Automatic commercial fire alarm triggered by power restoration, Tacoma WA
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Fire & ArsonAn automatic fire alarm sounded at a commercial property near South Thompson Avenue after power was restored. Fire units responded and found no signs of fire or smoke. Investigators suspect the alarm was triggered by the power restoration.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Fire
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03:36
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8, ladder 1, and battalion 2, channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, Betteridge and Magnutton, near South Thompson Avenue.
00:11
Engine 8, ladder 1 and Battalion 2, channel A3,
00:16
automatic commercial fire alarm, Betteridge and McNaughton, near South Thompson Avenue, time 1755.
00:28
Code 8.6 is on scene at the transit center.
00:32
Office 72nd, there's no police presence here.
00:41
We'll contact T.B.D.
00:49
Tacoma, Engine 8, Clean Assamaged Command, near Thompson.
00:53
We've got a 25 by 100 two-story apartment building, Wolfram, nothing showing on arrival.
01:02
Engine 8 is going to be out investigating in Thompson Command.
01:05
Another one, same time on arrival.
01:08
And so,
01:10
Tacoma from Engine 8, I've been on D.C.
01:12
activity going on without my intervention.
01:14
We show us on scene.
01:17
My stage Engine 8 on scene.
01:20
17-0-7707. Channel 8.2, BLS, sick person, Shell gas, near South Hosmer Street.
01:33
Engine 10. Channel A2, BLS, sick person, Shellgas, near South Hosner Street.
01:41
Time 7-57.
01:43
86 Tacoma sounds like law enforcement cleared the call and is no longer on scene.
01:52
86 we were in the area there's somebody waiting us down.
01:55
We're going to go available. For six, 1758.
02:03
Grand Battalion 2 is on thing standing by.
02:08
We just check with the tenants and this is our half address.
02:12
We just check with the tenants of the half address upstairs.
02:17
No smoke or fire and we need no alarm going off.
02:20
Just trying to figure out the best access into this place.
02:23
All windows are clear, alpha attorney.
02:29
We had a recent power out in business area.
02:31
I'm expecting that when the power came back on, it tripped the alarm.
02:38
Good time, too.
02:44
With Battalion 2 and Ladder 1 from command, you can go available.
02:48
We're just working on gaining access.
02:51
I'm going to work with TSC on getting some contact information.
02:57
Okay,
03:01
available.
03:03
Ladder 1 available.
03:10
To call my Thompson, Command.
03:12
I'm away from the NBC at this time.
03:14
Can you just tell me if there's contact information phone number on there that I can go get?
03:24
Command, looks like there's two contact phone numbers, premise and key holder that we got from the alarm company.
03:35
Command, thanks.
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Location mentioned:
S Thompson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98418
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