False fire alarm at wheeling downs, Wheeling WV

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 11:31 AM

Near S Penn St, Wheeling, WV 26003

A fire alarm was triggered at wheeling downs near South Penn Street. Responders found no smoke or fire, and the alarm company confirmed there was no fire.

Audio|Source: Northern Panhandle WV Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm activation, wheeling downs near South Penn Street.

00:05

Dispatch to 1404.

00:08

Go ahead, dispatch.

00:17

I fax those up to you.

00:20

There was one on the Pennsylvania ones that did not have a record.

00:25

And for dispatch.

00:26

Thank you.

00:27

Brough 2-1-0-0-0-16-0-9-4.

00:32

10-4[1]-year route, 1433.

00:36

Marshall, 11.0-0-0-2, claim returning.

00:39

7.02, clean returning.

00:41

7.06, back then.

00:42

Attention,

00:44

engine 5, engine 2, ladder 1,

00:48

C3. Bylaw and activation for wheeling downs near South Penn Street for the alarm company showing zone 1 general fire alarm.

01:01

Timeout 1433, TAC 2 is TAC 2.

01:05

Thank you both.

01:08

RET 7-1-3.

01:11

7-0-3. 2-5-1-2-1-2.

01:15

Marshall 124.

01:17

Good.

01:19

7-0-3's responding.

01:21

Yeah, we go out.

01:23

It comes back to (name withheld) of (number withheld) Fish Creek.

01:29

It expires on a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

01:33

The fun death person,

01:35

I don't see any smoke or any kind of fire at this time.

01:41

Is that the name of one of the people we're looking for?

01:46

Redsk-4-3-in-row.

01:48

What was your last transmission message? 10-4[1].

01:52

The alarm company called back, they talked to representatives with wheeling downs.

01:57

It's one of the representatives who didn't see any smoke or any type of fire problems.

02:04

24-7, turn around.

02:07

1044-7-year-round, 1434.

02:11

That's copy.

02:12

We're looking to you all companies still five gives us report.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Near S Penn St, Wheeling, WV 26003

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