False fire alarm at West Burlington school, West Burlington IA
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Fire units were sent to a general fire alarm at West Burlington Junior Senior High School. The alarm was later confirmed to be false. Also, there was a separate call for a seven-year-old girl with a bleeding leg, but she was not seriously injured.
Audio|Heard on: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety
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02:6
Transcript:
00:00
West Burlington Fire Equipment, respond to the West Burlington Junior Senior High.
00:06
408 West Van Weiss Boulevard, have a phone-in general fire alarm.
00:10
Again, respond to West Burlington Junior Senior High for a phone in general fire alarm.
00:16
One of four.
00:18
Yes, call, 501.
00:21
5-1.
00:23
I just got a call from the school on the pulse alarm.
00:27
You have a phone-office.
00:28
No,
00:36
you can do your girl.
00:39
444.24.
00:41
4.4.
00:56
Adam 104, Fort Madison, Rescue, you're nearer at Mason, Traylor Court, near Traylor.
01:03
15. Again, Mason, Traylor Court, lot number 15,
01:06
responding for a 7-year-old female, she's falling on a bed needing some help up.
01:10
She does advise that her leg is bleeding, but she does not believe she's injured,
01:14
coming to the back door.
01:15
In Mason, Traylor Court, lot number 15, come to the back door.
01:19
H717.
01:20
Kind of polar for now, too.
01:22
I don't want to follow up to speak to her trailer number 15.
01:27
And again, making trailer short, more 15.
01:30
There's a funny person, you're not female.
01:31
She's not a baby needing some help up.
01:33
She does have a bleeding leg.
01:35
She doesn't believe that she's injured.
01:39
And making trailer court number 15 comes to the back door.
01:42
So, H7.
01:53
West Burlington Fire, you can disregard on that page to the West Burlington Junior Senior High.
02:00
Again, disregard on the fire page to the Junior Senior High School.
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Location mentioned:
W Van Weiss Blvd, West Burlington, IA 52655
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