Commercial fire alarm triggered by faulty system at Walmart, Cumberland MD
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm at a Walmart near White Avenue was triggered due to a faulty flow switch. Emergency maintenance was contacted and a 24-hour fire watch was established.
Audio|Heard on: Allegany County Fire
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04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Near White Avenue.
00:04
Commercial fire alarm, company 1.
00:06
Near White Avenue.
00:08
Commercial fire alarm, company 1, commercial fire alarm, company 1.
00:25
12, 914 Cresubnoll's Avenue, Department 25.
00:29
Possible respiratory distress, company 8 first responders.
00:34
12,914, Crescent Noles Avenue, Department 25.
00:38
Possible respiratory distress.
00:40
Company 8 first responders.
00:44
Engine 12 en route, White Avenue.
00:47
Edge 1,22.
00:48
230,07.
00:54
I have one answer now.
01:01
Communications.
01:03
Truck one's route to rescue one out of service, 345 out of service for the call.
01:08
Truck one in route.
01:10
Rescue 1, 345 out of service.
01:17
Command Unit 1, responding, near White Avenue.
01:20
Command Unit 1.
01:23
Probably near White Avenue.
01:25
The alarm company is advising.
01:27
Durnal fire alarms there, too.
01:30
Can you do one, okay?
01:33
(Name withheld) was responding to your portfolio service.
01:36
Top 1-8.
01:38
Total novel for Crescent Goles Avenue.
01:40
It's going to be apartment 25.
01:41
I have a 74-year-old female.
01:44
She's conscious. She's having severe difficulty breathing.
01:47
She does have CUPD and an inhaler, but she has not used it.
01:51
Page 1-4-4-I-Service.
01:55
And it's 30-year-old.
01:57
Poverty.
01:59
Poverty, started to 6-R again.
02:01
23-0-9.
02:02
She's also not complaining of severe chest pain.
02:06
No cardiac history.
02:07
All right.
02:12
Committee 1 is the location I have command.
02:16
Let's see. It's due to our extent of the ETA.
02:18
Why don't you go ahead and clerk the lieutenant.
02:21
Okay.
02:23
Edge 1-2-1-2.
02:25
Community 1. Committee 1.
02:26
On scene.
02:38
The president, chief 40, station 20, you guys get some here, thank you.
02:47
12,000, 914, Chris of Nolz Avenue, apartment 25.
02:51
Survey difficulties with 1051 requested.
02:55
12, 914, Cresett Noles Avenue, part of 25.
02:59
Zero breathing difficulties.
03:01
Lieutenant 51 now requested 2312.
03:05
Truck 1, you can stage right here on L'Aid Avenue.
03:10
44 here.
03:12
44, go ahead.
03:14
At the chief, truck one staging.
03:17
Truck one staging.
03:20
Danger well-so location.
03:26
We're even narrowed down to a faulty flow switch on the number one system.
03:30
The manager has gotten contact with the emergency maintenance for Walmart.
03:35
They are supposedly on their way.
03:39
Anyone on C.2.3.13.
03:45
That's received.
03:47
We've instructed that they need to have a 24-7 fire watch, and they understand requirements until the system is fixed.
03:55
I believe they've already been...
03:56
The alarm company has been told that they will not be notifying 911 of us.
04:02
It's a different alarm to the flow of one alarm already is, right?
04:08
44, be clear.
04:10
44, that's received.
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Location mentioned:
White Ave, Cumberland, MD 21502
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