False fire alarm triggered by contractors at Red Skelton Center, Vincennes IN


A fire alarm at the Red Skelton Center was accidentally triggered by contractors. No fire was found.
Audio|Source: Knox County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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VUPD. We just received a fire alarm to the red scalton building.
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Can you send fire, please?
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4217 status.
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38, investigators.
00:17
Okay.
00:28
Ladder 3, engine 2, rescue 4, engine 1, automatic fire alarm called in through VUP at the Red Skelton Center.
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Tagate's been assigned tactical channel 8 at 1515 hours.
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Tews.
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Of course.
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Three.
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Headquarters, one, just 43,
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this alarm was set off by contractors, by mistake.
01:04
Please.
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Central Square, Woodbar.
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We'll just make sure everything's good.
01:18
Quit all that day, fine.
01:24
Change Tews are out.
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The unit's responding to the Red Skelton Center 20 West Redskelton.
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For the fire alarm, 40 V1, the BITS and contractors have set it off.
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It's a new discretion, 15-17 hours.
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A liar, 3. Clear, mark, your item.
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Clear, ladder 3.
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Information you're not marking or will mark it.
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Clear, thank you.
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Rital 1, clear.
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Ladder 3 continue all other units.
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Disregard.
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Since clear, the ladder 3 is on the same.
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...regard.
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Clear engine 1 and engine 2.
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Foreign service call back.
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Rescue 4. Rescue 4.
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The battalion one.
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The Italian one.
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The Italian one's going to stay marked in route.
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Continuing.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Red Skelton Blvd, Vincennes, IN 47591
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