False alarm at commercial building; maintenance issue
Fire & ArsonEmergency services responded to a fire alarm at a building. Smoke was reported in the basement and lobby. It was later found that maintenance accidentally triggered the alarm.
Audio|Source: New Bern Police Fire EMS NBPS
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Transcript:
Linear to Tower 1, commercial fire alarm[1], probation, 403 George Street. To meet commercial fire alarm, probation, parole, 403, George Street. Let's be a broad street, New Street. Let's try to respond on Tack 1, Tack 1. Numbering. Tower 1, Engine 4, Responding. receiving fire alarm, PS smoke[2], basement, elevator, lobby smoke, zero two, and general fire alarm[3]. It's advising the name of the location is (name withheld) building. Tower one, copy is moving. Moving, clear ladder, suit from this call. Copy same, 1443. 206, Newbern, on State. Roll, 1434. Engine 4, Tower 1 on scene, nothing showing 3-story building, engine 4 is establishing Joystreet Command. Copy Tower 1, Engine 4 on scene, nothing showing engine 4 command 1444. The engine 4 from Tower 1 was safe to do so proceed up so we can get Tower 1 in. Tower 1 go available. Newbrun, this is George Street, command. Everything's okay on scene, maintenance is on scene, spraying some stuff and did not put it in tests and accidentally set it off. Noonover and Tower 1 is available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Commercial Fire Alarm
[2]
PS smoke: Possible Smoke
[3]
general fire alarm: Fire Alarm
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Location mentioned:
George St, New Bern, NC
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