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Heard on: Polk IA Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1/17/2026 08:24 AM
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All radio cars, you can be responding to a fire alarm at (number withheld)-nine (number withheld)-one Douglas Avenue.
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The officers need to clear out because it's 20.
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Fire alarm prompts response near Douglas Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to a possible fire alarm near Douglas Avenue in Urbandale. Responding officers were asked to clear the area as a precaution while the situation was checked. No confirmation of an active fire was given in the radio traffic.

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Douglas Ave, Urbandale, IA 50322
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