False fire alarm at Tacoma Marriott hotel, Tacoma WA
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Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at the Marriott hotel near Commerce Street in Tacoma. No fire or smoke was found. The activated alarm was investigated and was reset, and a ladder company was cancelled.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Fire
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
All units from command, is an empty eight floor two pole station?
00:04
We're going to continue investigations.
00:05
Command from battalion 2, 3.50, complete all four sides clear.
00:08
Samaradiv.
00:09
I'll hear some command.
00:10
We can't be an access to the second floor.
00:12
They don't have keys in the Knox.
00:13
Engine four, we can come up and help.
00:14
Letter 3, Channel A2, Elevator Entrapment[1], Marriott, near Commerce St.
00:21
Letter 3, Channel A2, Elevator Entrapment[1], Marriott, near Commerce St, Time 812.
00:29
Letter 1 from command, can you assist as your 1 with the soft entry?
00:32
The ladder 14.
00:34
Chrome with Chap 1, arriving on scene.
00:36
Chaplain, 0814.
00:37
Engine 1, engine 1 3, we made access.
00:41
All units in command, we're on floor 2, no fire, smoke.
00:45
We're trying to identify the pole station now.
00:47
All yes from command, we've located the activated pole stations.
00:50
We're attempting to reset it now.
00:51
Ladder 3 from Tacoma, you can cancel.
00:54
Ladder 3, receive.
00:55
Cancel.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Elevator Entrapment: Possible elevator issue reported in the Marriott
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Location mentioned:
Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
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