False fire alarm triggered by school custodian, Guilford CT
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A custodian at Calvin Leete School accidentally triggered the fire alarm while trying to fix a previous issue. No fire or emergency response was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Guilford Fire and Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Gover, stand by for code 1, activate fire alarm, near South Union, Calvin Leete School.
00:19
Code 1[1], activate fire alarm, near South Union, Calvin Leete School.
00:24
Timeout, 0715.
00:32
Rescue 1, 22, control on a rescue one.
00:42
Rescue 1.
00:47
Just heard it from the lead custodian.
00:49
He was messing with the alarm trying to restore the issue from last night and he set the fire alarm off again.
00:54
No response required.
01:00
Great good, we'll proceed.
01:04
Hold all you in the quarter.
01:06
Do you want everybody to receive, you're going to go?
01:10
Jeff out.
01:13
Control and all responding units, all units holding quarters, with the exception of rescue under proceed to verify.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Non-emergency response; routine call with no lights or sirens required.
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Location mentioned:
S Union St, Guilford, CT 06437
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