Fire alarm at strip mall in waukee, Waukee IA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at a single-story strip mall near Northeast Carefree Lane in Waukee. Responding units found no fire but detected sprinkler water flow from the fire alarm system. A vehicle had collided with a phone pole nearby but was not on fire. Firefighters investigated the scene with no active fire found.
Audio|Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 915.
00:02
Fire alarm, 85 NE Carefree Lane.
00:05
Ladder, 915.
00:07
Fire alarm, 85,
00:09
Northeast Carefree Lane.
00:11
Cross streets are East Hickman Road and Northeast Venture Drive.
00:16
On arrival, use, TAC 6.
00:18
Timeout,
00:19
(number withheld).
00:25
And if you're responding to this,
00:28
we got it up on camera now, there is a black truck on the median,
00:32
it is not on fire.
00:43
Wrong scene.
00:44
Looks like a single vehicle right in the median.
00:47
Possibly a little bit of light steam coming from it.
00:51
He had something.
00:52
We're going to be out to investigate on 5.
00:57
Copy single vehicle on the median with some steam coming off in that time.
01:04
Light on 915, you got a fire alarm water flow here.
01:08
Zone 85,
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sprinkler water flow to drive system.
01:12
Zone 8.5.
01:15
915, copy. Thank you.
01:21
Let's come.
01:22
Car 219.
01:24
Go ahead.
01:29
Passers are reporting that if somebody running down...
01:36
He's running towards West Towers, was falling down.
01:45
Yeah, ran towards West Towers, falling down.
01:48
Let's come Cartoon 18.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:53
Vehicle is not on fire, but he hit something like a phone pole square on pretty hard.
01:59
There's going to be some damage somewhere.
02:03
Copy.
02:04
The point in your eyes.
02:12
(number withheld).
02:16
What's gone ladder, 915?
02:19
Go ahead.
02:22
On scene, single story strip model.
02:25
Nothing showing active horns and strove to be out to investigate.
02:28
Snowsing care fee command, tax X.
02:31
Single story strip on us for showing in (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
NE Carefree Ln, Waukee, IA 50263
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