Scheduled fire drill activates false alarm at middle school, Jaffrey NH


A fire alarm at a middle school was triggered but was later confirmed to be a scheduled fire drill with no emergency.
Audio|Source: Southwestern NH District Fire Mutual Aid
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Transcript:
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Tone is for Jaffrey.
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Respond of the Jaffrey Ringe Middle School, number one, Cohnent Way, for an automatic fire alarm showing second floor west.
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Repeating tone is for Jaffrey.
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Respond to Jaffrey Ringe Middle School, number one, Cohnent Way, for an automatic fire alarm showing second floor west.
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Cross Street is Stratton Road units operated on TAC 1, 922, KCA4[1] and 5.
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4.5, 16C2[2].
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16 C2. The respond to the middle school.
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16 C2 is responding, 923.
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Four and five.
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I, 16, car one.
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16, car one.
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I'll be responding.
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I believe they had a scheduled fire drill, but we'll continue all units until I confirm that.
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16 car one, you're responding.
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You do believe they had a scheduled fire drill.
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You'll be confirming.
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924.
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415 from 16 engine 1[3].
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16 engine 1[3].
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16 engine 1[3], responding with 2.
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16 engine 1[3], you're responding with 2, 925.
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Four and five, Jeff, Jeffrey, come in.
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Jaffrey, command.
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Jaffrey, command.
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Jaffrey, command.
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Jaffrey, command.
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Under control, this was a scheduled drill for miscommunication with the alarm company.
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After command,
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confirm scheduled fire drill.
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Unit are returning. Scene, engine 1 from KCA4[1]-on-5, 16-engine 1.
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Answering.
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16 engine 1[3].
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They're under control on scene with a scheduled fire drill.
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You can return.
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Message received.
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You have the message 927.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
KCA4: Unit Identifier
[2]
16C2: Unit Identifier
[3]
16 engine 1: Unit Identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near Conant Way, Jaffrey, NH 03452
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