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Fire alarm activates in dormitory at UWSP Smith Hall, Stevens Point WI

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Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI 54481

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at UWSP Smith Hall dormitory near Reserve Street, Stevens Point. The four-story building was evacuated. The alarm was traced to the fourth floor west, and crews are investigating the cause.

Audio|Heard on: Portage County Fire and EMS
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Steven's Fire, Station 1 Ambulance.
00:02
Respond to UWSP, Watson Hall, 1801 Maria Drive for a fire alarm.
00:08
Page 1746.
00:11
Second point, base.
00:19
Good.
00:22
181 and 2 on scene.
00:23
On scene.
00:27
You said Watson, correct?
00:31
DeWan.
00:33
AJ1, Enrol reserve.
00:37
Copy.
00:39
This will be at UWSP Smith Hall on the correction,
00:43
near Reserve Street.
00:46
Copy the update, Smith Hall.
00:54
Number 2 and run.
00:57
Copy Tower 2.
00:58
Car 5-1, Car 7, responding.
01:04
Copy car 7.
01:06
2.
01:10
Just to make sure you copy the updated Smith Hall, not Watson.
01:16
7. 104.
01:24
ComCenter, 51 Med5.
01:28
51 Med5.
01:31
Med5 and Medic2 also responding.
01:36
Copy, Med5, Med2.
01:38
This will be UWSP Smith Hall.
01:51
There, 5-1, Car-7.
01:53
5-1, Car-7.
01:58
Four-story,
02:01
ordinary construction, dormitory,
02:03
nothing showing from the exterior, students evacuating.
02:06
Car-7 will have Smith Command.
02:11
Copy.
02:21
Happy turn two.
02:23
Five-one car seven from Com.
02:25
Three, same traffic.
02:28
Go up.
02:31
The fire alarm is coming from the fourth floor west.
02:37
Happy fourth floor west.
02:39
We'll have crews inside investigating.
02:43
Copy.

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Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI 54481

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