False fire alarm at Genesis West Hospital, Davenport IA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a general fire alarm at Genesis West Hospital near West Central Park Avenue in Davenport. The alarm appeared to come from a smoke detector on the second floor. Upon arrival, personnel found locked doors and evacuated occupants. After investigation, no fire or smoke was found and the alarm was confirmed false.
Audio|Heard on: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
05:25
Transcript:
00:00
Davenport District Chief One and Davenport Engine Five,
00:04
general fire alarm, Genesis West Hospital at near West Central Park Avenue.
00:14
Everyone's twelve times.
00:18
Chief, I am here with twelve leaving Trinity, but we'll be out of service.
00:23
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK).
00:33
Davenport Engine Seven,
00:36
EMS Solo at 4831 Wooddale Drive.
00:45
Do you want a copy or no?
00:50
Engine Five, I copy your note.
00:52
This all units are now en route to Genesis West for a general fire alarm,
00:57
going to be Zone One.
00:59
It does not state what Zone One is.
01:04
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), dispatch.
01:07
Engine Six, I copy your note.
01:10
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), Chief.
01:14
Engine Seven, I copy your report.
01:15
This is going to be for a male with a broken ankle.
01:22
So that's truck one, then Ralph.
01:26
All units are now notified to the general fire alarm at the Diocese of Davenport, near West Central Park Avenue.
01:32
Coming from smoke detector zone eighty-five, unknown what eighty-five is.
01:40
District two, go.
01:46
Dispatch Truck Two, Truck Two answers.
01:49
Chief One from Truck Two, he wants to head towards Genesis West.
01:57
Or do you want to head that way?
02:02
Radio copies.
02:03
Chief One, we just took a call from Genesis West.
02:05
They advised that it's going to be on the 2nd floor corridor near room (number withheld).
02:11
No further information.
02:12
This came from the switchboard.
02:16
Two four dispatch, we'll take our traffic to fire ground two.
02:22
Two five, all units for Genesis, let's go to fire ground two!
02:27
We're here at the address and both the front and back doors are locked.
02:36
Before I don't have any key location.
02:41
Copy.
02:48
Chief, I'm Engine 13 available.
02:52
Engine 13, Acknowledgment (Message received / OK) available.
02:58
Just that's Truck 3.
03:01
Okay, go ahead.
03:06
We're clear the call at Jersey Ridge.
03:09
We're out of service for training.
03:12
Okay, Chief, you can dispatch.
03:16
Go ahead.
03:18
So I was calling back, there's a keyholder (name withheld) on the scene.
03:22
They're evacuating the site.
03:23
They did not get any further information.
03:28
Thank you.
03:33
Six is on scene.
03:35
Three-story large multi-use facility.
03:38
Nothing showing at this time.
03:40
Engine six will investigate.
03:42
I'll have command take off after fire now one.
03:46
All traffic, we're by the seas of Fountain Court.
03:49
Fireground one.
03:54
District two, level one.
04:02
Truck one, level one, out off Central Park.
04:09
Right on for rescue.
04:16
Rescue, go ahead.
04:18
What was the name of the caller for this address?
04:25
Chief Two from CMS.
04:29
Go ahead, command.
04:33
Copy.
04:36
First floor elevator, we're going to head that way in investigation.
04:45
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), you got the alarm panel showing 1st floor elevator.
04:48
You're going to investigate.
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And district two,
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360 , good point. I got nothing showing from the outside and all the occupants are outside here.
05:05
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), we're staffed now.
05:07
Everything looks good on the 1st floor.
05:09
We're gonna head down to the control room.
05:16
Dispatch G5.
05:21
Back in service from Genesis West, false alarm.
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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:
W Central Park Ave, Davenport, IA 52804
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