Fire alarm activated at senior apartments with no fire, West Des Moines IA


A fire alarm was triggered at West Town Crossing Senior Apartments near 28th Street in West Des Moines. Upon arrival, responders found no confirmed fire but observed evacuation alarms active in the three-story building. The alarm was reported by an alarm monitoring company. No fire was detected after investigation.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 2.10. Engine,
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17. Fire alarm, near 28th Street. Engine 2.10.
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Engine, 170. Fire alarm, near 28th Street.
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28th Street.
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Cross streets are, left town, parkway, and university avenue.
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On arrival, use, tack 5. Timeout,
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1801.
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Students responding to near 28th Street, West Town Crossing Senior Apartments for a fire alarm. It's going to be from an alarm monitoring company, follow your agency protocol for your response.
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It's going to be Zone 66.
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It's just 10, copy something. Thank you.
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1803.
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The question. I've got mentioned 210.
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Engine 210.
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We're on scene.
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Three-story apartment structure. We do have strobes and evacuation.
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We'll be out to investigate on five. Two-10 will have West Town Crossing Command.
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Copy a ride, three-story apartment building, Strobes and Evac in progress, West Town Crossing Command on TAC-5.
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Location mentioned:
Near 28th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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