Water leak triggers fire alarm in unoccupied bathroom, Fairbanks AK
Fire & ArsonA water leak on the third floor caused water to enter a fire alarm system in an unoccupied bathroom. Fire crews responded but could not stop the leak or reset the alarm. No fire was found. Repairs will be made.
Audio|Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough Fire/EMS
04:47
Transcript:
00:00
Dispast 93 Charlie? 93rd. Yeah, there's no emergency here. The cause of the alarm is there's some type of leak from the third floor down to the second floor and it's getting water into that alarm. Copy some sort of leak from third floor to the second floor and it is leaking into the alarm.
00:29
I'm not sure if that's going to be DPW or what, but we do need to get a work order put in to get that fixed. I think we've identified as the water fountain on the third floor.
00:54
It's not a huge leak. I mean from the water fountain, it could also be the drain in the bathroom on the third floor. There isn't a ton of water on the ground. It looks like there somebody went in there and cleaned with a hose or maybe one of the toilets flooded, but it cleaned up. So it's either coming from this water fountain in the middle.
01:21
stairway on the third floor or it's coming from the third floor bathroom in the middle. Copy 93. I'll put a work order in. 93 Charlie 907. Dispatch medic 2. Do we have a room number? Go ahead. Is that going to disable the alarm in that room? That detector is probably not going to reset, correct?
01:47
Yeah, that's affirmative. We're not going to be able to reset that alarm or that detector. And is that in an occupied room? It's in the bathroom. Copy.
02:04
Station 51, Square 55, Station 42, Station 43, Netic 12, Force[3], Alpha Response[2], 314, Esther Drive, Operation on Tag 3[1]. Station 51, Squar 55, Station 42, Station 42, Station 43, Netic 12, Force, Alpha Response, 3014, Esther Drive, Operation on Tag 3.
02:33
Medic 42. We're clearing FMH right now. You can add us to that falls and cancel medic 12. Copy. Cancel Mediq12, Medi will take it. City, Despaid, squad 55 in Route 3. Copy, Squad 55 in Route 3. Copy. City, can you show Engine 53 in Route 3?
03:00
You're operating on TAC 2. Can you go to TAC 3 and repeat your traffic? City, can you show engine 5-3 in route with 3? Yes, Mansion 93. Copy engine 5-3 in route with 3. Engine 93.
03:21
Yeah, we were unable to stop the leak from the water fountain. We passed it on to CQ. Advise them that if they had some tools to potentially stop that leak on the third floor, that would be great. I do believe that the leak is coming from the bathroom drain on the third floor that is draining down into the fire alarm or smoke detector, heat detector. And if that work order is put in, they can look at tomorrow. It is an unoccupied room. It is a bathroom, but a non-occupied, non-sleeping quarters room.
03:50
Engine 93 will be clear. Copy engine 93. Number 3. Dispatch, engine 93. Inc. 93. Let's just be advised, we are unable to reset the alarm panel due to the water in the detector. I did acknowledge it on our end, but it's going to stay in trouble. Copy 93.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Tag 3: Fire/EMS operations radio channel
[2]
Alpha Response: Low-priority fire/EMS response
[3]
Force: Fire/EMS dispatch
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Location mentioned:
Near Ester Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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