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Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS · 5 days ago
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Engine one, truck one, engine four, (number withheld) Locust, (number withheld) locust on a high-rise fire alarm.
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Engine one, truck one, engine four response one, fire ground five at 1505 .
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High-rise fire alarm investigated near Locust St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible high-rise fire alarm at an office building near Locust Street in Des Moines. The alarm, triggered by a system monitor, indicated possible smoke on the fourth floor at Capitol Square. After investigation, firefighters determined the source was a smoke detector inside a closet and no fire was found.

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Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
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