Fire alarm investigated at Sharp Building, Lincoln NE
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Sharp Building near South 13th Street in Lincoln. Units investigated the sprinkler pump room and alarm panel, finding no smoke and an issue with the fire pump not running. The situation was assessed as a general alarm with no active fire found.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Engine three, truck eight, clear fire alarm zone 53 to the Sharp Building near South 13th Street coming in from the alarm company covering zone one, the building fire panel.
00:10
You'll have tact five, tact five.
00:15
Drove one around.
00:17
Engine One, Truck One, clear fire alarm zone two to the Union near R Street coming in from the alarm company.
00:24
Covers water flow room 119.
00:27
General fire alarm.
00:28
You got UPD Fire One, UPD Fire One.
00:35
819.
00:47
Location. Large multi-story,
00:50
high-rise building.
00:51
We have strobes from the outside here.
00:54
We're gonna go inside to the panel and investigate.
00:58
We'll be in the offensive strategy and log Sharp command.
01:06
Three west.
01:10
A toilet.
01:15
Sixty complete.
01:17
No basement confirmed offensive strategy here.
01:23
Correction, no basement windows.
01:26
Alarm indicates main sprinkler, which we're assuming is the actual sprinkler pump room.
01:32
Last set they had an issue with the pumps starting, so we're going to check that out first.
01:37
There's also alarm for night.
01:39
So just get in here and we'll see if we need you when we get here.
01:47
Dispatch command on tech five.
01:53
Did get an update from the alarm company.
01:55
They've got a key holder, (name withheld), going to be unknown ETA in a sports car.
02:07
Engine three down on the basement.
02:09
No smoke or anything like that.
02:17
Okay, on location staging.
02:23
Truck 8, why don't you come into the panel with your elevator keys? There's an alarm up on 9th floor.
02:28
Maybe we'll have you go in firefighter phase one and two and check that out, please.
02:36
Truck 8, clear.
02:42
(name withheld), would you like this silenced?
02:48
Not yet.
02:55
Engine three's crew is down in the main fire pump in the basement.
02:59
Fire pump is not running, and there's indication of water flow down here.
03:03
(name withheld), what else do you have on the alarm panel?
03:11
Only the 9th sprinkler is all it says.
03:17
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508
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