Fire alarm triggers response at apartment complex, Blount County TN
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment complex on Ridgway Drive in Blount County. There were reports of smoke and sprinklers activating on the third floor of building 500, with some calls also mentioning building 527. Multiple people were outside the building. Firefighters searched the area but did not find an active fire and turned off the sprinkler system and silenced the alarm.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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527.
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(name withheld),
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do not set up the ladder. We're going to building 500.
00:09
Com Center, memorable fire. Just be advised, we have gotten more reports. Advising that is going to be building 527.
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Copy.
00:21
527.
00:24
ComCenter, Mervable 502 is now at the bridgeway.
00:33
Bridge and stay to the left, it's at the far back, it'll be at your 12 o'clock, far back.
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The engine three, go ahead, back there.
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Copy engine three.
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Com center,
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show me, engine three on the same bridgeway.
00:58
We're on scene, formal fours six.
01:04
The engine 3 being advised, just follow them on the back through there, across the bridge. That's where everybody else went.
01:12
Yeah.
01:17
It's going to be the building all the way in the back.
01:20
Pee's running up to the scene.
01:22
Multiple people outside.
01:37
The alarm company gave me just 1,000, Ridway Drive.
01:42
We had multiple calls. One advised it was coming from the third floor, building 500, and the sprinklers were going off.
01:49
And the other one advised it was going to be 527.
01:56
Repeat.
02:02
That's correct. That's supposed to be forward.
02:09
Johnson see, sir. Water flow.
02:15
I'm giving the park service.
02:17
I'm in service. I'm in service.
02:21
I'm sorry, you'll have to repeat.
02:28
Dordy with Engine 3 has joined Squad 1.
02:38
John.
02:41
Tom, Senator Merrill 5-0-2 is on 6th.
02:44
State War 5-0-2 is on 612, 149.
02:51
Andrew, can you get me a frontal wedge, please?
02:56
Do you repeat, 20?
03:01
Frenchler wedge?
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Cuff.
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I call 11.
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I call 11.
03:15
It's been by with truck for assignment.
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Teple, honestly, it's one off.
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Send me an attic ladder with that spring footway.
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Brace command,
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engine three.
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Support.
03:37
Pepper. Pepper.
03:50
We are not finding fire.
03:54
We can silence this alarm. That'll help us.
03:57
That will help us.
04:02
Commandant Fire 1, Air, was ready to deploy needed.
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Copy, copy.
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Team 3,
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check I had it.
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Just make sure there's nothing above you.
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Affirmative.
04:18
Parker is coming down.
04:20
We get an attic ladder and a wedge.
04:24
I had the sprinkler system shut off.
04:29
Copy.
04:30
We could get the alarm sound instead of help.
04:37
Hey, Dordy, I'm sending Wayman up there.
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Bring out to you, my goal.
04:45
All right.
04:47
All right.
04:52
Thank you, you as well.
04:59
Dispatch, buddy. Dispatchpetic,
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Susan, posted.
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Copymedic 2 posted, advise when you're ready for tone check.
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Information 2 first now.
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Go ahead.
05:19
We've got a good vigil on the Charlie side if you've not checked it yet. We can.
05:25
Yeah, go ahead. Just put you to anything around there.
05:30
Got it.
05:35
Mr. McDoo, Ferdner's going in now, so give us about a minute or so.
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Copy Medic 2.
05:56
Hey, where the firefighters are at, witnesses are saying it's coming from that third floor,
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that corner room, right where you're facing at, that apartment. Yes, sir.
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Blount County, TN
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