Fire alarm triggered at local middle school


Emergency services responded to a fire alarm at a school. They found no fire or smoke. The alarm was likely triggered by steam from a dishwasher.
Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
08:8
Transcript:
Telecard engine 4. You can clear. Engine 4 from Arcade will, you can put us on Lawrence Street. Italian 105, Engine 6, Engine 7, Medic 22, Squad 2, and Truck 18, High Rise 5. Alarm 3.00R Street. Northside Middle School. Respond on Tech 2. Italian 105. Engine 6. Engine 7. Medic 22. Squad 2. And Truck 18. High-rise fire alarm. 3.00R Street. Northside Middle School. Respond on Tech 2. That'll be 10 a lot for one to fill and check. 104, 520033108. 5.20, thank you. O'Caribetic 24 and root 2, EGH. 24. Battalion 105 O'Kert, too. Go ahead. Would you like me to get an Oslo-Metic role in that way until we can revise? Yeah, that's fine. Thank you. No. 105? 105. We were you able to reach anybody in the front office? I've not been able to yet. A long time listener, first-time driver. Tail cart, Midd 24, arrival at EGH. I got that. 24. Make a lap close to the buoys around the outside, make sure you don't see any obvious obstructions or anything that someone might get hung up on. Sorry, I want to 5th Elkirk Tech, too. I'm unable to make contact with anyone in the front office. Okay, thanks. Our 21's round to EGH. Just 5-5-5-2. Signal 76[2] mutual aid. 21. Battalion, one of five-hooker. Go ahead. We got a hold of one of our officers that's working school resource there. He advised it was a test. SouthGerman, for example, same of us. Clear. All units can clear and return except for I need one arriving unit. So Engine 4, go ahead and continue on engine four. To me on Indian Paisplay, 943, then we're north-house. 409 dispansion, 1041 en route to the refusal. Ashton, say, we do have evacuations in progress. We'll take it, but of course. 104. P2ndi 6. 4-24-19. 10-28[5]. Your radio was really quiet. And a passenger plate 943 Edward Norah Thomas 2.4. Dispatch Oslo. You can signal 9. Dispatch Oslo, ETD Advise, Signal 9[3]. Awesome 112 is clear in a disregard. 10.4. 10.4. 10.5, Engine 6. I'm speaking with staff. They don't know why it went off. They're not running a test or a drill or anything. Player, I'm going to go ahead and continue so you can advise the alarm panel showing anything. I'll make it entry now to go take a peek. 508 dispatch 727. 105, I'll show you back around. By the wait. Clear. Yeah, Squad 2 is coming out here. We'll go back to service. Yeah, Sprite 2 is on Rhonda 5 should be here. 10-0-3[6], 10-038[1], Indiana Passioner, 2, 99E, Edward. F. Frank and Nora on a White Explorer. All right, we'll hang out until they get here. This is Italian 105, Squad 2. Cheaper halfway through town. We'll just keep heading that way to... In case? 10-4[4]. 104. 18, why don't you head that way in case they need an additional assistance searching? Check at 1028.299 E. Edward H. Henry and Nora. 104. 105, Engine 7. We're at the corner of Maine and Bristol. We'll jump back on the call. Human help 6 is up. Okay, Elker, just go ahead and restart all units until Agent 6 can advise. Please thank you for engine four I'll show you back and around as well so does that you can off the show it front seat now now for medic twenty two o'clock if you could also be back in that message there is a four hour ready occurred you can disregard possible though ten four tell four one eight four 105 Engine 6th. Go ahead. Panel says, first floor, north hall. I just received another complaint about the school crossing sign and been blocked by the trees. Smoke detection. 10443 has been notified. Thank you. Agent 7 is clear on Smoke, North Hall. We're at Door 10 on the north side. We'll head in and see if we can find it. 530L, 104. Stand by. I've got maintenance to listen right now. We're going to look. 104. Some far. Some far. We're ready to silence it. And we're off. Engine 6 o'clock, a few further trafficker radio was broken. PANO-7. This match 843, same off the D-9 by same-less-6. If you're called 105, go ahead. 843 is quick. A.105, we're just not out of the staff. We stated that the attached was set up by steam from the dishwasher. We're going to listen to the mouth. Clear, let me know when you can confirm, please. 1.5 Engine 6. 2 Engine 6. We found the original detector that says the alarm off. It's right outside the teachers. Why don't it's flashing red on the LAD indicator? Okay, clear. So... No signs of smoke. No, no signs of smoke. Sounds like it's a tank to detect there. We're going to sound the alarm. I'll stand. Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-038: Possible ASR error, likely not a code
[2]
Signal 76: Mutual Aid
[3]
Signal 9: Disregard
[4]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[5]
10-28: Vehicle Registration Information
[6]
10-0-3: Possible ASR error, likely not a code
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Location mentioned:
Near Lawrence St, Elkhart, IN 46514
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