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Smoke detector alarm at multifamily townhouse, Waukee IA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a smoke detector alarm at a multifamily townhouse near Maeve Place. Two people and a service dog were inside but there was no visible smoke or fire. The source of the alarm was unknown.
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 921, fire alarm, near Maeve Place.
00:05
Engine, 921, fire alarm, near Maeve Place.
00:10
Cross streets are Clementine Place and Elizabeth Place.
00:14
On arrival, use, Pack 5, timeout, 11.08.
00:23
Let's go to 921-0.
00:29
Copy. You get you in route to near Maeve Place on a fire alarm showing first to emergent.
00:34
It's going to be a smoke detector alarm, multifamily dwelling, fourplex.
00:38
Okay.
00:43
Twenty one got a second.
00:48
2921 from us come.
00:53
Go ahead, 21.
00:55
Another quick update for you.
00:57
It sounds like there's two people in a service dog inside of the residence and they're not wanting to evacuate, said the alarm is going off for about 45 minutes.
01:09
Copy. I'm assuming they don't have any reports of smoke or fire.
01:15
Copy. They were not able to see any smoke or flames and are unsure where the alarm is actually coming from, but they do know it's a smoke detector.
01:27
Copy, thank you.
01:30
You're welcome.
01:31
1114.
01:35
That's come from ambulance 173.
01:40
173 we're transporting to Mercy West 1114 1114 Let's know how many 521 921 go ahead.
02:06
We arrived, two-story townhouse.
02:08
Seven-trial media exterior, homeowner is out to meet us.
02:11
We'll have a stable.
02:12
Established, uh, Maeve commandant, back to him.
02:18
Copy-arrived, two-story townhome, nothing showing homeowner out to meet, not to rescue at 11, 16.
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Location mentioned:
Maeve Pl, Waukee, IA 50263
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