False fire alarm triggered by door opening at hospital, Ashland KY
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, multiple fire units responded to a fire alarm and water flow activation at a hospital near Lexington Avenue. On arrival, responders found no visible fire and discovered the alarm was likely triggered by a door being opened accidentally. The incident was determined to be a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Boyd County Public Safety
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03:11
Transcript:
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Dispatch, Station 40, Engine 1, Engine 2, Tower 1, P1, Battalion 1,
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respond to KDMC,
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showing general fire alarm and water flow,
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no zone or further descriptions.
00:11
KDMC near Lexington Avenue.
00:16
Dispatch station 40, engine one, engine two, tower one, rescue one, Battalion 1.
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Respond to KDMC,
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join general fire alarm and water flow.
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No zone or further descriptions.
00:28
KDMC near Lexington Avenue.
00:33
Centration are out.
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104. House 75, this is that.
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7.5.
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Go on C.
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Andrew Zinnarov.
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104. Alpha 7-1 dispatch.
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Alpha 7-1.
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73 David.
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Copy 73 David.
01:02
Sentryans, go to the main new ER entrance engine two head towards Heart and Vascular side.
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I'm going to check with security if I can figure out where it's out.
01:12
Central units copy.
01:14
The two, guys.
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Kyle, if you just want to stay short on Central, we'll figure out where to send you if we need to.
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Power, copy.
01:31
Battalion 3 is fast.
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The Italian 3, go ahead.
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I've got nothing visible.
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Show me out at the security center.
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Trying to get a better location.
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Good more.
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Oh,
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you know, if I'm following a security guard to an HVC building,
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he says they believe it's a false alarm.
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Copy.
02:08
What do you rescue one this batch?
02:10
Rescue one?
02:12
Just an unit assault team.
02:16
I'll give y'alln.
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I'll give you all update to where we end up.
02:24
We're heading over towards Hartman's skirt right now.
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Engine 2, are you, uh, close?
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Sounds like the fossil on, second floor,
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elevator F over here.
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If you're close, I'll let you come in and leave everybody else over there until we verify.
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We just passed 23rd Street.
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Oh yeah, just come in the door by the cafeteria.
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You'll see me here.
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Inboard.
03:01
Rescue engine, just hold out over there.
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I let engine two go up and handle this.
03:04
They said they believe somebody just opened a door they weren't supposed to.
03:09
We'll confirm and then I'll start clearing units.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
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