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False fire alarm at Westwood Apartments

Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Ladder 215, Engine 180, fire alarm (number withheld) 52nd Street, Building (number withheld), Westwood Apartments.
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52nd St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm incident at the Westwood Apartments complex near 52nd Street in West Des Moines. The alarm was later determined to have been pulled manually, with no actual fire discovered. Units returned to service after confirming there was no emergency.

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