False fire alarm at elementary school due to construction dust, Marshalltown IA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an automatic alarm at Franklin Elementary near West Main Street. Concrete cutting on the first floor caused dust which triggered the second-floor smoke detector. No fire was found.
Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
02:22
Transcript:
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Fire alarm, near West Main Street.
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Engine 171 and ladder 175.
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Fire alarm, near West Main Street.
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Second floor, print house smoke detector or pull station.
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Franklin Elementary.
00:17
Timeout. 1035.
00:26
Cost center, 171.
00:31
171, 175 en route, near Main, automatic fire alarm.
00:35
You can see holder.
00:41
I have not been able to reach anybody yet, I've tried to.
00:44
I'll keep trying.
00:49
I acknowledge, thank you.
00:51
And in 171 contact with the keyholder.
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He advised they were doing some concrete cutting on the first floor, but they didn't cover the heads on the second floor.
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That's possibly the issue.
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He would like you to continue and just check it out.
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Make sure everything's okay.
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I think you'll need him to respond.
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I can call him back if you do.
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You can have a 15 to 20 minute each minute.
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We'll get on scene first and check.
01:38
Count Center 171 is on scene.
01:40
We'll be on scene.
01:41
We'll be out of investigating.
01:57
Com Center 171.
02:03
One-seven.
02:08
The alarm company sees that the keyholder would be responding in a black key at carnival in 15 minutes and that was at 1039, so you should be there in the next 5, 10, 7 minutes.
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I acknowledge, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
W Main St, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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