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Malicious fire alarm activation at Pacific Avenue buildingSanta Cruz CA

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Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

A fire alarm was activated by someone pulling the fire alarm station maliciously at a four-story residential over commercial building near Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. No fire or smoke was found. All responding units were canceled after confirming the alarm was false.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire
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02:9
Transcript:
00:00
And Gen 3111 and Gen 3112, Truck 3572 and Battalion 3103.
00:04
This will be a fire alarm activation at near Pacific Avenue.
00:09
With negative reset, we'll utilize red and blue, timeout at 1624.
00:18
NACOM, truck 3572, code 3[1].
00:22
And 1624. And 1624.
00:26
Netcom engine 3111 on scene, four-story, residential over commercial, nothing showing, and we'll be out investigating the next to the engine, stand by the system,
00:41
establishing Pacific Command.
00:43
I copy on, seeing nothing showing the establishing Pacific Command at 1625.
00:50
Netcom, battalion 3103 responding from Netcom.
00:53
3103, I copy.
01:00
NICOM 3572, please attach 3566 as well.
01:07
Copy attaching medic 3566.
01:16
Medi-Con Medics7, clear A, we're available.
01:25
Medics 7, HQ, please.
01:27
Netcom engine 311
01:32
Attention 311
01:34
We're on scene this is a malicious pull station no smoke 311 will be investigating further and we can cancel all incoming
01:50
Copy, engine 31111, obscene,
01:54
malicious pulsation, investigating, cancel all incoming at 1628.
01:58
A couple time, 3103 copies, available at CZ.
02:08
1629.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren

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Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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