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False fire alarm triggered by child at apartment complexJanesville WI

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Dodge St, Janesville, WI 53548

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Dodge Street Apartments. The alarm was false and triggered by a child pulling the alarm. No fire was found at the scene.

Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Tower 831, Battalion 8, and engine 813 respond to near Dodge St for a alarm.
00:08
Commercial fire.
00:10
Cross streets are South Jackson Street and South High Street.
00:14
Time now 16-01.
00:18
Go ahead.
00:22
Just advising that your fire department is going out to the Dodge Street Apartments, near Dodge St for a commercial fire alarm.
00:28
It was a child that pulls the alarm.
00:33
10-4[1], they canvass.
00:37
10-4[1].
00:40
He's screaming in the background if he can hear him.
00:43
He did make some suicidal comments today as well.
00:47
Nothing physical so far.
00:49
He does have access to kitchen knives, no other access to weapons.
00:53
He does not believe that he'll be cooperative at first.
01:00
Deborah.
01:03
7-8-211, I got me.
01:06
Jamesville units here are responding to the Dodge Street Department's near Dodge St.
01:10
We have a caller stated that their child pulled the fire alarm next to apartment number five.
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There is no active fire.
01:18
Cross streets high to Jackson.
01:19
It's reporting district 59.
01:23
The 10 and 8 copies.
01:25
Both 831 continue in all their units will be available.
01:31
Thank you.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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Dodge St, Janesville, WI 53548

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