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No fire found after apartment fire alarm activationWest Des Moines IA

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S 68th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a three-story apartment building near South 68th Street. Upon investigation, no fire was found and the alarm was reset.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm, near South 68th Street, number (number withheld).
00:05
Engine 190.
00:07
Engine 180.
00:08
Fire alarm, near South 68 Street, number (number withheld).
00:14
Crossed are, Stagecoach Drive, and unknown street.
00:18
On arrival use, pack 5.
00:20
Timeout,
00:21
118.
00:26
Let's see how 190s are wraps.
00:33
Edge 190 and Edge 20 respond to near 860, South 68, near 860, near 860, 6,000, number (number withheld) on a fire alarm.
00:42
It's showing a smoke detector, third floor hallway by number (number withheld).
00:50
190 copies?
00:52
All right, 180 in row.
00:58
Engine 180 from dispatch.
01:04
Ascom from 190.
01:06
I know earlier in the day, 180 was having trouble with hearing tones at the station, so that may be what's going on.
01:14
Okay, I'll try one over time, if not I'll give them across the station.
01:20
Engine 180 dispatch, engine 1A0.
01:27
Check traffic, we're going to be around a minute.
01:30
Okay.
01:31
West Coventure 18th.
01:33
Go ahead, sir.
01:35
Cremde Beach Town to you.
01:37
Kevin,
01:39
they respond to near 860 South 68.
01:42
Near 860 South 68 Street, number (number withheld).
01:49
That's coming to 190.
01:51
Go ahead, sir.
01:54
We've arrived, three-story apartment building, nothing's shown from the exterior.
01:58
Looks like evacuations taking place.
02:00
Carlsson off command on TAC 5 will be out to investigate.
02:05
Honstein, Crosolnsk Command, onto investigate, TAC 5-154.
02:12
I'll let show and smoke detector activated in the hallway outside of (number withheld).
02:25
Copy that, I'm making my way there now.
02:32
Man engine 190.
02:34
Go ahead.
02:42
I got the activated detector at the site of (number withheld).
02:45
I see no cause for activation.
02:47
You can track a reset.
02:52
Copy, I'll try for a reset.
02:54
Do we need 180?
02:59
Negative.
03:01
180 on Pack 5.
03:10
Go ahead.
03:13
You can go back in service.

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S 68th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266

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