Sprinkler activation causes water flow in Fairbanks building, Fairbanks AK
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a building near Tanana Loop in Fairbanks for sprinkler activation with water flow inside. No fire was found. Crews are working to shut off the sprinkler system and clean up water.
Audio|Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough Fire/EMS
03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Command 103.
00:04
Command.
00:07
Command Engine 11.
00:14
Command. Command.
00:15
Command.
00:20
The first assessment is the first floor has two sprinklers, one and eight entrances that are flooding.
00:26
We're going to put a south of the one on the alpha side and work on the delta side.
00:32
I'm also heading down to the sprinkler riser to shut it off.
00:39
Command copies, engine 11.
00:41
You're going down, just shut off the riser.
00:45
You're trying to plug the sprinklers that are flowing in the entranceway on alpha and bravo.
00:51
Rider 12 level 1.
00:57
We have actual water flow in the entryway on the alpha side and the bravo side, alpha being engine 11's position in the courtyard.
01:07
I need you to come around on the bravo side through the gate by the Rasmuson Library and make yourself available, probably to the third floor, but await assignment until I hear back from 103.
01:22
Letter copies alpha is engine 11 positioned by the library for...
01:28
12th position on the bravo.
01:35
Ladder 12, command.
01:37
Ladder 12.
01:41
Standby.
01:46
Ladder 12 command.
01:47
Ladder 12 command.
01:49
Ladder.
01:54
We're good on the floors above.
01:57
Fire marshal Green is checked on that.
02:00
So if you could assist the engine level in getting water flow stopped.
02:06
Ladder 12 copies.
02:08
We're going to be switching to UFD repeater if that's patched.
02:13
Go ahead and make the switch.
02:15
I just haven't been able to communicate to anybody on that yet.
02:17
If you see Cap Maddox, please tell him to do the same.
02:21
Affirmative.
02:24
I will monitor TAC 3.
02:28
The Tide, 11, Lider, 12, we're going to check.
02:31
UFTE, conventional.
02:34
Live and clear.
02:40
City, Groening Command.
02:47
We do not have a fire on the third floor or above.
02:51
We're still working on confirming lower floors.
02:55
It appears to be sprinkler heads in the entryways.
02:58
We do have some water flow and some mess to clean up, but there is no fire reported this time.
03:18
Did you say you silenced the panel?
03:22
That's affirmative.
03:24
We did that with 103.
03:29
Command copies.
03:30
We have an all clear and where FACP is found.
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Location mentioned:
Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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