Fire alarm at Sunset Drive triggers unit response, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonDispatch audio for a fire alarm near Sunset Drive in West Des Moines. Multiple fire and ambulance units are dispatched and coordinated. Cross streets given as Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. Dispatchers give arrival instructions to use pack (number withheld) and note timeouts (1038–1041). Some units are told to start, be cleared, or be disregarded. No confirmed fire or visible smoke is mentioned in the recording.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:26
Transcript:
Engine (number withheld) fire alarm near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1038[2]. Start the next closest available engine for that fire alarm. Fire alarm[1] near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1039[3]. Ambulance (number withheld) asked to disregard Engine (number withheld) for that Norwalk fire alarm call. Copy. We're clearing and going back to get Engine (number withheld) for the fire line. Copy. Engine (number withheld) fire alarm near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1041[4].
Engine (number withheld) fire alarm near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1038[2]. Start the next closest available engine for that fire alarm. Fire alarm[1] near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1039[3]. Ambulance (number withheld) asked to disregard Engine (number withheld) for that Norwalk fire alarm call. Copy. We're clearing and going back to get Engine (number withheld) for the fire line. Copy. Engine (number withheld) fire alarm near Sunset Drive. Cross streets are Colonial Parkway and Beardsley Street. On arrival, use pack (number withheld). Timeout 1041[4].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Fire alarm
[2]
Timeout 1038: Time of call
[3]
Timeout 1039: Time of call
[4]
Timeout 1041: Time of call
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Location mentioned:
Near Sunset Ln, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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