False fire alarm at commercial building near North Mead St, Wichita KS
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Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a commercial building near North Mead Street for a fire alarm. The alarm was caused by a low smoke detector battery and there was no emergency.
Audio|Heard on: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
Listen to dispatch call
01:15
Transcript:
00:00
All units responding to the system's alarm on a business.
00:05
Near North Mead Avenue, operate TAC 1.
00:10
Looks like it came in originally as an alarm on bus.
00:15
Coverage is Zone 3 smoke detector.
00:20
Operate TAC1.
00:26
One's on saying we've got nothing showing from a one-story commercial.
00:30
Squad One be investigating.
00:36
Truck One's here, be investigating with Squad One, Paul Shapiro Beach.
00:45
I want to talk to the owner.
00:48
He said it's accidental the batteries low on the detector.
00:50
There's no emergency here.
00:52
We can go. Also available.
00:57
Copy that.
01:02
...pops from truck one.
01:05
...for false alarm situation under control,
01:12
clearing TAC 1 and showing all units available 857.
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Location mentioned:
N Mead St, Wichita, KS 67214
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