Accidental elevator alarm at junior high school

Heard on: Flathead County Law, Fire and EMS

01:14

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00:00

Columbia Falls Fire 303, respond for an elevator alarm activation at the Columbia Falls Junior High, (number withheld) Talbot Road.

00:07

Columbia Falls Fire 303, respond for an elevator alarm activation, Columbia Falls Junior High, (number withheld) Talbot Road.

00:14

303 clear at 1540.

00:28

621 dispatch, respond BLS red to the jail at (number withheld) South Main for breathing difficulty.

00:34

621 dispatch, respond BLS red to the jail at (number withheld) South Main for breathing difficulty.

00:39

Dispatch clear at 1514.

00:46

The call is acknowledging the page.

00:52

Three.

00:59

Alert, nothing found yet.

01:01

Still investigating.

01:07

One, I copy you en route.

01:08

We did reach out to the school directly.

01:10

They advised it was an accidental press of the button.

01:12

No need for further response.

2026-09-11 14:13 UTC

Fire

Talbot Rd, Columbia Falls, MT 59912

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to an elevator alarm at a junior high school on Talbot Road, but the school reported it was an accidental button press and no further response was needed. In a separate call, medical responders were sent to a jail on South Main for a reported breathing difficulty.