'm not a freeze off the scene.
02:02
Glad of three on scene.
02:05
Carl, I'm caught one.
02:11
Colin.
02:14
It's a mega-size, one-story commercial.
02:18
with water flowing from the Bravo side, no smoke.
02:23
Four sides,
02:24
unremarkable, alarms activated, evacuation is in progress.
02:33
A mega-size-one-story commercial waterfall on the Bravo side.
02:38
No smoke, alarm sounding, so he'll be evacuated.
02:42
Collin has Ashley Drive command on side A, the parking lot, side.
02:46
No basement, offensive.
02:49
One, you have a command on parking lot side of side A.
02:52
No basement, you're offensive.
02:55
All right on, could you have special call, Medic 1 with traffic here? Please.
03:05
Receive.
03:10
Investigations command is answering.
03:17
Panel reading, dry system water flow, no obvious conditions inside.
03:26
Copy.
03:27
If you could just make contact with store manager and see if they're aware of any isolation valves on the Brano side before we start turning off risers, that would be helpful.
03:39
All right. Thank you.
03:51
Medical 1.
03:53
Respond to near Ashley Drive Walmart, assist companies, respond with traffic.
03:57
Medical 1, near Ashley Drive Walmart, assist companies, respond with traffic.
04:02
Manchester Road, the dead end grid 3.1, 10, year just about 1523.
04:10
Can you come in?
04:12
Command is answering.
04:14
No known valves,
04:16
but we also have a new manager here.
04:20
Copy. I'm going to stand by for engine one to make entry into that back utility room and we can isolate the stone.
04:29
Resuit also appears the evacuation is complete on this side.
04:34
Copy, evacuation complete.
04:36
Okay.
04:41
Our medical responding, door one, please.
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Pelham, NH 03076
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