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Commercial fire alarm investigated at hawthorne shopping centerLa Plata MD

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Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD 20646

Fire department responded to a commercial fire alarm at Hawthorne Shopping Center near Crane Highway. The alarm company confirmed the correct passcode and requested to downgrade the response. Crews worked on resetting the alarm system on scene without further incident.

Audio|Source: Charles County Fire & EMS
01:21
Transcript:
00:00
Hawthorne Shopping Center near Crane Highway, commercial fire alarm.
00:03
Engine 1 is alerted.
00:05
Operations 10 Alpha 2[1], 1419.
00:11
Engine 11, 05.
00:14
Engine 11, 10 alpha.
00:15
Engine 11, 10 alpha.
00:20
Andrew 11.
00:22
On Air, Aaron, 11.
00:28
Engine 11, I'm wanting to see.
00:30
One-store commercial strip, I'll have been showing.
00:33
I'll be investigating.
00:35
See you, the engine 11.
00:41
Trial County, the Paramedic Amway at 60.
00:43
Checking your status.
01:01
Good.
01:03
Got a call back from the alarm company.
01:06
They received proper passcode from subject there.
01:09
However,
01:10
they only wish to downgrade.
01:12
They could not cancel.
01:15
Yeah, I'm okay.
01:16
We're going to try to reset it, but you can hold me in service on the scene.
01:21
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10 Alpha 2: Radio operations channel/talkgroup designation

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Location mentioned:
Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD 20646

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Incident Timeline

  1. Alarm Reset and Management Company Notified
  2. Investigation and Communication with Alarm Company
  3. Units Dispatched and Arrive on Scene
  4. Fire Alarm Reported at Hawthorne Shopping Center

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