Fire alarm triggers evacuation on top floor elevator shaft, Ames IA


A fire alarm sounded at a building on Chamberlain Street, prompting evacuation of the seventh floor elevator shaft. Fire and EMS units responded but no fire was confirmed.
Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Aparatic a lot, engine two, 40p.
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11, Chamberlain Street, Carpath, Lynn Avenue, and Canton Avenue, F-T-A-P-E-1[3].
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Automatic are on, two, three, one, one, Chamberlain Street, F-T-A-C-1[1].
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Just by engine two.
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Good.
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Morning Route 2311, Chamberlunford Auto Alarm[2], please make the rescue tonne available.
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The alarm company evacue the 7th floor top elevator shaft alarm.
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This section, too.
00:34
Go ahead. It's using, though, there is, uh, you know, one of my congratulations.
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Thank you very much. You don't come in.
00:39
Copy. Copy. Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
F-T-A-C-1: Fire Tactical Assignment/Command 1
[2]
Auto Alarm: Automatic Fire Alarm
[3]
F-T-A-P-E-1: Fire Tactical Assignment/Preplan Engine 1
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Location mentioned:
Near Chamberlain St, Ames, IA 50014
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