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False fire alarm caused by Halloween smoke machineSeattle WA

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Near 17th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm near 17th Avenue West in Seattle. The alarm was a false alert caused by a Halloween smoke machine, with no actual fire found.

Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
20 response, 32, near 17th Avenue West.
00:04
20.
00:06
3027, near 17th Avenue West.
00:10
On the back file I'm at the interbased soccer city responding this flight.
00:17
This guy is in 24.
00:21
Go ahead and 24.
00:22
Uh,
00:26
quickly address, (number withheld) have it in on the West.
00:30
Smoke is not a smoke machine for a Halloween evening.
00:34
You're going to get multiple calls on this.
00:38
Locating 24, smoke machine will make a note of it, going back to search.
00:44
Dispatch, Metro 5.
00:49
Workers are currently working on the system and are on fire lunch right now.
00:53
I'll use your advice.
00:55
The danger file will make you note of it, workers working on system going back in service.
01:01
Engine 20 is at 32nd, near 17th after west.
01:06
Nothing visible on investigating, establishing 17th afternoon.
01:12
During 20, you're at location, investigating you'll be 17 after command.
01:16
Okay,
01:23
that's fly for me.
01:25
Roger, go ahead.
01:28
Call the group of people, no fire. You can code green[1] SPD, red service.
01:33
July 3,
01:34
no light to fire, we'll code green[1] SPD.
01:37
All right to fire, we'll code green[1] speed.
01:42
A lot of panic box.
01:56
Ladder 10, Cody Oliver's response, (number withheld) East Columbia Street.
02:03
Ladder 10, (number withheld), Miss Columbia.
02:09
Set Bell and Mira Hall, security will direct view to two people trapped in elevator,
02:14
elevator carcinement 2 on floor 1.
02:24
This is a 17th Avenue command.
02:26
This is a confirmed false alarm. System reset. You can return Lattery.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code green: Non-emergency or downgraded response; proceed without lights or sirens, situation under control.

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Near 17th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119

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