Fire alarm triggers at healthcare facility, no fire found, Westwego LA
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An automatic fire alarm was triggered at a single story healthcare facility near Westbank Expressway between Avenue E and the U-turn. Responding units found no fire and determined the alarm was accidentally set off by heater activation.
Audio|Heard on: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Gen. 958, letter 947 and jennon 8, response to automatic fire alarm, near Westbank Expressway, Zone 9500.
00:09
The fire alarm, near Westbank Expressway, crossing between Avenue E and U-turn, Zone 9500.
00:16
It could be a fire alarm, zone 28, from 0935.
00:21
5-Lon-Ladden, 947 in route.
00:24
Tabletter 947 in route.
00:25
5-8 row.
00:28
9-1-8. 9-1-8-1-8.
00:31
9-1-8. 9-1-8.
00:35
9-50 in route.
00:36
Top of 950 in route.
00:37
5-0.
00:38
900 in route.
00:39
Chapter 9-100 in route.
00:46
All right, let me put 921 on scene, I got a single story health care facility.
00:52
Russell shall have that's game.
00:53
Copper 921 on scene.
00:59
5101 on scene.
01:02
7-050-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.
01:05
File on 9-1.
01:08
Last unit.
01:13
921.
01:15
921.
01:21
It's going to be accidental trip.
01:23
They turn on the heater and set the alarm off.
01:26
This is an old register.
01:27
You can keep engine off by the all-seen report.
01:31
Returnal. See, also to investigate.
01:33
24-16-03938.
01:36
Copy accidental trip, turn on the heater, stop the alarm.
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Location mentioned:
Westbank Expy, Westwego, LA 70094
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