Fog machine triggers school fire alarm, no fire

Heard on: Clinton County Sheriff and Fire, Clinton City Police

02:21

00:00

Clinton Fire, you're needed at 519 East 11th Street, the middle school, 519 East 11th Street for a call-in fire alarm.

00:09

Zone is 272, hall by room (number withheld).

00:14

Zone 272, hall by room (number withheld).

00:22

Three ten, law center.

00:25

Go ahead.

00:29

Just notifying you of a fire alarm at the middle school.

00:35

Copy.

00:40

Dewitt Fire Department, this is a repeat page for 519 East 11th Street for an alarm company called about a fire alarm at Central Middle School.

00:54

Per subject on site, they're having a Halloween party in the gym.

00:57

The fog machine set off the fire alarm.

01:00

Again, the address is 519 East 11th Street.

01:03

Time out 1430.

01:09

10-3, 10-8, we're out to the fire alarm.

01:14

Copy.

01:19

10-3, we'll be out at the school.

01:27

County law center, 10-8.

01:33

Seventeen hundred, go ahead.

01:37

You can assign 1705 to the call.

01:40

We'll reach out for you.

01:42

Copy.

01:48

Then, the we made contact with someone on site.

01:52

They're having a Halloween party in the gym.

01:54

The smoke machine set off the fire alarms.

01:57

No fire.

02:05

Copy.

02:10

Call center 1700.

02:14

1700, go ahead.

02:18

First call staff, it was a fire machine that set alarm.

02:20

We're going to disregard.

2026-10-31 19:24 UTC

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E 11th St, DeWitt, IA 52742

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Fog machine triggers school fire alarm, no fire

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