Car fire training at large commercial building in Hamel, Medina MN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel conducted car fire training on the delta side of a large commercial building near Arrowhead Drive in Hamel. Hydrants were located at several corners of the building. Knox Box locations were investigated; some were found at the front and south side of the building. An alarm was triggered during testing but was a supervisory alert and was reset.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch from West Suburban Utility 11.
00:02
We're on the scene of a large commercial building.
00:06
Nothing is shown, Alpha Bravo.
00:10
Utility 11, unseen,
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commercial building, nothing showing.
00:15
We're out-investigating.
00:17
Happy, all of an investigating.
00:20
What's suburban engine 21 from dispatch?
00:23
Bill for engine 21.
00:25
Engine 21, you'll be responding to a business water flow alarm near Arrowhead Drive.
00:32
Crime is 1905.
00:36
Just as you can show, it's a 21-a-rout.
00:39
1906.
00:53
Dispatch from West Suburban Utility 11?
00:57
2.11, go ahead.
00:59
360 complete.
01:01
We have a car burn, car fire training on the Delta side,
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which is where the smoke is coming from.
01:10
We located hydrants on the...
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Alpha Bravo Corner,
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on the Bravo Charlie Corner,
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and on the Delta side.
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And we do not locate any Knox Box.
01:24
Dispatch copy 6630 complete.
01:27
Carfire training on the delta side.
01:30
Hygrimates on the alpha delta corner of the structure did not locate any Knox boxes.
01:37
Try to see if you can't figure out if there's a Knox box in one of those entry points or a number of egresses that you have on the pre-plan.
01:46
See if you can get on those up today.
01:49
Copy that. We'll investigate that.
01:52
Dispatch from engine 22.
01:53
2.2, go ahead.
01:56
360 complete.
01:57
We located Knoxbox in front of building.
02:00
Hydrant on the side,
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Oxfrington Inn building,
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and everything that's taken care of here.
02:06
Suspatch copy is located Knox Box on the Alpha, south side of the building.
02:13
Hydrant and FEC is on the southwest corner of the building.
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Everything is okay.
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Stand by for next door.
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Copy that. Pause one moment.
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We are working on one of the alarms because we open the Knox Box.
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Dispatch copies if you want to get a hold of 5900 unit and let them know that you were testing the Knox Box and the alarms activated.
02:35
Cover that.
02:36
We'll get a hold of 5900.
02:38
Command from Lieutenant 21 is not alarm activation.
02:41
It's just a supervisory.
02:42
We're resetting it now.
02:43
Command copies, just supervisory resetting it.
02:45
This fast threat to the 11th initial idea report.
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Location mentioned:
Arrowhead Dr, Hamel, MN 55340
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