Gas alarm in parking garage prompts evacuation

Heard on: Waukesha County WI Fire Dispatch

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

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Brookfield Engine 23, Truck 21, and New Berlin Engine 8, you're all en route to the flats at Bishop's Woods, (number withheld) Bishop's Way.

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Cars advising that in the L2 parking garage there is a gas detector alarm that's been active pretty much all day.

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PD's not responding, let's send them.

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Med 56, your amount of the mobile was 347 or 6634, wrote J as in John.

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82 year old female, constant breathing.

00:27

Lead to be just a lift assist.

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Rushing it's going to be toned out after the queue clears.

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56 units, copy additional.

00:37

Dispatch, Engine Eight.

00:39

Engine Eight.

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On scene, apartment complex, nothing showing, no evacuation in progress.

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Engine Eight, have Bishop's command.

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We'll use red on arrival.

00:54

Copy, Engine Eight.

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On scene, command, going to be on red.

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Apartment complex.

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Evacuation.

2026-09-26 21:21 UTC

Fire

Bishops Way, Brookfield, WI 53005

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported gas detector alarm in the parking garage of an apartment complex on Bishop’s Way in Brookfield. Units arrived, initially reported nothing showing, and later indicated an evacuation was in progress.