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Fire alarm activates at school district facilityContra Costa County CA

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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Richmond responded to a possible commercial fire alarm at a West Contra Costa Unified School District facility near Bissell Avenue. The activation reportedly came from the central kitchen area.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond, El Cerrito, and Kensington Police and Fire, Contra Costa County Fire and Sheriff West
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00:23
Transcript:
00:00
Richmond Fire, prepare to copy a commercial fire alarm near Bissell Avenue.
00:09
Richmond Fire to Engine 64 and Truck 64, be en route for a commercial fire alarm near Bissell Avenue.
00:16
This is for West Contra Costa Unified School District.
00:20
The point of activation is a general fire alarm from the central kitchen.

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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA

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