False fire alarm at multi-level business on Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo MI
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm with smoke detector activation was reported at a multi-level business building near Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo. Fire crews checked inside, contacted the keyholder, found no fire or smoke, and reset the alarm panel.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo City, Township and County Fire Dispatch
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Mr. Anthony, multi-level, multiple businesses, audible, nothing to report, two hydrants to these, making contact.
00:11
We're requesting two more McDonald's, if available.
00:17
Acknowledged.
00:22
What's their best way to approach?
00:29
They can come to the on-ramp off of Portage.
00:33
Go westbound.
00:35
Perfect, thank you.
00:39
Lincoln 5 to 20.
00:45
The fire, can you remind me where the drop is coming from?
00:52
The machine room?
00:55
The smoke detector.
00:59
Truck 4, if you want to slide down Edwards.
01:07
Ten player.
01:13
Go ahead. If you hold your information?
01:19
Try again.
01:25
Do you see the other information?
01:32
I'll give it a call in.
01:39
Four, one to ten.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:47
Talk to the keyholder.
01:48
If she can be here if needed,
01:52
it'll be a while.
01:53
She said mechanical rooms in the basement.
01:59
We have no conditions inside.
02:01
There's none of the keys that we're able to get you in either one of the knocks boxes.
02:04
We're going to set a panel to be able to reset it.
02:08
Tiple, I'll let her know.
02:15
Ten, there's way too much background.
02:17
Is that a strikeoff?
02:22
Sorry, April.
02:23
You can strike off.
02:25
Hold myself in engine type, please.
02:28
It'll be a strike off for near Michigan Avenue, holding 10 in engine type.
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Location mentioned:
E Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
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