False fire alarms triggered at two apartment complexes, Des Moines IA


Fire alarm activations were reported at two apartment complexes near East 50th St and near Cleveland Ave in Des Moines. Fire personnel responded and conducted checks around the buildings but found no evidence of fire or smoke. The cause of the alarms is under investigation.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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11 truck 3, 4216, use 50th, 4216, use 30th on a private alarm.
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You're responsible on fire round 5, timer, 2050, 7.
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Dispatch from Mitchell, I need to cancel truck, they will call back when we need it.
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Caga, truck 3, you can stay home.
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Again, truck 3, you can stay home.
00:14
Pension 11, you're headed to 4216, East 50th of Broadway Apartments.
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The drop is going to be a pole station for a floor.
00:21
Pinchelot, copy.
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Select for using our outer mobile data is now responding.
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Shrek 3, you can stay at home.
00:25
Pinchillum is going to take it.
00:26
Okay.
00:27
And engine 11, it sounds like we have a key holder in route as well.
00:30
His name is (name withheld). He will be in a white Ford van in approximately 20 minute U-tiered.
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VETA. VINCHELF. Dismage Mitchell LEP.
00:35
Go ahead, Entron.
00:36
Yeah, do you know if it's A, B, or C, or is that middle of...
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...three stations.
00:41
I can check with a call taker or contact Pirmar, but we don't have the building.
00:48
Probably. Engine 2, Truck 3,
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near Cleveland Ave, on a private alarm, have your response 1, fireground 5, 10, 2102.
00:55
Speed dispatch.
00:56
Go ahead, Jeffrey.
00:57
We were restarting our mobile data.
00:59
Did you put us on another alarm?
01:00
Yeah, this one is near Cleveland Ave,
01:03
and engine two-set is that way as well.
01:06
I'm going to pick that with her.
01:07
Okay. General smoke detector, no keyholder contact.
01:10
We've driven around all three buildings.
01:13
We're not seeing anything from the outside.
01:15
This is a pole station.
01:17
We should have some alarms going on.
01:22
My partner is on with Permar right now trying to get an exact location for you.
01:27
Copy. Engine 11 looks like it's going to be building C.
01:30
Copy. And it's actually going to be completely different after us.
01:33
It's going to be building C of 4282 instead of the other one.
01:37
Oh. Medic 9, truck 9, 3610, Merle High Road, and 3611-M-Rail-Hay on breathing problem.
01:42
Have your response 3, channel 2 at 21?
01:45
That's truck 3 is delayed by the train, we're going around.
01:48
Copy, truck 3, engine Ceree, direct.
01:50
Engine C is correct.
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No.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cleveland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
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