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False fire alarm at academy after maintenance testLake Wales FL

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Near N 4th St, Lake Wales, FL 33853

A fire alarm was activated near 4th Street North at Bok Academy North. Firefighters responded to find the alarm was triggered by maintenance testing, and no fire was present. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
03:42
Transcript:
00:00
Lake Wales's Fire Chief 3 dispatch.
00:03
Lake Wales Fire Chief 3.
00:07
En route to the alarm.
00:10
Copy 410, 3rd Street, North, receive call from the alarm company advising water flow alarm activated.
00:21
Legal's Rescue One on scene at T2.4E Street is an echo.
00:27
That call was terminated.
00:33
Legals Rescue One copy. You show is complete.
00:36
Complete.
00:37
That's what it's...
00:42
Legals Rescue One dispatch.
00:45
Legals Rescue One.
00:47
Is there another call in our zone?
00:49
There was a fire alarm that you were dispatched to at 410, 3rd Street, north on TAC 9.
00:56
Copy. If you get sent that to my cat, that would be awesome. Thank you.
01:01
Copy.
01:06
25, bat, too?
01:08
Same, too.
01:10
Yes, sir. I have two patients, one with us.
01:14
Minor to major head injuries, Rescue 7s evaluate that one.
01:18
I'll have Rescue 38.
01:21
Check out the driver of the motorcycle.
01:26
I copy.
01:28
Are you going to need a helicopter? Can they stand down?
01:32
We're still assessing. I'll let you know.
01:37
I copy.
01:38
Rescue 7s on scene. They should be able to ground that to Lakeland.
01:48
Copy that. You can go ahead and cancel the helicopter.
01:53
Break. Dispatch engine 25. Go ahead and show me establishing Commonwealth Command.
02:00
10-4 Command, 1220.
02:07
Three, go ahead.
02:09
Yes, sir. For the alarm company, this is going to be near 4th Street North, at Bok Academy North. I'm going to go ahead and change the address for you.
02:19
Copy. You can show me on the scene.
02:25
Copy on scene. Copy on scene.
02:30
Into 46.
02:34
Copy, end down.
02:39
All right.
02:41
C.
02:44
23. 2723. I'll be short-time probably.
02:46
Thank you, 22.
02:47
Predictable to our destination.
02:54
GG5.
02:56
TG5.
02:59
TG5.
03:01
Okay.
03:06
A-city action two.
03:11
A-city engine two.
03:14
Complete.
03:17
Complete, 1230.
03:23
Equals Rescue 1. Dispatch.
03:25
Lakeles Rescue 1. Made contact with the maintenance person.
03:30
They did fire alarm testing.
03:33
It's going to be a false alarm. You go ahead and show Liquid Rescue 1 and all their units complete.
03:39
I copy. All units complete. False alarm. TAC 9, clear and I monitor, 1230.

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