False fire alarm at university parkway apartments, Sarasota FL
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm sounding at near University Parkway in Sarasota, Florida. Upon arrival at the Villages at Sarasota Apartments, no visible fire or smoke was found. The building was equipped with sprinklers and a full search confirmed it was a false alarm with no fire hazard detected.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
07:5
Transcript:
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ladder 339 engine 241 battalion 3 engine 311 engine 312 squad 328 structure fire university parkway and shade avenue respond on pack 3
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Alpha 7. Structure Fire[1], University, Hartley, and Shade Avenue.
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Respond on TAC 3.
00:38
3228, respond to Structure 4.
00:44
Alpha 7.2233, Sliced.
00:47
Pushed at TAC 9.
00:56
July 309 respond.
01:00
339, 239. 329, 2233, search and attack plan, please.
01:08
12 is responding to 312, 2, 234.
01:11
Battalion 3, are you responding?
01:14
Yeah, that's done four.
01:15
What's our additional?
01:18
Oh, you know, it's responding to the structure fire.
01:19
This was called in by second party reporting a fire alarm going off.
01:25
It's going to be possibly the near 2401 building.
01:28
You have fire hydrants in the southwest, northwest, northwest, and southeast corner of that building.
01:33
There is smoke showing on the second floor in the back corner of the building.
01:42
No further.
01:45
Ah, copy, you said you had smoke showing from the second floor.
01:49
Copy that. Also, what was the apartment complex name on this?
01:56
Same by, I'll try to find that out.
01:59
I have been told it's one of the new buildings.
02:05
You can copy that, thank you.
02:08
D.C.
02:10
24005. D.C.241.235.
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2035.
02:17
Johnny 3311.
02:19
My computer is showing the villages at Sarasota apartments.
02:26
I copy nothing.
02:27
Thank you.
02:31
Virtual occupation, 2235.
02:39
The sprinkled structure?
02:43
I don't have the tactical up.
02:45
I'm getting dressed.
02:46
Got to that break, 328 from Battalion 3.
02:51
Could you check that taskful and see if it's a sprinkler structure for me?
02:59
You have responding to the structure fires.
03:02
The 9-3, yeah, it actually is.
03:05
We just did a tour of this a couple weeks ago.
03:07
Each building has sprinkled with its own FDC.
03:12
Units responding to the structure.
03:16
The location is being updated to near University Parkway.
03:21
Again, near University Parkway, updated hydrant location is going to be southeast of this building.
03:29
Copy, is this going to be a completely different complex then, correct?
03:35
From the near 2401 originally faded, that is correct.
03:38
Near University Parkway.
03:41
That's the same address that we've had that fire alarm going off since earlier today.
03:50
earlier today.
03:52
ESM4, I copy that.
03:57
Alpha 7 is on the scene.
03:59
We do see a fire alarm going off.
04:02
No visible flame at this moment.
04:09
Alpha 7 is on scene.
04:12
Visible alarm 2237.
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Latter 339, darned.
04:21
Nothing showing.
04:24
339, nothing showing 2237.
04:30
He's on the east side exterior.
04:33
The door should be unlocked.
04:39
A312, you would just kind of a...
04:43
I'm just heard.
04:49
241 from Bidine 3.
04:53
Go ahead, gee.
04:55
Yeah, if you would,
04:58
identify me a hydrant standby when you get on scene.
05:04
I copy standby the hydrant.
05:08
Command from Ladder 339.
05:13
Go ahead.
05:16
I do it a 360 from the exterior of the building.
05:19
I'm not finding any smoke as a fire hazard.
05:23
I think this is a nuisance alarm.
05:33
Copy that. Hey, 241, you can cancel off.
05:37
328 you can cancel also.
05:40
For 8, ECCC, do you have a callback number? Maybe we can get with caller.
05:44
You can do what they saw.
05:47
That's affirmative.
05:49
Let me know when you're ready for it.
05:54
It's hoping you could have them meet the fire truck.
05:58
Copy that, we'll give them a call.
06:00
2240.
06:04
DC, 3.28 is available.
06:07
328 available, 2240.
06:08
Available.
06:09
2.412240.
06:13
311, so I'm sure.
06:15
311-192240 14
06:21
On scene was a multi-story, residential, multi-family structure, fully sprinkler alarm no smoke showing this time, time 3 is doing a 360.
06:34
Also, by any chance, have you received any additional alarms on this other than the original one we had earlier today?
06:41
I'll check the history of the location.
06:43
I'm in line with a caller now.
06:44
Can we just one second?
06:49
An officer from command.
06:53
Go ahead.
06:55
Come on to Charlie side.
06:56
I'm driving these other structures right now.
06:58
You might take an off.
07:04
311's off.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Building/structure fire incident
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Location mentioned:
Near University Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34243
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