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False fire alarm sparks brief scare at apartment complex, Long Prairie MN
Fire & ArsonFire alarm sounded at Long Prairie apartment but was a faulty system triggering a false alert, prompting concern and a rapid emergency response that was quickly cancelled.
Audio|Heard on: Wadena,Otter Tail, Hubbard, and Todd County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Dot 700 units taking a call about a fire alarm at dot 27 apartments.
00:07
731.
00:09
Call our fire alarm's going off in the hallway.
00:12
No signs of fire or smoke.
00:16
10.4.
00:18
Go ahead and page Long Prairie fire.
00:21
Never.
00:23
663.
00:24
106BOR.
00:26
1637.
00:35
Operate Fire, please respond 955 near First Avenue Northeast, 27 apartments.
00:41
Report of a fire alarm going off in the hallway.
00:44
On pages 1838.
00:50
531.
00:52
Go ahead.
01:03
A lot very far.
01:04
You can cancel for the fire alarm at 955 near First Avenue,
01:08
and you can cancel.
01:09
Time of page 1830.
01:12
Per the manager,
01:17
he said that they have been having trouble with the alarm company, the alarm and he's going on his way up there, he says that it's a faulty alarm.
01:29
We'll keep everyone coming until we get out there and get it checked out.
01:34
Make sure.
01:36
Therefore, he is also the chief of an ambulance fire and he's at the 1022 on his way.
01:45
Ten four.
01:47
147 Todd.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:51
From fire, Otter Hill, you can scroll in general.
01:53
On us to 1022.
01:56
He did 39.
01:58
104, you can 22.
02:02
Copy that, can you do a cancel page who's got people in route here?
02:08
104, I'll send another one.
02:14
Thank you.
02:27
Long Prairie Fire, this is a cancel page.
02:30
Again, this is a cancel page for the fire alarm.
02:33
Time of cancel is 1840.
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Location mentioned:
1st Ave NE, Long Prairie, MN 56347
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