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False alarm at Salvation Army on Madison StWaukesha WI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Madison St, Waukesha, WI 53188

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a fire alarm at the Salvation Army on Madison Street. Battalion One found no active fire, determined the cause to be bird food, and reset the alarm before clearing the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Waukesha WI Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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00:49
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch from Battalion One, on scene at the Salvation Army.
00:03
I've got nothing showing.
00:05
Looks like we have strobes active and an evacuation in progress.
00:09
Battalion One will have Madison Street command.
00:11
We'll be working on red.
00:12
Copy Battalion One.
00:15
Dispatch to Battalion One, did you have traffic?
00:19
Dispatch from Battalion One, I do not have traffic.
00:21
However, we can clear the truck.
00:23
We've identified bird food as the cause.
00:25
Be here just a few more minutes working on the reset.
00:28
I copy. Truck five, you can disregard.
00:31
Five, copy.
00:33
Dispatch ambulance two's en route to Froedtert.
00:36
Correction, station two is en route to Froedtert children's.
00:39
Copy, station two.
00:41
Dispatch from Madison Command.
00:43
Madison Command.
00:44
Got a successful reset over here.
00:46
Battalion One's going to be clear returning.
00:48
You can terminate command.
00:49
Dispatch copies.

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Madison St, Waukesha, WI 53188

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