False fire alarm at Douglas High School weight room

Heard on: Pennington SD Fire Dispatch Group Calls

00:48

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Boxelder Fire, Fire to Fox.

00:03

Boxelder, go.

00:06

Had law enforcement on scene.

00:07

They advised one of the kids hit it with a bar in the weight room.

00:12

They did reset it, no fire problem.

00:15

Do you want me to send a cancel page?

00:18

No, I'm going to still go and investigate it.

00:22

Okay.

00:23

Dispatch, Box Elder Engine 77 en route to Patriot.

00:28

Temper.

00:30

Box Elder, you'll be en route (number withheld) Patriot Drive, Douglas High School.

00:34

There was a general fire alarm.

00:37

Law enforcement advised the kid in the weight room was doing a squat and set it off.

00:41

No fire problems.

00:43

(number withheld) Patriot Drive.

00:47

Dispatch, Box Elder, copy.

7/29/2026 05:48 AM

Fire

Patriot Dr, Box Elder, SD 57719

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a high school on Patriot Drive in Box Elder. Law enforcement on scene reported that a student in the weight room may have accidentally triggered the alarm while lifting weights. The alarm was reset and there appeared to be no fire problem, but an engine continued to the school to investigate.