High-rise fire alarm prompts sprinkler investigation, San Diego CA


Radio traffic of fire crews responding to a high-rise alarm at a downtown building. Crews report an audible alarm and possible sprinkler or water flow activation. Units on scene are investigating conflicting reports; there is no confirmed active fire. Medical units and non-injury traffic info are also mentioned.
Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire
05:19
Transcript:
Engine 201 and truck 14. Ringing alarm high-rise[2]. 7 Juliet[4], 7 Kilo[1], 3190.309th Avenue. Bira Cortez Hill. Cross streets, a street, and ash street. Engine 201, and truck 14. 7 Juliet, 7 Kilo. Engine 45. Traffic Accident. 7 Hotel, 7 India. (name withheld) 7 Parkway. Engine 45. 7 Hotel, 7 India. Measure engine T01, 7 Alpha. Union Helvetro 7 Alpha, sent by let's heard it. Metro, truck 1, 7 alpha. Do you guys on 7 alpha? Stand by, let's search it. Truck 14, truck 1, you guys cancel, we're available, we're gonna jump this call. One? Truck 1, Metro, we copy, direct. We'll place you on the call. Truck 14, Metro, cancel. Metro Engine 1 is available, engine 2.01 is out of service. You can add us in 201's call. Unisle 7 out of standby, urgent. I'm handling some other traffic. Engine 5-2-0-2-3-5. Sorry. Engine 3-0-1, Metro, confirmed response. Truck 1, ringing alarm high ride. 7-Juliac, 7-K-1. 13909th Avenue, Beyr Cortez Hill[3], Cross Streets, A Street, and Ash Street. Truck 1, 7 Juliet, 7 kilo. Engine 52, Medi 35, Metro on 7, Echo. Edge 52 and Medi 35. Blackguards requesting units meet at 2.13. Nagaway, 213 Nagaway for live cards. 35, copy, we're on the scene with life cards. 35, coffee. Tower 5, no. Units pending traffic on 7 alpha. Imaging 1. We'll take that call for 201. We'll take that call for 201. The 2-0-1. Agent 201, 8-1. Engine 201, can you copy cancel? Veterans, 2-0-1, we've got to cancel. Can you play for Zeta Service Mechanical? to one other service mechanical. Medic 29, Metro. Go for Medi 29. The RPT had called back and they are currently flagging them down. I have a call picker on the line. I'll try to get further. Send by. Try a minute 41. Do we have any gillots in the area? Metro, that's a tough one. (name withheld) 41, that's a negative Nobulis in range. Mission power 14-style. Medic 29, Metro. Hey, Truck 1, Metro. Metro, truck 1, seen, got audible alarm investigating. Truck 1 at scene, audible alarm investigating. engine 1 is also in route. So what I'm coming. Go for Medicare. Engine 1. Ringing alarm high-rise. 7-Juliet 7-7-Killow, 1399 9th Avenue. Beer at Cortez Hill. Cross streets, a street, and Ash Street. Engine 1. 7-Juliet 7-Killow. Let's stand by. advising near the gas station, but getting missed information. Metro. METT-45, 7-Hit-Hel. Go ahead. Medi-29 Metro, the RP is tracking on the east side of that roundabout driveway on the opposite side of the gas station. 2-8-4, 2-2-2-2-2. Medi-29 copies, the east side of the roundabout off the gas station. Medi-29 affirmative. 7-45. Metro-190. not injury, engine 45 available, cancel, minute 28 PDs on taken with the drivers. Engine 45, copy, non-injury, cancel Medi-28, PD and seen with drivers. Okay, 28, copy, through it. Engine 1, Truck 1, Metro, cancel. We're going to see a scene, we're getting conflicting information. It's not water, you know, personal thing is water flow, we're going to hesitate. Truck one, MetroCopy, remaining at scene, conflicting information, do have a water flow.
Engine 201 and truck 14. Ringing alarm high-rise[2]. 7 Juliet[4], 7 Kilo[1], 3190.309th Avenue. Bira Cortez Hill. Cross streets, a street, and ash street. Engine 201, and truck 14. 7 Juliet, 7 Kilo. Engine 45. Traffic Accident. 7 Hotel, 7 India. (name withheld) 7 Parkway. Engine 45. 7 Hotel, 7 India. Measure engine T01, 7 Alpha. Union Helvetro 7 Alpha, sent by let's heard it. Metro, truck 1, 7 alpha. Do you guys on 7 alpha? Stand by, let's search it. Truck 14, truck 1, you guys cancel, we're available, we're gonna jump this call. One? Truck 1, Metro, we copy, direct. We'll place you on the call. Truck 14, Metro, cancel. Metro Engine 1 is available, engine 2.01 is out of service. You can add us in 201's call. Unisle 7 out of standby, urgent. I'm handling some other traffic. Engine 5-2-0-2-3-5. Sorry. Engine 3-0-1, Metro, confirmed response. Truck 1, ringing alarm high ride. 7-Juliac, 7-K-1. 13909th Avenue, Beyr Cortez Hill[3], Cross Streets, A Street, and Ash Street. Truck 1, 7 Juliet, 7 kilo. Engine 52, Medi 35, Metro on 7, Echo. Edge 52 and Medi 35. Blackguards requesting units meet at 2.13. Nagaway, 213 Nagaway for live cards. 35, copy, we're on the scene with life cards. 35, coffee. Tower 5, no. Units pending traffic on 7 alpha. Imaging 1. We'll take that call for 201. We'll take that call for 201. The 2-0-1. Agent 201, 8-1. Engine 201, can you copy cancel? Veterans, 2-0-1, we've got to cancel. Can you play for Zeta Service Mechanical? to one other service mechanical. Medic 29, Metro. Go for Medi 29. The RPT had called back and they are currently flagging them down. I have a call picker on the line. I'll try to get further. Send by. Try a minute 41. Do we have any gillots in the area? Metro, that's a tough one. (name withheld) 41, that's a negative Nobulis in range. Mission power 14-style. Medic 29, Metro. Hey, Truck 1, Metro. Metro, truck 1, seen, got audible alarm investigating. Truck 1 at scene, audible alarm investigating. engine 1 is also in route. So what I'm coming. Go for Medicare. Engine 1. Ringing alarm high-rise. 7-Juliet 7-7-Killow, 1399 9th Avenue. Beer at Cortez Hill. Cross streets, a street, and Ash Street. Engine 1. 7-Juliet 7-Killow. Let's stand by. advising near the gas station, but getting missed information. Metro. METT-45, 7-Hit-Hel. Go ahead. Medi-29 Metro, the RP is tracking on the east side of that roundabout driveway on the opposite side of the gas station. 2-8-4, 2-2-2-2-2. Medi-29 copies, the east side of the roundabout off the gas station. Medi-29 affirmative. 7-45. Metro-190. not injury, engine 45 available, cancel, minute 28 PDs on taken with the drivers. Engine 45, copy, non-injury, cancel Medi-28, PD and seen with drivers. Okay, 28, copy, through it. Engine 1, Truck 1, Metro, cancel. We're going to see a scene, we're getting conflicting information. It's not water, you know, personal thing is water flow, we're going to hesitate. Truck one, MetroCopy, remaining at scene, conflicting information, do have a water flow.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
7 Kilo: Fire Command Channel
[2]
Ringing alarm high-rise: Fire Alarm
[3]
Beyr Cortez Hill: Incident Location
[4]
7 Juliet: Fire Command Channel
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Location mentioned:
Near Ninth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
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