False fire alarm at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tucson AZ


Dispatch audio about a fire alarm at St. Joseph's Hospital. Responders checked the scene and found no fire. Hospital staff said they were testing the alarm system and switches and had the system in test mode, so the alarm was a false activation. The recording also mentions an Apple Watch fall detection and someone heard in a backyard with no contact. It briefly refers to a person with a medical issue, labeled here as (name withheld).
Audio|Source: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
02:43
Transcript:
11 arrived. Fire alarm, 915 rise at St. Joe's. Checked by 16. Longtrona now ahead. Same. Charlie Q Alpha, 1884 Houton north of Irvington. Code 3 for unknown problem. This call came in through the PTSO on (number withheld) line. They can hear someone talking in the backyard, no contact. It came in through an Apple Watch fall detection, nothing further. Contact with the RPs. They're checking the system and testing the switches. They were supposed to be in test mode. Negative fire problem here. (name withheld) may have code 1DV related; his legs are infected. Do not confirm.
11 arrived. Fire alarm, 915 rise at St. Joe's. Checked by 16. Longtrona now ahead. Same. Charlie Q Alpha, 1884 Houton north of Irvington. Code 3 for unknown problem. This call came in through the PTSO on (number withheld) line. They can hear someone talking in the backyard, no contact. It came in through an Apple Watch fall detection, nothing further. Contact with the RPs. They're checking the system and testing the switches. They were supposed to be in test mode. Negative fire problem here. (name withheld) may have code 1DV related; his legs are infected. Do not confirm.
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Location mentioned:
St. Joseph's Hospital, Tucson, AZ
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