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Fire crews investigate alarm at Westown Parkway

Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:48
00:00
Ladder 215, engine 180, fire alarm (number withheld) West Town Parkway.
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Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a commercial building on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines after a fire alarm was activated. No visible fire was found upon arrival, and building maintenance was reportedly testing the system. A separate medical emergency at a nearby residence involved a possible seizure and head trauma.

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