Smell of gasoline in closet at Altoona apartment

Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine 251, hazmat assignment, (number withheld) 4th Street Southwest, Unit (number withheld).

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Engine 251, hazmat assignment, (number withheld) 4th Street Southwest, Unit (number withheld), between 5th Avenue Southwest and 3rd Avenue Southwest.

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Response 3, time out, 2116.

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Altoona Fire Department, fire alarm (number withheld) First Avenue South, Ironwood Apartments.

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Altoona Fire Department, fire alarm (number withheld) First Avenue South, Ironwood Apartments between Private Drive and Private Drive.

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Response one, time out 2117 .

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Negative 29 looks like he does have a protection order on file.

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Ten four, that's who Delaware County went 95 was.

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Ten four, 2018 .

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Go on the ground.

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251, got two going to (number withheld) 4th Street Southwest, Unit (number withheld), for the smell of gasoline in the closet in the apartment.

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(number withheld) 4th street southwest, unit six.

2026-09-12 19:15 UTC

Fire

4th St SW, Altoona, IA 50009

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an apartment on 4th Street Southwest in Altoona for a reported smell of gasoline in a closet. A separate fire alarm was also reported at Ironwood Apartments on First Avenue South.