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Fire alarm sounds at local high school; no fire found, West Des Moines IA

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Near Buffalo Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265

A fire alarm went off at Dowling High School. Fire crews checked for a fire but found none. The alarm may have been triggered by a water sprinkler system.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
01:9
Transcript:
00:00
Copy Duthorry office building nothing showing no evacuation out to investigate. We'll have command on tactics at 1652. Units responding to 4.
00:26
Fire alarm, 1400 Buffalo Road, Dowling High School. Engine 2.20. Engine, 180. Fire alarm, 1400 Buffalo Road, Dowling High School. Cross streets are 17th Street and 73rd Street. On arrival, use, tag 5. Timeout, 1652. Here's responding to 1400 Buffalo Road at Dowling for a fire alarm[1].
00:55
It looks like it's showing flow one pool, two, west, three east. It's a water flow[2] sprinkler alarm. The two-twined copies. 1654.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Fire Alarm
[2]
water flow: Sprinkler/Water Flow Alarm

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Location mentioned:
Near Buffalo Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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