Fire alarm reported at 905 Bridgewood Boulevard, Whisper Ridge South; responding units Ladder 195 and Engine 220 investigated, found strobe activation outside Building 7000, a two‑story apartment, assumed command as 'Whisper Command' on TAC‑5., West Des Moines IA
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Fire & ArsonFire alarm reported at 905 Bridgewood Boulevard, Whisper Ridge South; responding units Ladder 195 and Engine 220 investigated, found strobe activation outside Building 7000, a two‑story apartment, assumed command as 'Whisper Command' on TAC‑5.
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02:23
Transcript:
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Fire alarm 905, Bridgewood Boulevard, Whisper Ridge South.
00:04
Ladder, 195.
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Engine 220.
00:08
Fire alarm.
00:09
905, Bridgewood Boulevard, Whisper Ridge South.
00:13
Cross streets are South 91st Street and South 88th Street.
00:18
On arrival use, TAC-5.
00:20
Timeout, 2121.
00:26
Under 195 engine 220, I have you responding to Whisper Ridge South, 9,05 Bridgewood Boulevard on a fire alarm.
00:35
Follow your agency protocols for the water sprinkler water flow system showing a zone 121 sprinkler dry system water flow.
00:49
Ladder 195 copies, dry system water flow.
00:55
2125.
00:57
Wessecom, Latter-195.
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Latter-195.
01:02
Affirming a building number for this alarm.
01:09
Did not give us a building number, I will call it the back.
01:16
I acknowledge we're in the area.
01:18
We'll drive around and investigate.
01:21
Copy.
01:22
One 95 from 220.
01:28
Go ahead for 180,000.
01:32
I'm not sure if you're seeing that in the notes, but it does say building branch 7,000, so I don't know.
01:38
I'm assuming that's the building number.
01:43
Yes, and confirming,
01:45
we found the activated strobe outside building 7,000.
01:48
We have a two-story apartment.
01:50
We're going to pass command to engine 220, letter 195, investigation mode on TAC-5.
02:00
Copy. Arrive, strobes outside, two-story building, two-story apartment building passing command to engine 220, how to investigate on TAC-5.
02:11
220 copies,
02:13
assuming command, whisper command,
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moving to TAC5.
02:20
Copy, assuming whisper command on TACP5.
02:22
Copy, assuming whisper command on TACP5.
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Location mentioned:
Bridgewood Blvd, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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