Fire alarm prompts partial evacuation at West Des Moines building, West Des Moines IA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a building near Cascade Avenue in West Des Moines triggered a partial evacuation. Fire personnel responded and checked the premises, finding no visible fire or smoke. Maintenance staff assisted with system checks and resets. The situation was secured without incident.
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Transcript:
00:00
Westmore unit starts responding to near Cascade on a fire alarm.
00:05
All this comes 44, 44.
00:12
44 44.
00:16
I just arrived at near Cascade for setup.
00:20
I'll go check a visual one building five.
00:25
Okay.
00:43
Twenty-six twelve status.
00:46
Twenty-six twelve status.
00:53
Twenty-six twelve left-com status.
01:00
That's secure.
01:03
Tell me.
01:21
What's the one unit with traffic?
01:31
3419 traffic.
01:35
3419 traffic.
01:41
with 58 arm block of Aurora with Ocean Robert Victor (number withheld).
01:47
Coming.
01:53
44-44.
01:56
Go ahead.
01:59
I don't know, I've not seen building 5,000.
02:02
I'm on the east side of the restructure.
02:05
Nothing showing.
02:06
I've got partial evacuation because of the residence here in the alarm.
02:10
I don't see you're smelling yet.
02:12
If there's anybody else.
02:15
Got me.
02:31
4444.
02:33
Go ahead.
02:37
I'm out with maintenance.
02:38
This is a very fast-and-use-all everybody down there.
02:41
Copy.
03:27
3419, secure.
03:30
Copy a security.
04:41
Forty-four, 44.
04:45
Hi.
04:48
Yeah, I just, uh, I invited FD, the,
04:51
whichever responding you just come in.
04:53
Top floor, far west, the pull box.
04:56
Uh,
04:57
I think was the one that may have been cold or compromised or heavy, it's flashed red, and all the other ones are green.
05:02
Just let them know.
05:05
Okay.
07:33
Kyle is shown 3rd floor northwest.
07:42
410 traffic.
07:46
2100.
07:48
2100, Block in Kingman, probably going to pull into the QT.
07:52
Paul Victor Frank 0.05, PBF, 005.
07:56
2100, Kingman.
08:00
Yeah, I'd probably make you to click your fabulous, 14-51-22nd.
08:06
Okay. Okay.
08:12
Yeah,
08:18
he said they did go off, but he silenced it.
08:24
Okay, let me try reset, I wouldn't see what happens.
08:31
And it was fine.
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Location mentioned:
Cascade Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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