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Heard on: Polk IA Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/16/2026 03:57 PM
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Ladder 255, fire alarm near 18th Street Southeast.
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Ladder 255, fire alarm near 18th Street Southeast between Sunset Drive Southeast and 8th Avenue Southeast with one time out 1357.
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Fire crews respond to alarm near 18th St SE

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel were dispatched to a possible fire alarm near 18th Street Southeast in Altoona, Iowa, between Sunset Drive and 8th Avenue Southeast. No confirmation of active fire was mentioned in the radio communication.

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18th St SE, Altoona, IA 50009
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