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Heard on: Polk IA Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/12/2026 07:32 PM
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Engine 300 and eighty-one, fire alarm (number withheld) Northwest Coasta Street.
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Engine 300 and eighty-one, fire alarm (number withheld) northwest Costa Street between northwest Boulevard and northwest 18th street.
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Fire crews respond to alarm near Northwest 18th St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were dispatched to a possible structure fire after a fire alarm was triggered near Northwest 18th Street in Ankeny. Multiple units, including Engines 300, 381, and 371, responded to the location. The cause of the alarm is currently unknown, and no further details have been confirmed at this time.

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NW 18th St, Ankeny, IA
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