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Fire alarm at medical complex is false alarm, Westerville OH

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 05:20 AM

S Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43081

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at a multi-story medical complex near South Cleveland Avenue, Westerville. Investigation showed no fire; it was caused by a duct detector issue. The situation was contained and all units returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:4

Transcript:

00:00

5,000, 7-1-1-1-1-11, fire alarm[1], 4, engine 1-11, Enter 1-11, and 211,

00:09

500,000, 500,000, 311-8-8-2-8-21,

00:12

timeout is 8-21, worthwhile west for a fireground one.

00:23

Westerville. Daywall live on seeing multi-story medical complex.

00:27

There's nothing showing.

00:31

I'll be investigating.

00:35

The time, 11, you are on scene, a multi-story, medical complex, nothing is showing.

00:41

You'll be on investigating 824.

00:48

Angel 11 on scene, staged out for up.

00:52

General 11 on scene, 824.

01:04

Go ahead.

01:08

I mean card nine, building special Westerville, Christian Church for 1215.

01:16

825. 825. 825.

01:25

Westerville, the battalion 1-11.

01:27

Westerville, the Italian 11. Situation contains duct detector.

01:31

The St. Ann's is handling it.

01:37

Message received.

01:47

Situation is contained near S Cleveland Avenue.

01:51

All units back in service at 826.

01:55

Situation, again, is contained near S Cleveland Avenue, St. Ann's Hospital.

01:59

N-211, N-211, and 1-11, and the county 11, you're all back in service at 827.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation incident

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Location mentioned:

S Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43081

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