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Fire alarm at single-family home caused by burnt foodJohnston IA

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Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a single-family home near Merle Hay Road. They found burnt food but no active fire or need for ventilation or suppression.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
00:00
Tower 395, fire alarm, near Merle Hay Road, American, Tower Z95,
00:07
Fire alarm,
00:09
Near Merle Hay Road, American, between Interstate 80/35 Westbound on ramp and Pitch Parkway.
00:16
Response 1, time out, 1716.
00:25
4222.2.2.
00:27
Copy back again, 1717.
00:34
24, 1718.
00:47
Westcom, we have arrived at a single-family residence, nothing showing.
00:51
Establishing Belair command,
00:54
we'll be out to investigate.
00:58
Copy arrived, single-family residence.
01:01
Nothing showing.
01:02
So,
01:03
excuse me, establishing Bel Air Command out to investigate.
01:11
If you'd be able to turn around and go check on it?
01:21
What other calls they're getting?
01:25
911 is just regarding it still being in the ditch, they're just checking to see if it's the same one from earlier.
01:34
Okay,
01:39
I'll go check again and see what I went by, but any further into this ditch?
01:44
Ten point, thank you.
01:46
Thought good to go ahead.
01:49
Well, that's calm.
01:50
This is going to be a false alarm, burnt food.
01:53
Owner of the home has taken care of the burnt food.
01:59
No need for any suppression or ventilation.
02:02
You show us clearly and available.
02:04
This is terminating Belair command.
02:08
Got me false alarm, burnt food.
02:10
The owner of the home has taken care of it.
02:12
No need.
02:15
Everyone cleared,
02:16
1721.

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Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131

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