Fire alarm triggered by sprinkler test at warehouse, Middletown NY
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at a warehouse near Sprague Ave due to a sprinkler test. Maintenance staff were testing the sprinkler system but forgot to set it to test mode, causing the alarm to sound. Fire units responded and confirmed there was no actual fire.
Audio|Source: City of Middletown Fire
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Transcript:
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cross streets of railroad ab and parkab it's going to be building 21 warehouse
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Car five.
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Car five, you're in service.
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Engine one and truck one are on scene.
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It appears to be a sprinkler drain.
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Ray keeping this on scene, appears to have a sprinkler drain.
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Engine 1 to engine 4, there's a hydrant on a corner of the building right front of you.
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Park copy.
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Engine 1 to carbonite.
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Car 5 is on.
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Made contact with building maintenance confirmed they're conducting a sprinkler test and did not put the system in test mode.
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Clarifies headquarters.
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Backquarters.
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They were doing a sprinkler test that did not put, did this sprinkler on load?
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Receive, they were doing a sprinkler test, so they forgot putting it in a test cell.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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automatic alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation
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Location mentioned:
Near Sprague Ave, Middletown, NY 10940
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