Fire alarm triggered during sprinkler testing in Elmore County, Elmore County AL


A fire alarm sounded near Maidex Drive in Elmore County. Firefighters responded and found someone was testing the sprinkler system, which likely caused the alarm. There was no confirmed fire.
Audio|Source: Elmore County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
This is station 8 fire personnel, station 8 fire personnel.
00:03
Fire alarm activation only, near Maidex Drive, repeating fire alarm activation only near Maidex Drive.
00:12
Near Maidix Drive. Cross Street Central Road.
00:14
Station 8 received.
00:15
Ten-four, station 8 received.
00:21
Be advised.
00:22
Indication is going to be water flow zone 3.
00:25
Sprinkler, riser, water flow, zone 3.
00:28
Ten-four. Two more.
00:30
Eight hundred is en route.
00:31
Ten-four, eight hundred is en route.
00:34
Communications from 844.
00:35
844, go ahead.
00:37
We have somebody up here testing sprinklers, so that may have been what's set the activation off.
00:43
I'm still trying to confirm that.
00:44
24-844.
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Elmore County, AL
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