Fire alarm triggered by smoking in office building stairwell, Bellevue WA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm at a 19-story office building near 108th Ave NE in Bellevue, Washington. Building staff reported the alarm was caused by smoking in a stairwell. Firefighters confirmed no fire was present and reset the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, engine 101, can you show us in router NBC sale?
00:03
I copy. Engine 110 and ladder 107 en route to the 929 office tower.
00:10
Automatic fire alarm called in by the alarm company, covers Zone 1 General.
00:15
Okay, I-1-1.
00:16
Can you watch that.
00:24
Engine 110 is on scene, 19-story commercial,
00:28
high-rise office building, met at site alpha.
00:32
This would be 108 command.
00:35
Stand by for update.
00:37
Copy 108 command.
00:40
Engine 101.
00:42
101. 108 command?
00:43
Engine 101.
00:45
We have a report from staff on site.
00:47
The alarm was set off by smoking in the stairwell.
00:50
They verified that on the alarm panel.
00:53
My engineers are going in now to verify it.
00:56
I believe we can reduce this to engine 110.
00:58
Engine 101 received a report that the alarm was set off by smoking in the stairwell, recommending engine 110 can handle.
01:06
Engine 101,
01:08
ladder 107 can cancel.
01:11
Engine 110 from alarm room.
01:14
Go to wait, command.
01:16
Alarm panels.
01:18
It's parking level A by stair three.
01:22
It's affirmative.
01:24
We've verified that is the correct detector.
01:27
Go ahead and attempt to reset.
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Location mentioned:
108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
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