Fire alarm triggered by air handler at old Capitol, Iowa City IA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at the Old Capitol building in Iowa City was caused by an air handler activation and not a fire. The alarm was checked and reset by emergency personnel.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Respond to fire alarm.
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Old Capitol.
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At near North Clinton Street.
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Iowa City.
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Cross streets are east Iowa Avenue and East Jefferson Street.
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Engine 1. J-Cath 1-1-4.
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Respond to fire alarm.
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Old Capitol.
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At near North Clinton Street.
00:27
Iowa City. Cross streets are East Iowa Avenue and East Jefferson Street.
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Copy. J-Com Car 5.
00:37
What is the event channel for the fire alarm at the Old Capitol?
00:41
You want to telly.
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Copy, you can end me the call, switching to 7.
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Copy.
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Engine 1, car 5.
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Engine 1, car 5 on 7.
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Jaycom, engine 1, engine 1.
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Engine 1, good.
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One is responding to one in near North Clinton Street.
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We are on Event 7.
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Capian fire car 5 is trying to get hold of you.
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Car 5 from Engine 1 on 7.
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Go ahead, I'm on seat here with DPS.
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There is no active alarm sounding presently.
01:40
You can probably drop it down to priority response without lights and siren.
01:43
Copy, what building are you in?
01:50
This is the old Capitol building.
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We haven't made entry yet.
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We're just outside.
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I was next door doing a key lockup.
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(name withheld) will be there shortly.
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Engine one, power five.
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Go ahead for one.
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Alarm is silenced.
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It's an east attic heat detector.
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I'm out with facilities management and they said that they just switched on an air handler.
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They think that is probably the cause of it.
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Copy, are you going to handle this one then?
02:32
Why don't you just keep coming code two? I'll head up there and see what is going on.
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Engine One is on the scene.
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Have you on scene.
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Terrify from Engine One.
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Go ahead.
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We're at the Clinton side, Diller.
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Where are you located?
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Iowa County from 102, 1041.
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We're in the attic heading towards that air handler.
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We'll let you know what we find.
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We get up there.
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(number withheld).
03:15
Angeloan copies.
03:20
PD is at the south door if you want, I can let you in over here.
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Thanks, we'll see you there.
03:34
Engine 1A from Car 5.
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Celfare 1A.
03:41
Are you by the panel with DPS yet?
03:48
Yes we are.
03:54
Can you get DPS to attempt the system reset? I don't see any active alarms presently up in the ecstatic.
04:08
Johnson County Ambulance and Engine 2.
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J-TAS 3-1. Respond to Sick Person, Oaknell Retirement Center.
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At near Oaknell Court, Iowa City.
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Cross streets are West Benton Street.
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Johnson County Ambulance and Engine 2.
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J-Cast 3-1.
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Respond to Sick Person, Oaknell Retirement Center.
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At near Oaknell Court, Iowa City.
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Cross streets are West Benton Street.
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Reset in progress.
04:46
Adam 34.
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Copy 34, this will be a little bit of that news.
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34 for Okinault.
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That's reset.
04:54
No alarms.
04:56
Copy. I'm under the detector that went off.
04:59
It is good.
05:00
We're going to head down and I'll let you know what I think probably transpired.
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Copy that. We'll see you by the panel.
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Location mentioned:
Old Capitol, 21 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240
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