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False fire alarm at Santa Barbara terminalSanta Barbara CA

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Earle Ovington Terminal, 500 James Fowler Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93117

A fire alarm was reported at the Earle Ovington Terminal in Santa Barbara but was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by a faulty detector.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Main Channel
Listen to dispatch call
01:31
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 19 S.
00:02
M.
00:04
3.
00:15
Clash 77, C,
00:18
near James Fowler Road
00:21
Respond on Command 2[1].
00:23
Refer to tablet command for incident type.
00:31
613 F.A.7. 367-198-0-7-2.
00:41
718.8.
00:51
Mary Z.A. 780.
01:00
0-701 command 2
01:08
32-7-tank
01:10
And if you could use, could copy the Pending Q-beat information So it was a PON.
01:20
This is a false alarm,
01:23
that a malfunctioning detector, engine 71's available.
01:29
Just anyone available.
01:30
False alarm.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command 2: Assigned or operating on designated Command 2 radio channel for coordinated communication.

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Location mentioned:
Earle Ovington Terminal, 500 James Fowler Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93117

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