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False fire alarm reported near spruce avenue, West Des Moines IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 03:14 PM

Spruce Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Spruce Avenue. The alarm company confirmed with a keyholder that it was a false alarm. No fire was found.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Ladder 925 fire alarm near Spruce Street cross streets are dead end and 11th Street on arrival use pack 6 timeout 1717

00:18

POMAYOR.

00:29

Engine 910, fire alarm, near West Hickman Road.

00:34

Engine 910, fire alarm, near West Hickman Road.

00:40

Cross streets are 4th Street and northwest 2nd Street.

00:44

On arrival, use pack 7.

00:46

Timeout, 1719.

00:53

Copy in route to near Spruce Street for a fire alarm.

00:56

It's going to be a general fire alarm, zone 7, hallway detector.

01:05

Signal is complete.

01:07

1720.

01:12

Change the night down in route.

01:16

10910 in route to near West Hickman Road for a fire alarm.

01:20

It's going to be a general fire alarm from our first-party caller, no smoke or flames visible.

01:30

Into-910. I acknowledge.

01:32

1721.

01:34

Let's not matter 925.

01:39

Ladder 925.

01:40

Ladder 925.

01:43

They want to be an example.

01:48

Yes, it looks like the alarm company just called back in and spoke with a keyholder.

01:52

It was a false alarm.

01:55

The college will be back in.

01:57

I'll be back in 1722.

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Spruce Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265

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