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False fire alarm triggers large emergency response in La Crosse, La Crosse WI
Fire & ArsonEmergency units rushed to a commercial building near 3rd Street South with residential apartments after employees reported no fire. Crews confirmed the alarm was false with ongoing verification.
Audio|Heard on: La Crosse City Fire - Digital
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, Engine 1, Quint 10, Quint 2, Rescue 1, and Rescue 2.
00:06
Respond to monitor fire alarm.
00:08
At near 3rd Street South.
00:12
ADC Rescue 3?
00:15
Rescue 3.
00:17
Are they requesting just a transport?
00:24
Negative.
00:25
Looks like it was called in.
00:28
She needs to be evaluated.
00:29
Why you guys?
00:31
First of three copies.
00:37
EDC is a battalion one.
00:44
ETC engine one, rescue one responding.
00:51
I copy.
00:53
Just be advised there are lots of road closures for the parade.
00:58
We're trying to find you all a detour right now.
01:07
CDC the battalion one.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:15
CSO handling traps.
01:24
The CSO handling traffic for the parade is advising your easiest route will be to go 5th and J, go from 5th and J to 4th in Pearl.
01:34
Joe, I copy.
01:36
NJ1 did you copy?
01:39
NJ1, copy.
01:42
Quintan, you copy?
01:54
Quint, do you copy the detour?
01:58
That's remember.
02:00
Quinn two.
02:03
Yeah, Quinn two, coverage.
02:06
Rescue one.
02:08
You want to copy.
02:10
Rescue two.
02:11
Copy. Copy.
02:13
EBC Rescue One's on scene.
02:15
It's happy.
02:20
Incoming units Rescue One on scene on scene of a large three-story commercial with residential above.
02:27
Employees are coming out saying there's no problems.
02:30
Rescue One will go out investigating.
02:32
Have Third Street Command.
02:37
Command engine one location.
02:44
And you guys can stand by, employees say it was a false alarm, we're just going to verify.
02:50
Number one, copies.
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Location mentioned:
3rd St S, La Crosse, WI 54601
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