Fire alarm activated at apartments; no fire found, St. Louis MO


Fire alarms went off at two apartment buildings. Firefighters checked for any danger but found no fire. The alarms were turned off and reset after a minor check.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
02:57
Transcript:
1720 list assist. This has the Terrace Apartments. 2535, Oaklawn Terrace Drive. You at 212. Cross Street is Telegraph Road. 1720. Respond on South Maine. 24-20. I don't have to contact on the scene. He silenced the alarm, did not reset. Clear is just so trouble, R-TU-4. I'm not out of the panel, but I will go look. 1817, Sitcase, Our Lady of Life Retirement Departments, near Watson Rd, Unit 352, Cross Street is Ravens Ridge Road, 1817. Respond on South Maine. Anything wrong with those? Okay, the RTU[1]s you were showing us on the plan are actually on the ground on the Delta side. Okay, I'm happy. 2415, go ahead and wake your way back down and we'll have somebody go look for that RTU on the ground. Commandant 2420A. The possibility of a smoke alarm would be in the men's restroom and the ductwork. If you want to look at that, contact here says that that's what's a common recurrence here. Find a RTEU, or I should say a unit that's up above the ceiling. 2255A is what's on the grid. 2420. We're going to try to reset the system, see if you can keep trigger, okay? Okay. 2420, 2415, looks like the alarm has reset. 20 square. 15 is clear.
1720 list assist. This has the Terrace Apartments. 2535, Oaklawn Terrace Drive. You at 212. Cross Street is Telegraph Road. 1720. Respond on South Maine. 24-20. I don't have to contact on the scene. He silenced the alarm, did not reset. Clear is just so trouble, R-TU-4. I'm not out of the panel, but I will go look. 1817, Sitcase, Our Lady of Life Retirement Departments, near Watson Rd, Unit 352, Cross Street is Ravens Ridge Road, 1817. Respond on South Maine. Anything wrong with those? Okay, the RTU[1]s you were showing us on the plan are actually on the ground on the Delta side. Okay, I'm happy. 2415, go ahead and wake your way back down and we'll have somebody go look for that RTU on the ground. Commandant 2420A. The possibility of a smoke alarm would be in the men's restroom and the ductwork. If you want to look at that, contact here says that that's what's a common recurrence here. Find a RTEU, or I should say a unit that's up above the ceiling. 2255A is what's on the grid. 2420. We're going to try to reset the system, see if you can keep trigger, okay? Okay. 2420, 2415, looks like the alarm has reset. 20 square. 15 is clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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RTU: Rooftop Unit (often referenced in fire and HVAC system checks)
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Location mentioned:
Near Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63119
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