False high-rise alarm triggered by occupants using sand, Memphis TN
Fire crews responded to a high-rise building alarm at Lichter Towers near South Highland Street. The alarm was confirmed to be false, triggered by occupants using sand and causing the alarm to activate. There was no fire danger detected.
Audio|Source: Memphis Fire Department
03:53
Transcript:
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17.
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Engine 22. Engine 14.
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Engine 15. Truck 7.
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Truck 7. Truck 15.
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Rescue 2. Battalion 8.
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Battalion 9.
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High-rise building alarm.
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Near South Highland Street.
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Talk group, Alpha 12.
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Engine 41, sick party, primacy, parkway, cross street, park avenue, and, talk group, Bravo.
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6.
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Engine, 20.
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Unit 34, stroke patient with weakness or numbness, near Harry Avenue, Top Group, Bravo.
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7.
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Engine Men, sick party with abnormal breathing, near Philfar Street, cross off Fernwood Avenue and East Norwood Avenue.
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Talk group, Bravo, 8.
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Theory and service, standby.
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This Tulsafe Street Department 1, 2nd, 22, responding.
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Now for probable 8.
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Response to a report of an automatic high-rise alarm at Lichter Towers on Highland, near South Highland Street.
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Rescue 3rd.
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Rescue 2, just forgot the call.
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Check, Rescue 2.
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Rescue 2 in service.
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Salgoot.
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Is it everything on?
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I'd say something.
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They come on those doors.
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Please.
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Just have 9.
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Enter 36, service.
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That's truck 9, we need to disregard.
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We made contact.
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Check, track 9.
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Tent 36, respond to a first responder call.
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Correction, alpha 2, 28-year-old male.
02:40
Car rolled over a lake near West Mallory Avenue near Riverport Road.
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About 1030, enter 36.
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Section 36, first responder, call near West Mallory Avenue, near Riverport Road.
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This has training 6, I'll say you have a more to store higher-rise, not the showing, 3.6 has how in command.
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Italian 6, Highland.
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Just that show, command, a lot of MPD make the same for an arson report, possible.
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Arson report.
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Corporate.
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Good Chelsea, command.
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So, false the alarm.
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They've got some guys in here, sand, and then set off the alarm.
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That's check. I'm short everybody.
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Okay, that's here.
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I'm saying at work, there's no fire danger.
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Battalion 6th and service.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Highland St, Memphis, TN 38111
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