Disclaimer
Information CrimeRadar provides is made available solely to protect the public. Using this information to harass, threaten, or harm anyone is prohibited. Information is provided by third parties and may have errors. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information. Location data may not be 100% accurate. Use extreme care and always verify information through official sources and exercise caution and judgment when using CrimeRadar. By clicking continue, I agree I have read and understand the above and agree to these terms and conditions.

False fire alarm caused by rain entering building, Davenport IA

audio iconFire & Arson
Near W 3rd St, Davenport, IA 52801

A fire alarm activated at a building near West 3rd Street in Davenport was caused by rainwater entering the building and triggering a smoke detector. Fire crews investigated and called for maintenance to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
Davenport District Chief 1, Davenport Engine 1, and Davenport Truck 1.
00:06
General fire alarm.
00:07
Edgewater on 3rd, near West 3rd Street,
00:10
00:15
Engine one down scene, nice story.
00:18
Alright.
00:20
Another showing from the Alpha or Delta side, engine one will be off-investigate.
00:24
We'll go to Fire Run.
00:30
It looks like we took two calls, one from an alarm company, one from another caller on scene advising the
00:36
alarms are just going off in a whole building unknown area zone from the company.
00:53
For Magellan.
00:54
Go ahead, Lowe.
00:57
Key go to your training, please.
01:03
Chief One from this second.
01:08
Go ahead.
01:10
43, keyholder is in Route 20-minute ETA and Grace Sam, James Sprint.
01:17
Telford, thank you.
01:24
Chief One for Major One.
01:26
Engine 1.
01:33
One is keying up on fire ground.
01:37
Go ahead, Jim morning.
01:44
I'm sitting a smoke detector on the 9th floor, we made our way up here.
01:47
It looks like we have some water coming into the building up here.
01:53
We will need maintenance to respond.
01:59
10-4[1], there's a representative in Route that about a 15-minute ETA this one.
02:08
104, I believe this is water from the rain coming in.
02:12
It did activate a smoke detector up here.
02:17
We can be J3 and standby for maintenance.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)

Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.

Location mentioned:
Near W 3rd St, Davenport, IA 52801

This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.

Correct
Incorrect

Recent Fire & Arson Incidents in Davenport, IA

Explore the crime map for more.