Fire alarm at detention center caused by broken sprinkler, Charlotte NC
Fire units responded to a fire alarm at Mecklenburg County Detention Center. The alarm was triggered by a broken sprinkler head, not an active fire.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Engine 1, and Ladder 1, fire alarm, near East 4th Street.
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Battalion 1, Engine 1, and Ladder 1, fire alarm, near East 4th Street.
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Letter 40, assist police.
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Near Harrisburg Road.
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Letter 40, assist police, near Harrisburg Road.
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Alarm companies responding to near East 4th Street, Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
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Cross streets east, 4th Street, crossing drive, and South McHow Street.
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It's going to be for a Zone 3 general fire alarm.
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Also, we got a call from the premise advising there was a sprinkler head busted in Potts-5600 cell 4.
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EMPD did call it in and we also did see a call from a campaign station going around.
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Can you repeat that? You were breaking up.
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This call was called in from police and we also got a call from medic, but PD should be selling out.
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All right, copy.
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All right.
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And this is a bus for sprinklerhead, Rick, Nank the throat.
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Alarmie, Command.
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Command, Command.
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Command, Command.
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Second Man, Control, Time.
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All use, clear.
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10-4[1], Command, Control Time is going to be 21-21.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Centre St, Charlotte, NC 28216
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