Alarm triggered by sprinkler maintenance near W 4th St, Wilmington DE
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic water flow alarm near W 4th St in Wilmington. Investigation revealed that maintenance staff had been draining the sprinkler system, which unintentionally triggered the alarm. There was no active fire or emergency, and a sprinkler company was contacted to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Channel indicating water flow in a parking lot.
00:06
Water flow in a parking lot.
00:11
D6 respond, First and Fall, Laurels and Cedars, near W 4th St, Unit (number withheld).
00:18
And your six officers come in.
00:21
Let's come in.
00:24
Confirming, Chief.
00:25
We did have water coming from one of the trains.
00:27
Not an activation of a system on the parking lot side.
00:32
Ladder two on scene.
00:34
I'm with maintenance.
00:35
We're on the way to the parking garage where the leak is coming from.
00:40
Copy.
00:42
Ladder two also, command.
00:45
Hello, command.
00:47
Maintenance was on site.
00:49
They were draining the system of water which tripped the pump and set the alarm off.
00:56
They've called the sprinkler company to fix the problem.
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Location mentioned:
W 4th St, Wilmington, DE 19805
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