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Commercial fire alarm on South 18th Street

Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Engine 170, engine 180, fire alarm (number withheld) South 18th Street.
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S 18th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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Fire crews were sent to a commercial building near South 18th Street for a fire alarm. Units reported that it was a single-story commercial structure with nothing visible from three sides and no need to evacuate. They switched to a tactical channel and began investigating the cause of the alarm.

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