False fire alarm at church with children present, Wichita KS
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a fire alarm at a church near East 32nd Street. No fire was found, the building was occupied with children outside, and it was confirmed as a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
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00:57
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 20 is on scene of a church.
00:02
We got nothing showing.
00:05
It is occupied.
00:06
We got kids out on the playground.
00:08
Engine 20 to investigate.
00:10
The unit 20 is in route to the system.
00:16
We're on that 32nd Street, near East 32nd Street operating TAC2, TAC2 on arrival.
00:22
Fire alarm coverage is the smoke detector.
00:32
Engine 20 from Ops.
00:38
Engine 20, go ahead.
00:44
Hopefully we got a call back from the keyholder that's a false alarm.
00:46
You still on-site resetting?
00:50
Negative. We're going available.
00:53
I saw that you had updated that before we got out of the truck, so we're available.
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Location mentioned:
E 32nd St N, Wichita, KS 67226
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