False fire alarm triggered by maintenance at courthouse, Clearwater FL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered by water flow detection in the southeast basement of the Mills County Courthouse. Fire crews investigated and found no fire. Maintenance work on the system caused the false alarm.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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District 45 is on scene at the Mills County Courthouse.
00:02
We got a six-story business office.
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I've got nothing chilling from side.
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Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie.
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Show the District 25 will be clear water command and accountability on side Charlie.
00:12
Underst of District 45 on scene, something, Charlie and Todd, Charlie and Southampton, Apple, Charlie.
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Clearwater command and accountability side Charlie.
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Measure 45 is on scene.
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I'm just a danger 45 on scene.
00:21
I'm just said, danger 46, 10 minutes timer.
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Back, will remain upgraded, so far.
00:25
I'm just said, medic one remaining upgraded.
00:28
To 6-0-1-Blooth Road, grid 190C, engine 52-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-2-4-5-5 traffic on Fire-Tac Alpha.
00:45
Dispatch?
00:46
Go ahead. You can show it's responding from the Enterprise.
00:48
I'm just at Enterprise, I call it.
00:52
Project Bravo Engine 6, Hemorrhage, Patriot Square apartment, (number withheld) Street, South Route 705E, Engine 6, FireTech, Bravo.
01:01
You can terminate command to show Beach 501 in service, thank you.
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I was just, Tico on scene command terminated, thank you to Beach 101 in service.
01:08
145 grand.
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The fire alarm panel reads the water flow in the southeast basement.
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That is on, there's no time to water flow.
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They had a bulky module, we're going to get that squared down there.
01:20
Oh, bye.
01:21
I copy. One panel's indicating water flow in the basement.
01:24
You're still tested. I think one at patient.
01:26
Okay, so that's just 45.
01:28
5.
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FireTac Robo Rescue 21, Falls, 2,05, 6th Street, East Grid 750A, Rescue 210A.
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Rescue 21, FireTech, Bravo.
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FireTick Echo, Engine 3, District 5, Engine 1, Engine 5, Heavy Rescue 4, Rescue 3, Truv 1, Aller 1, Gas leak, 1, 171, 17th Street South, Grid 680A, Engine 3, District 5, Engine 1, Engine 5, Heavy Rescue 4, Rescue 3, Truck 1, L1, FireTech Echo.
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Just standby at the Hufford entrance.
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District 5 responding. District 5 responding.
02:00
District 5 responding.
02:01
Go ahead. Yeah,
02:04
we made it to the location.
02:05
There's no water flow, no fire problem.
02:06
The staff says that maintenance was here one hour prior working on the system.
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You can leave this engine 45, truck 45, no fire problems.
02:14
All right, copy, all.
02:15
Clearwater command of us us.
02:16
We're word of command. Run set off due to a faulty center in the water flow system, maintenance, and the fire alarm company, I'm seeing work on the problem.
02:23
We're going to leave this with engine 45.
02:25
Now this is a false alarm.
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E-show command terminated.
02:27
Show District 45 available.
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Clearwater, FL
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