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Fire alarm at West Des Moines apartments due to burnt foodWest Des Moines IA

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Near Westown Pkwy STE 37, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Robin Hills Apartments near West Town Parkway in West Des Moines. The cause was determined to be burnt food with no active fire found on the scene.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2.10.
00:01
Engine 1.70.
00:03
Fire alarm.
00:04
Near West Town Parkway.
00:06
Robin Hills Apartments.
00:08
Engine 210.
00:09
Engine 170.
00:11
Fire alarm.
00:13
Near West Town Parkway.
00:14
Robin Hills Apartments.
00:16
Cross streets are 22nd Street and Buffalo Road.
00:20
On arrival use, pack 6.
00:22
Timeout, 1643.
00:29
Questcom 86 Street Command.
00:35
Questcom 86 Street Command.
00:36
Questcom 86 Street Command.
01:08
Ambulance 213, car 219,
01:11
engine 2.20, car, 199, ladder,
01:16
195, structure fire, near West Town Parkway, Robin Hills Apartments, ambulance 213, car 219, engine 220, car 199, ladder,
01:29
195,
01:30
structure fire, near West Town Parkway, Robin Hills Apartments, cross streets are 20, 22nd Street and Buffalo Road.
01:39
On arrival, use, TAC 6.
01:41
Timeout,
01:42
1645.
01:47
That's gone engine 210.
01:49
Did we just get an update that this was burnt food? Is that from TD or is that from the callers on scene?
02:01
We've got from 210.
02:02
We also have a building number.
02:04
I believe this is building one, but not,
02:07
I don't know if we have that in the notes.
02:14
Trying to confirm a building number now, we've also got someone on scene saying it's possibly burnt food.
02:18
You're enrapped to near West Town Parkway at the Robin Hills Apartments.
02:22
Winds are going to be northwest at 8 miles per hour.
02:24
Hydrants are going to be at the north end and south end of the parking lot and directly center of the building.
02:30
The first RP just said there's smoke on the first floor hallway.
02:37
210 copies the update.
02:38
We've arrived three-story apartment, nothing's showing.
02:42
We'll be out in an investigation mode.
02:43
We're going to pass Robin Hills command to engine 170.
02:47
Engine 210 is on the 8th side of structure.
02:54
Copy-arrived three-story apartment.
02:56
Nothing's showing out to investigate.
02:58
We're going to pass Robin Hills command on to...
03:03
210 once they arrive, you're going to be on the outside of the structure.
03:11
Westcom Cartoon 18 has arrived.
03:15
We'll assume Robin Command will be out on TAC 5.
03:20
Sorry, TAC 6.
03:23
Copy Assuming Command on TAC 6.
03:30
You can cancel everyone else except for T-10.
03:37
T-10, did you have traffic?
03:46
Did you have traffic for command?
03:53
Command from T-10, confirm the current series to cancel all their units.
04:01
Acknowledge.
04:06
That's come from Robin Command.
04:09
Go ahead.
04:12
Car 219 and engine 210 can handle, you can put everybody else back in service.
04:20
Copy Car 219 and engine 210 will handle everyone else back in service.
04:24
And car 219, you still need a dedicated with time checks.
04:31
You can release the dedicated and cancel time checks, thank you.
04:35
Copy 1651.

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Near Westown Pkwy STE 37, West Des Moines, IA 50265

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