Ruptured sprinkler led to false fire alarm in Detroit apartment, Detroit MI
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at an occupied apartment building at 3701 Miracles Boulevard, Detroit. Multiple fire units and EMS responded and evacuated residents. Upon investigation, no fire was found. The cause was a ruptured sprinkler head in apartment 1406.
Audio|Source: Detroit Fire
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Transcript:
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Box alarm miracles between Selden and Marvin Gay apartment 502
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Engine 17, engine 27, engine 39, ladder 7, ladder 20, squad 2, squad 4, engine 1, chief 1, chief 5, engine 1 en route.
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We show our companies enrolled to the Box Alarm[1] 3701 Miracles Boulevard between Selden and Marvin Gay,
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Apartment 502, Woodbridge Manor.
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Fire reported occupied apartment building.
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Chief One, Chief Five, and our responding companies, EMS has been requested for standby.
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Companies responding to the box alarm go to Fire Scene 5 upon arrival on the scene.
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Engine 58 seen with the MS.
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58 on scene with the MS.
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144 is in route.
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44 in route to the medical call with the MS.
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196 West Brentwood between John R and Charleston.
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Engine 55 en route.
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155 en route to the medical call with EMS, (number withheld) Jewry Road between Menach and Auburn.
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25-year-old male unconscious fainted.
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Engine 9, respond to a medical call with the MS. East Launit in St.
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(name withheld).
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East Launit and St.
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(name withheld).
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For a male having difficulty breathing.
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56-year-old male.
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Squad 2 on team investigating, evacuating the building.
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Squad 2, on scene investigating.
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Civilians evacuating the building.
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Agent 9, are you en route?
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Central 14 is on the scene investigating.
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The 44 is on a scene investigating. The 44 is seen to investigate.
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1221.
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Cloud Force scene.
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Ladder 20 seen.
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The latter 20 seen.
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Chief one is on scene. Chief one on scene, assume the incident command.
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Ingen 17, C.
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Engine 17, scene.
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Engine 9, are you en route to the medical call with the MS?
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Lighter 17.
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Letter 17, engine 9.
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Engine 1,000.
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Gen 1 scene.
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C5 scene. T5 scene. T5 scene.
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Central T5 is my safe.
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Squad C Central.
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C2. C2.
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Residents are reporting incidents on the 14th floor.
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We're going up to investigate head companies stage.
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Chief 5,
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squad 2 reporting companies should stage. They're going to report it as a 14th floor incident.
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Squad 2 is going up to check.
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Chief 1 has command, Chief 5.
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Message received.
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G9, you en route to engine 9.
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Chief 1 has command, Chief 5 is my safety officer, and Chief 1 has that message central.
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Chief 1, assume he needs it in command,
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Chief 5 is safety officer.
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Central,
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Squad 4 is my RIT[2] team.
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Report reporting squad 4 is RIT[2] team. RIT team is place.
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21, 21 hours.
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309 scene.
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255 scene.
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25 C. C. 55 C.
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In Gen 9.
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Squad 2 to central?
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Squad 2.
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Squad 2 reporting a busted sprinkler head.
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In apartment 1406,
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there is no fire at this time.
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You can leave it with First Engine Truck and Squad.
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P-1, squad 2 reporting a ruptured sprinkler head, apartment 1406, no fire,
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first engine trucking squad can handle.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Box Alarm: Predefined multi-unit fire department response to a reported fire or related emergency.
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RIT: Rapid Intervention Team (firefighter rescue team)
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Location mentioned:
Near Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201
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