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Fire alarm at Hawkins Hall was false alertWest Lafayette IN

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audio iconFire & Arson
W Wood St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

An active fire alarm at Hawkins Hall near Westwood triggered a response from multiple emergency units. Upon investigation, no fire or emergency was found, and the alarm was reset.

Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Free fire, stand by an active fire alarm at Hawkins Hall.
00:19
Through fire, battalion 14, engine 11, ladder 12, medic 16,
00:26
being routed to Hawkins Hall,
00:29
near Westwood for an active fire alarm.
00:35
Hawkins Hall for an active fire alarm, 2212.
00:44
Purdue Battalion 14, engine 11, ladder 12, medic 16 respond.
00:50
Clear.
00:56
This match all units arriving Hawkins.
00:59
Nothing showing.
01:01
14, establishing Hawkins, command, south side.
01:04
Engine 1 via investigations,
01:06
medic 16 to the panel.
01:08
Clear.
01:09
There's a pessimistic one.
01:12
Good.
01:16
The medic one is available.
01:19
Command is one.
01:22
Okay.
01:27
All safe.
01:29
Watched waiting,
01:31
94, stale east.
01:33
They're on the bed.
01:36
Clear pulse session.
01:38
Life floor west wing.
01:45
Give me an inch alert.
01:47
Good.
01:49
Disinformation, we have a strong odor on the night's just waiting on the postulation.
02:01
Clear.
02:05
You need assistance from Ladder 12.
02:11
You can start them this way.
02:13
We'll probably have to go room to room.
02:15
I don't see any active emergency at the moment.
02:18
It's clear, Ladder 12 if you'll make your way at 9-4.
02:22
Man 16 head up and Ladder 12 can stay by the panel.
02:32
Clear Medics 16 to the 9-4-Liter 12 reports of the panel.
02:41
Commandage 11,
02:43
we found the emergency.
02:45
There's no emergency, we can go for reset.
02:47
Clear, Ladder 12, we can go for reset.
02:50
12, we can go for reset.
02:51
12 is clear, entering the building now.

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Location mentioned:
W Wood St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Terminated
  2. Source Identified and Panel Reset
  3. Investigation and Odor Detected
  4. Arrival and Initial Assessment
  5. Units Dispatched and En Route
  6. Fire Alarm Reported at Hawkins Hall

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