False fire alarm at ice sports center, Wichita KS
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm at the Ice Sports Center near West Maple Street. The alarm was later found to be false, possibly triggered by a child pulling the alarm. A sprinkler or irrigation pipe issue was also investigated, but requires a contractor for repair.
Audio|Heard on: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Station 2 and 4, solompson of business, near West Maple Street.
00:07
Injid 2, into 4, Truck 2 is a response in the business, near West Maple, near West Maple at Ice Sports Center.
00:13
8 to, engine 24, and truck 2 is of the bonds in the business.
00:15
Math, 82446, Auburn, Tack 1, Tack 1, and arrival.
00:28
Units in route to near West Maple, the Ice Sports Center, the system alarm on a business.
00:35
It's going to be going off at NHO, Zone 2,
00:40
Operate Tech 1, Operate Tech 1.
00:48
Units on Pack 1, we've got another call coming in.
00:50
For the Ice Sports Center, they are an employee there stating that this is a false alarm.
00:58
The case fell off of the alarm pole station and they think a child might have pulled it.
01:10
Offs to truck two, engine four, engine two,
01:14
alarm company called back and they want to cancel.
01:21
Offs from engine 18th.
01:25
18.
01:28
Yeah, this is going to be a sprinkler pipe,
01:31
irrigation for their lawn.
01:39
Irrigation for the lawn.
01:42
Yeah, we're not plumbers, so we'll try to see if there's a little water shutoff, but other than that, we're not going to be able to fix it.
01:49
They're going to have to get a contractor out here.
01:55
Copy that. I will get a hold of the key holder and let them know if you want to just let me know if you find a small shutoff valve.
02:03
Otherwise,
02:04
then we can do.
02:10
Officer 18, uh, property rep is here, we're working with him.
02:18
Copy that, property rep on scene.
02:21
It's obstruct two.
02:28
Check two.
02:31
Are you guys still checking things out there, or can I go ahead and clear the TAC channel?
02:37
You can go to the TAC channel.
02:38
We're just checking in on them here, because I don't have it reset yet.
02:44
Top.
02:49
Clearing TAC 1, Clearing TAC 1 of 1724.
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Location mentioned:
W Maple St, Wichita, KS 67213
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