Water alarm caused basement flooding near North Westgate, Wichita KS
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Fire & ArsonA water alarm was triggered due to flooding in the basement near North Westgate. There was no smoke detected and no hazard was found. The incident was a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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01:11
Transcript:
00:00
Check smoke detector near North Westgate.
00:04
Station 16, check the smoke detectors near North Westgate.
00:14
Near North Westgate, check the smoke detectors.
00:16
Engine 16, your map page 4749.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:26
Have EMS pull up to the west side of the building actually by the pool because it's just a single level going out.
00:34
That's going to be easier than one up the stairs.
00:38
10-4[1], Engine 15, I understood that I have EMS pull up by the pool entrance.
00:43
Did I understand that correctly?
00:46
10-4[1] on the west side of the building.
00:48
Okay.
00:51
10-4[1], thank you, on the west side of the building.
00:53
Offs from engine 16.
00:55
Engine 16, go ahead.
00:59
This was a water alarm for flooding in the basement.
01:04
No smoke detectors.
01:06
We're going off.
01:07
There's no hazard.
01:08
It's just a false alarm.
01:09
Show engine 16 available.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
N Westgate St, Wichita, KS 67212
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