Fire alarm triggers partial dorm evacuation at college, Dubuque IA


A fire alarm was activated at Smith Hall dormitory on a college campus. Partial evacuation is underway. No fire or smoke has been seen, and security is investigating the cause. The alarm was triggered by a monitoring company with no confirmed fire on site.
Audio|Source: Dubuque County Fire, Dubuque City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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The Tadion 1.
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Engine 1. Intertruck 4.
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Bottom of our fire on No.
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2. 1153-0. onto this street.
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Smooth with all the rules.
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Between the 9-3-year-cove Street.
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Battalion One.
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Battalion One, Yourself, Engine One truck floor is known to Smith Hall on the Lower West Campus.
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Near Alta Vista St, we reference to General Notifier Fire Alarm, showing his own one.
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Pro 2, Ground 2, if needed.
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Copy that. Responding told you to near Alta Vista St for a fire alarm.
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Any calls regarding this or just coming in from an alarm company?
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Correct. Just came in from the alarm company.
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Nothing or did not make any activity on premise.
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Exactly.
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Mr. Spine, we're just stay on the alarm.
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Truck Four on St.
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Smith Hall.
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Four-story dormitory, nothing showing on the outside.
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Some evacuations taking place where I look for security and assess.
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Other companies continue not emerging.
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Truck Forest Command.
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Have you understand, you have a three-story presidential building.
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With a partial evacuation and truck for his command, command from Battalion 1.
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We'll let you have command.
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We'll just stage. Deborah Key West.
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Lot three on table mound.
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The female subject was called by another caller company company.
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She had pressed her pendant and advised him that she was feeling short of breath.
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Good one. Okay.
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Senator. Beacon from those hundred feet.
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Go ahead.
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We don't need to use and we don't need to anything.
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We don't need to anything.
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Never.
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Truck for your hands.
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Go ahead to me in. Still haven't found an activity.
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We do have security.
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They're not with us, but we're going to go get them.
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There are problems in the basement.
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We've seen just about every room and there's no problem.
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Maybe give it a few more minutes to take for us.
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I don't think there's going to be anything here.
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Honestly, you aren't finding the problem yet, security's on their way.
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If I remember right down at the basement level to the right, there should be the kitchen area that's typically where I've found the majority of issues.
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Location mentioned:
Near Alta Vista St, Dubuque, IA 52001
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