False alarm structure fire near Kensington View Drive, Winter Haven FL
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire at a residence near Kensington View Drive was reported but later found to be a false alarm caused by a previously activated smoke detector.
Audio|Heard on: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
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01:6
Transcript:
00:00
Structure fire, near Kensington View Drive for Rescue 17, Rescue 17, Battalion 4, Battalion 3, Engine 1717, Engine 19, Winter Haven Engine 5, Tender 19, Air Truck 2, Safety 501.
00:11
All units select Pack 8, TAC 8, 1730, 1330.
00:14
Unit 3-page China, TAC,
00:20
1731.
00:25
FU17 responding.
00:30
55-1 respond.
00:33
I copy. Dispatch all units for a structure fire on Kensington View Drive.
00:37
This call was reopened and dispatched accidentally.
00:41
You can terminate.
00:45
Battalion 4, just to confirm, was this the smoke-detector smoke alarm activation we had earlier, near Kensington View Drive?
00:53
That's affirmative.
00:54
Another dispatcher opened it accidentally.
01:01
I copy. Actually on dispatch.
01:04
Battalion 4 is complete and all units can terminate.
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Location mentioned:
Kensington View Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33880
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