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Fire alarm pulled by kids at Ames location triggers response, Ames IA

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Near SE 16th St, Ames, IA 50010

Fire alarms were triggered multiple times at a location near Southeast 16th Street in Ames. Several 911 calls reported the alarms. Upon arrival, responders found no fire. It was confirmed the alarms were pulled by kids. Authorities are investigating to ensure no hazard exists.

Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Automatic alarm.
00:02
Truck 1. near Southeast 16th Street.
00:06
Cross of South Dayton Place and South Bell Avenue, S.T.A.C.1.
00:13
Automatic alarm.
00:14
Near South East 16th Street, F.T.A.C.1.
00:26
Hey, Tal-1.
00:27
Hello, Ann.
00:33
Here's the Tower 1 around 26 on your south-east, 4'5-long, which you make West Cree unavailable.
00:43
Copy. Came in as two fire alarms, ceased smoke and pool stations.
00:48
I also just got four 911 calls from that location right before I got the alarm that I already got off.
00:55
We said about what you check that as well.
00:57
Tower one, copy.
01:03
Tower on.
01:07
Go ahead.
01:13
Just a call back and received an additional fire alarm for the same zone.
01:22
If you would, let's go ahead and dispatch engine one, engine two.
01:28
Have them come down a merchant, just start hitting this way and we'll see what we've got.
01:32
We'll get there.
01:38
Ames engine two.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:46
Attention to you, copy, Tower 1's traffic, you can show us in route on emerging.
01:55
From somebody on scene, I think he's the manager owner, he said there's no fire, some kids pulled his fire alarm.
02:03
Copy, we'll disregard.
02:05
Tabby,
02:07
Tower 1, redirect.
02:13
Power 1, this is direct, yeah, go ahead and have engine 1 cancel as well.
02:17
Units are surviving on scene, nothing sure, and we'll be investigating.
02:20
Switching to fire attack 1.
02:22
Okay.
02:24
On strike.

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Near SE 16th St, Ames, IA 50010

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