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Frozen sprinkler pipe triggers false commercial fire alarmTerre Haute IN

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E New Margaret Dr, Terre Haute, IN 47803

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Bayer facility near East New Margaret Drive in Terre Haute. The incident was later found to be caused by a frozen sprinkler pipe with no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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06:41
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 2.
00:01
Engine 6. Engine 9.
00:04
Ladder 5. Respond on fireground 1 near East New Margaret Drive.
00:11
At Bayer. Commercial alarm.
00:14
Battalion 2.
00:15
Engine 6. Engine 9.
00:18
Ladder 5. Respond on fireground 1.
00:22
Near East New Margaret Drive.
00:26
At Bayer. Commercial alarm.
00:29
Is it really watch cars that?
00:31
Yeah.
00:33
Where they at?
00:36
33, um,
00:37
4 in Lillian?
00:40
32, I'm Poplar and Brown.
00:45
This is 43.
00:47
See if 35 will stop at crew car wash.
00:50
There's signal 40 in line for the car wash.
00:55
That's what I better on call him and see if the person is there.
01:00
Third, three should clear, I'll start that way.
01:03
I can start that way from North Terre Haute.
01:09
35 just go direct from one of them.
01:16
Go ahead on that background on one here.
01:23
33 and 20 are starting your way, just go direct with them if you see that person.
01:29
Acknowledged.
01:32
20, 32, you can just require it and start on the way him a little bit closer.
01:37
Okay,
01:42
4. Morning, you can clear for kids.
01:45
Central 35 will be out on that vehicle.
01:48
34.
01:54
35 and turned your way from chestnut and third.
02:04
41 RITs, 51 RITs, 91 RITs, engine,
02:10
51, engine,
02:12
81, engine, 82, Posey Tanker, 4, squad, 81, tanker,
02:18
51, tanker, 81, Transcare Ambulance, respond on fireground 3,
02:24
8375, Wabash Avenue, residential fire, 41 RITT, 51 RITs,
02:33
Engine 51. Engine,
02:36
81. Engine 82.
02:38
Posey Tanker, 4.
02:40
Squad, 81. Tanker, 51.
02:43
Tanker, 81.
02:44
Transcare ambulance.
02:46
Respond on fireground 3.
02:49
8375, Wabash Avenue.
02:51
Residential fire.
02:54
543. That's can be on signal 40.
02:58
Attention District 53 units in the area of the 37-mile markers in the westbound attempt to locate for a reckless driver.
03:05
Just getting on the interstate, let me know if I need to step it up.
03:09
Caller advised a white Cryford van, unable to maintain lanes, going swerving in and out of lanes.
03:16
Caller was no long, no...
03:18
I was advised the Signal 40 subject.
03:21
Check. Caller was unable to provide the 1028, no longer on the line, no longer following the authority Indiana State Police Fugganville, 14-07.
03:31
Sound for Speckery.
03:34
Transcare is clear on Wadash Avenue en route from 13 to 40s.
03:39
Clear Transcare.
03:42
Dispitch, 619.
03:44
You can close that out.
03:45
Clear my officer.
03:46
Answer his questions.
03:47
619.
03:54
Engine 2.158 Derby Court.
03:59
In Sycamore Terrace Apartments, Building 12,
04:03
residential alarm.
04:04
Engine 2.158, Derby Court.
04:08
In, Sycamore Paris Apartments, Building 12,
04:12
residential alarm.
04:14
35, signal 37.
04:19
8435, signal 37.
04:22
Central engine anyone's responding.
04:23
Let's have fire ground channel, please.
04:27
Enidson or Atlas, you're 20.
04:30
Davis and Derry Canal.
04:33
You're gonna be on fire ground three.
04:35
No, Daniel, it's Frank, I'll step up and go through.
04:40
Goodbye.
04:42
Central with his stop after the car washing.
04:46
I believe so.
04:47
I wasn't advised otherwise.
04:49
Agent 6 is on the scene on a large commercial grocery store.
04:54
Nothing general beyond investigation.
04:58
8435, signal 37.
05:01
You just specify 04.04.
05:06
I'm 30. I'm 30.
05:09
Clearance 6 on scene, large commercial structure,
05:13
nothing showing exterior out on the investigation.
05:17
Are you at Kruco Rush?
05:20
Offerman.
05:22
Copy. Copy.
05:24
I'll be out at K4 Wild Game Processing in Puttenham County.
05:32
It's going to be off of County Road.
05:38
(number withheld) north,
05:40
got a half mile west of the intersection of (number withheld) west.
05:47
Central Dispatch engine 82 being around.
05:50
(number withheld) just five.
05:52
Clear, you're going to be on fire ground three.
05:55
A.02.
05:57
Dispatch engine, please.
05:59
Neither one of these guys are going to be the individual that I was sent information on.
06:06
Just 43. We just took a call back for Orange County.
06:09
I believe in reference to the deer call you took yesterday.
06:14
Agent 6.
06:16
Ceeleville, Station 51.
06:19
Hey, zero to.
06:21
I'm out with 35.
06:25
10. 10.
06:28
This is going to be a frozen water pipe on a sprinkler system.
06:35
A reference to call out here a couple days ago, you can disregard all our companies of us at this time.

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E New Margaret Dr, Terre Haute, IN 47803

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