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False fire alarm at middle school cafeteriaGastonia NC

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Near Roadrunner Dr, Gastonia, NC 28052

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at Southwest Middle School near Roadrunner Drive. The alarm came from the cafeteria area, but no active fire was found and the alarm was silenced.

Audio|Source: Gaston County Police/Fire/EMS - Primary Channel
04:52
Transcript:
00:00
District 5, engine 5, and ladder 1.
00:04
Fire alarm, high life hazard.
00:06
At near Roadrunner Drive.
00:09
Cross streets near Night Drive and Lyon Street, Gale Avenue.
00:13
Southwest Middle School.
00:15
On Ops 2[1].
00:20
Teller. Hi, I'm joining City.
00:22
I'll be in Rock Hood now for a minute.
00:23
Hello.
00:26
Super E-R-T-P, emergency traffic near to the light center, near Remount Road off Westminster Corp.
00:32
Definitely breathing.
00:33
(number withheld).
00:36
5-2nd 12.
00:38
5-12. 12.
00:45
District 6.
00:47
Engine 6.
00:49
Medical Assignment.
00:50
At near Renardt Road.
00:53
Cross streets near Death, Western Court and Aberdeen Boulevard.
00:57
Senior Total Life Center.
00:59
On dispatch.
01:01
What's my CR number?
01:03
Agent 6 respond.
01:05
(number withheld).
01:17
(name withheld), 225-9-Hawley.
01:18
You can show me 108 code 3.
01:24
(name withheld).
01:26
(name withheld).
01:30
Just one.
01:35
That's one of the six minutes.
01:38
That's 26 minutes.
01:41
Yes, ma'all from Dallas 149 are going to be clear.
01:45
Make sure follow on our interest.
01:46
Just need to help us.
01:48
Two more. I'll see you guys.
01:50
Good morning.
01:51
I'll see you guys.
01:56
(number withheld).
02:06
Enter five to robin.
02:09
Two-story education on up as well.
02:13
Did you start like to park a lot? We've got like a suspect back outside with a three-quarter lip fur coat, tall weight.
02:20
He's probably about six four walking across the parking lot.
02:26
Engine five, ten-four.
02:28
Yeah.
02:30
It's not a five that is, but...
02:32
It's not a call.
02:34
Clear all, right.
02:35
10.4. It's kind of probably 82, I'll think your name a number.
02:41
2.2, right.
02:43
2.20 am I holly.
02:44
Claiming verbal.
02:46
10.3.
02:50
933. This fact.
02:53
104. If you have a fish in the parking lot.
02:58
104.
03:00
Is it a white or black railway?
03:05
He's a white male, probably about 6264.
03:10
He's got a three-quarter of fur coat.
03:13
(name withheld), (name withheld).
03:15
A six, six, four.
03:17
Nine, four.
03:19
Nine of four.
03:22
I'm clear. Wants to paint her.
03:26
We drink by traffic.
03:29
Two-four, I'm in the parking lot.
03:30
It's located.
03:32
Color.
03:34
Take place.
03:39
The five's the district?
03:41
No, that's all.
03:47
Checking Zit 2.
03:49
Two, four.
03:55
The 15th is a good cell.
03:58
Not where you can dispatch.
04:00
Safe a thing.
04:02
No, got a yet.
04:04
Security check, a nice, getting all right.
04:09
Lider 1 from Agent 5.
04:12
Robert Edward X-ray 4-280, R.E.X.
04:15
4-280. Be a guessing day in Austin.
04:19
All right one's arrived.
04:23
Go ahead.
04:25
Correction. Yes, Nate. Kendra.
04:26
See, many. You go on here.
04:28
You have four.
04:30
So.
04:32
I'm too important.
04:33
No need to check for you.
04:35
Correct.
04:37
If you would,
04:39
check in at the office.
04:40
We got a report that the alarm signal is coming from the cafeteria multi-purpose.
04:46
We've checked both those areas.
04:47
We've got the alarm silence at this time.
04:50
Just check in with him and just confirm that for me.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (radio channel assignment)

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Near Roadrunner Dr, Gastonia, NC 28052

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