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False medical alarm at office on Olentangy River RoadColumbus OH

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Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a medical alarm at an office near Olentangy River Road. The responsible party was unaware of any active alarm and all employees were accounted for. The alarm may have been a false activation.

Audio|Heard on: Columbus Division of Fire, Franklin County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:24
Transcript:
00:00
I'll get the address to Olentangy River Road instead of water.
00:10
831 hours. Refer to NBC for radio channel.
00:15
It's a medic1, sir.
00:16
I'm sorry about that.
00:17
Still being used to it.
00:33
I just give you an update.
00:35
I spoke to the responsible party at this address who indicates they aren't even aware of any kind of medical alarm that they have, and there should be no one at the office.
00:47
She's got all the employees accounted for, so she's not even sure what this would have happened.
00:56
I just want to make you aware of that.
01:00
Okay, copy, we'll go check out.
01:03
Does it sound like the alarm's actually in the office for predictive things, just in the general area?
01:10
It's got a GPS.
01:11
It was actually a hardwire alarm at that location.
01:17
She just doesn't understand how it could have originated or why it would have.
01:23
Thanks for that book.

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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH

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