Fire alarm false alarm at commercial building, Waxhaw NC
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at a two-story commercial building near Raymond Helms Road was found to be an accidental test mode alarm with no fire detected.
Audio|Heard on: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
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01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Station 44, Ladder 44, Engine 42, responsible for a fire alarm,
00:04
near Raymond Helms Road, Suite 1.
00:10
Operate on, Charlie.
00:24
Two more.
00:26
Ladder, forward, 40, and right.
00:29
Two more.
00:35
Station 44, ladder 44, engine 42, your not, or fire alarm.
00:40
near Raymond Helms Road, Suite 1.
00:45
Call them by them.
00:46
Called by the alarm company for waterflow alarm in zone 212, Nova Hydrant located on the property.
00:53
Ladder 44 is on the scene, got two-story commercial structure, nothing showing from the exterior, Ladder 44 has command, I'll investigate.
01:02
Copy two-story commercial structure, nothing shown from the exterior, Ladder 44 is command.
01:17
544 CCCOM, you can counsel any further.
01:20
This is going to be accidental, host to be in test mode or testing system.
01:26
10-4[1], engine 42, copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Raymond Helms Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173
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