Malfunctioning heat sensor triggers false alarm in tower, Indianapolis IN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an activated heat sensor in the trash room of a residential tower on North Street, Indianapolis. Upon investigation, they found no fire or hazard present. The alarm was caused by a malfunctioning heat sensor located in the trash chute area. Building maintenance confirmed the sensor was faulty and had a replacement ordered.
Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
06:43
Transcript:
00:00
North Street command.
00:01
Alarm company is advising there is a rep on site.
00:03
It's 13 second engine stage on Hydra and 4th to the lower.
00:06
Ladder 13 stage.
00:07
Battalion 7, I'm seeing, Matalian 7 will assume North Street Command.
00:11
The authority of Battalion 7, assume North Street Command, is 036.36.
00:15
Command from Leiter 7.
00:16
All right, Leiter 7.
00:17
This building's enunciator panel says Tower 1 trash room, I believe is the north tower.
00:27
That's affirmative, yeah, Tower 1 is not the one just the second one north of here.
00:34
Engine 13, could you go check that out, please?
00:37
Agent 13, clear.
00:38
Engine Ladder 13, could you check out Tar 1 trash compactor?
00:45
Ladder 13, okay.
00:46
Come out from Engine 7.
00:47
Go ahead, engine 7.
00:49
We're not seeing any panels for anything here in the lobby of Power 1.
00:54
Okay, I'm seeing on the on and on the building that this, it's saying it's Power 1, the one you're in.
01:04
I'll have 13s check out the other buildings.
01:08
Coffee.
01:09
engine or letter 7 have you checked the trash shoots these buildings have trash shoots in them also and then 7 is making the way around the buildings find that
01:24
May check in the basement or the first floor.
01:27
I know some of them have trash chutes in them.
01:30
Tower 2 has a trash chute.
01:32
This one might have a trash chute.
01:34
Investigation command, I just spoke with one of the tenants, and every floor has a trash chute, so you may check the lowest floor to see if there's anything going on in the trash chute.
01:48
Command from Ladder 7.
01:50
Go ahead, Ladder 7.
01:51
We're heading to the basement of the building to check the trash chute just to be safe.
01:58
Okay.
01:59
Ladder 13 driver going to come around the block up here with us.
02:02
Repeat your transmission, ladder 13.
02:04
Sir, is that my driver go ahead and come up here to the other buildings with us.
02:09
Okay. Control from N7.
02:10
Go ahead, engine seven.
02:12
We are in the basement of Tower 1.
02:15
We don't see anything.
02:16
There's no smell or signs of anything burning down here.
02:21
Okay. We are on the phone with building maintenance here in building two.
02:26
He's claiming that there's a bad heat sensor in building two down in the basement by the trash suit.
02:33
Okay, you're in the building that's just north of where we are across the street on North Street, correct?
02:39
That's affirmative.
02:40
I'm sorry, Chief.
02:41
It is the building one that has the pad, heat sensor in the trash room, which is the north building.
02:46
Okay.
02:47
So he knows what the problem is, and he's confirmed that is the problem.
02:52
That is affirmative, and they said they had the heat sensor on order.
02:55
Okay, copy.
02:57
So can we downgrade this? Everything's good?
02:59
Correct. Okay, copy.
03:00
Can he reset the panel? Do you know?
03:02
His building rep that's here on scene is as supposed to reset the panel.
03:07
Okay, copy.
03:08
Control from North Street Command by the authority of Battalion 7, we can terminate command all companies will mark in service when they become available.
03:19
This is a heat sensor in the trash chutes that's malfunctioning and release the control operator.
03:29
The authority of Battalion 7 terminate Massachusetts Command release operator, units marking when available, 045.
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Location mentioned:
E North St, Indianapolis, IN
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