Possible suicidal tenant causes fire alarm at apartment, Salinas CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders responded to a fire alarm at an apartment near Byron Drive. A female tenant reportedly said she would die with others and had previously chased someone with scissors. No smoke or fire visible. Police were dispatched.
Audio|Heard on: Salinas Fire Dispatch - Command 33
Listen to dispatch call
01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Medic unit 1 fire alarm, near Byron Drive, Unit 8G, Village Green Apartments.
00:09
Time now, 23:42.
00:21
Medic Engine 1 respond to call.
00:24
Known incident type.
00:26
Village Green Apartments.
00:27
Near Byron Drive.
00:30
Unit 8G.
00:31
Cross streets are Chaucer Drive and Stephanie Drive.
00:39
At scene of a one-plus story building.
00:46
No smoke or flame showing.
00:50
No sound of alarm or strokes.
00:52
Medicines 2 will try to make entry.
00:55
Will update and advise.
00:57
Medication 2, fire command copies.
01:03
Attention one, copy responding, fire alarm near Byron Drive Unit 8G.
01:10
Sounds like this will be a fire alarm to stage.
01:15
Second hand information: a tenant inside, female, age about 30, said 'we're all going to die together' and her smoke alarm is going off.
01:25
She previously chased another subject with scissors.
01:29
Police dispatched, not yet on scene.
01:36
Markham, I will get you through updates.
01:42
Parker, we have an active fire alarm right now.
01:47
Clear view, no smoke or flames.
01:49
We have put up a mirror alarm as well, if you get another alarm, that is us.
01:55
Fire command, happy.
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Location mentioned:
Byron Dr, Salinas, CA 93901
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