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Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP · 14 hours ago
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All right, you're going to McKinley Elementary on a fire alarm called in by (name withheld) Controls.
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They said the drop is the heat detector 2nd floor elevator shaft.
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Fire alarm triggers at McKinley Elementary

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to McKinley Elementary for a possible alarm activation involving a heat detector on the second floor near the elevator shaft. The alarm was reported by a maintenance monitoring company, and school officials were later contacted for confirmation.

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SE 6th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
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