False fire alarm at building near Poydras street, New Orleans LA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a high hazard fire alarm was reported near 2651 Poydras Street in New Orleans. The keyholder (name withheld) later confirmed it was a false alarm because the fire system was being tested.
Audio|Heard on: New Orleans Fire
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02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 26, ladder 9, engine 14, rescue 2, car 502, squaw 7.
00:07
High life hazard fire alarm.
00:10
2651 Poydras Street.
00:13
Cross street of 700 South Broad Street and 600 South Galvez Street.
00:18
Zone 2023.
00:20
Engine 26, Ladder 9, Engine 14, Rescue 2, Car 502, Squat 7.
00:27
High life hazard fire alarm.
00:30
2651 Poydras Street.
00:33
Cross street of 700 South Broad Street.
00:36
26, 10,
00:38
4.
00:39
Squat 7, 74.
00:41
Rescue 3, 74.
00:43
5.0.2.5.000.
00:44
Engine 14, 15.
00:46
14 communication.
00:47
That's... In 14, 14.
00:48
...in 14.
00:50
Line 9.10,
00:51
24.
00:52
All companies use Fireground 2 times 1014.
00:56
104, 9, 104, 14.
00:59
Rescue 2, 104 year old.
01:05
Your 14 is, 26?
01:08
26. 26.
01:11
Yeah, did you hear me? I'm going to take that in.
01:14
104, thank you.
01:24
17th communication.
01:26
Inj 17.
01:27
10.
01:30
With a thermal, all the plugs,
01:34
dryer, winter edge.
01:35
That was filed.
01:37
Two-terters, investigation, all the 17 second service.
01:40
1040, 17, investigation and service.
01:42
1016.
01:48
Communications to 502.
01:54
Communications to 502.
01:55
502.
01:56
502.
02:02
502, we got a call bay from the keyholder (name withheld).
02:06
Say she believe it's a false alarm.
02:07
She put the system on tests.
02:17
502 to 14 continue and all other companies go in service 5.02, I'm sorry.
02:21
10-4[1]-5-0-2.
02:22
26 in service.
02:24
10-4[1]-26 in service. 10-4[1]-27.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative (message received)
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Location mentioned:
Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70119
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