Fire alarm at school caused by vape smoke, Kyle TX
A fire alarm was triggered at Lehman High School. All students and staff were evacuated safely. Firefighters investigated and found the alarm came from a boys' bathroom. They detected a smell similar to vape smoke but found no fire or smoke. The alarm was a false alarm caused by vaping.
Audio|Source: Hays County Fire and EMS - North
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Transcript:
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Base County, engine 22 en route, Lehman High School, fire alarm.
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Repeat, you've inching 22 in row, Lehman High.
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East County, you have a time, someone responding fire alarm.
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Repeat the 9-21 reporting fire alarm.
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Repeat the 9-21 reporting fire alarm.
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He's got a next one-law.
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Nice, Jennifer.
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He's just clear out, sirs.
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We've been Medicare to work for another...
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...County Board for another...
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...County County, Engine 22 arriving on scene.
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We have a large two-story educational facility.
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All staff and students appear to be evacuated.
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We will be out investigating.
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Please, Vincent, 22, once being two large, two-story, educational building, all staff, and students are evacuated will be about a vet skating.
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He's kind of a medic 31.
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Medic. Medic. Medical 31.
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Medics everyone's claim available, one patient for you.
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Please be a medic everyone.
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Sign 21, this is Engine 22.
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We're parked on the backside of the school near the tennis court.
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We have an officer with us that says the alarm is showing in a boy's bathroom.
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He's walking us to it right now.
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All the time is my or see.
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Taney Trenchine 21 on Team Lemon.
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Receive, Battalion 21 on scene limit.
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Our Marshal, 25 and 24.
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Receive, Fire Marshal, 24.
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The time, 281,
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engine 22. We're with staff right now,
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upstairs, attempting to locate the room.
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Can I get an off-channel?
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John's I want to be assuming command, right now.
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Racy, off-1 is defined.
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Racy, switch over to off-one.
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Hey, he's Connie from Mention 32.
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Mention 32, what?
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Can you create a service call for (number withheld) Dragon Ridge?
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Receive, engine 32, service call (number withheld) Dragon Ridge.
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Chosen route, thank you.
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Two-four.
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Agent 22 from town 21.
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Go for engine 22.
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Yes,
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sir. I made an injury with farm marshals.
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What is the location?
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Apparently we're on a second store hallway, next to room, E8203.
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This is where the fire alarm's originating.
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We're checking it now.
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I'm looking it over with the tick.
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Receive. Has any kind of panel reset been done?
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Depending on 21. We've not been to the panel yet.
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We've been looking for the room.
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We just found it.
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Received. Received.
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We're going to make access to the panel.
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Just give us an update on the context of the room.
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It's not in 21.
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This is Engine 22.
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We searched the room BB203, where the alarm originated from.
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There's nothing in there.
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Staff states that when they first went in there, they did smell a sweet smell, similar to vape smoke.
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There's nothing showing, though.
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We're moving down to the panel now.
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We see...
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Location mentioned:
Near Lehman Rd, Kyle, TX 78640
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