Fire alarm triggered by technician repairing phone lines, Columbia MD
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at Rivers Center near Old Columbia Road was triggered while a Verizon technician was repairing phone lines connected to the alarm system. There was no sign of an actual fire at the location.
Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
04:28
Transcript:
00:00
Angel 101 Tower 10 to respond, near Old Columbia Road.
00:05
To the commercial fire alarm, Alpha 2, 1615.
00:13
Her responding 5115 shepherd lane across a frequent circle lane it's going to be for a 67-year-old male cut his hand with a table saw his thumb is almost detached call is going to be in the driveway 1651
00:35
1-10-year responding near Old Columbia Road across the Guilford Road. It's going to be for a fire alarm activation at Rivers Center at Old Columbia, 1651.
00:52
Power to 5-6. 5-6.
00:56
5-6, go ahead.
01:01
Confirm, are you okay with this on your own or would you like an engine?
01:05
5-6, we're good on our own, thank you. All right, okay.
01:14
2-1-APS.
01:16
And it's 2-1-APS 16.
01:23
101, Tara 2nd.
01:26
Okay,
01:28
101. I got no evidence of all alarms sounding on the Delta or Charlie's side.
01:34
That's the same here on alpha side.
01:42
Territon here.
01:43
Can they have a lockbox code for lockbox 52? My EID's 3660.
01:48
One-on-Tor-Tent.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:54
Just checked with Goddard School. They said they did not have any alarm in there.
01:59
All right, I'm trying. I figure we're just trying to find the panel, put our eyes on the panel before we clear.
02:12
Mr. Kenyon code is in a call.
02:18
Take 115 to respond to the area 9912 Audrey Rose for second welfare with County PD Alpha 2 1655 No one tower 10 you have a rep best in route should be there in Tim and the EPA driving a black BMW
02:42
Hermetic 115, you're responding, 9912, Audrey Rose off of Twin Fall Trail for a male subject, landing the grass, appears to be 70 or 80 years of age,
02:55
no shoes.
02:56
Caller advised subject seems out of it, unable to understand them at 1657.
03:11
9-5, 16-67.
03:15
Paramedic 5-6.
03:22
Good for 5-6.
03:24
Just confirm in your own scene?
03:27
That's correct.
03:29
I was okay.
03:35
We're trying to 101.
03:45
There's a rep from Verizon on the Charlie side that advised he was here repairing two phone lines that were not dialing out for the alarm system. He believes when he was making the repair to trigger the alarm.
04:10
Here.
04:13
Tower 10.
04:16
We met with the Verizon rep who advised he was doing repairs on phone lines that were attached to the fire alarm.
04:26
There's no evidence of an alarm sounding.
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Location mentioned:
10220-10260 Old Columbia Rd, Columbia, MD 21046
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