False fire alarm sparks brief scare at apartment complex, Long Prairie MN
Fire alarm sounded at Long Prairie apartment but was a faulty system triggering a false alert, prompting concern and a rapid emergency response that was quickly cancelled.
Audio|Source: Wadena,Otter Tail, Hubbard, and Todd County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Dot 700 units taking a call about a fire alarm at dot 27 apartments.
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731.
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Call our fire alarm's going off in the hallway.
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No signs of fire or smoke.
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10.4.
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Go ahead and page Long Prairie fire.
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Never.
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663.
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106BOR.
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1637.
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Operate Fire, please respond 955 near First Avenue Northeast, 27 apartments.
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Report of a fire alarm going off in the hallway.
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On pages 1838.
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531.
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Go ahead.
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A lot very far.
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You can cancel for the fire alarm at 955 near First Avenue,
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and you can cancel.
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Time of page 1830.
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Per the manager,
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he said that they have been having trouble with the alarm company, the alarm and he's going on his way up there, he says that it's a faulty alarm.
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We'll keep everyone coming until we get out there and get it checked out.
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Make sure.
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Therefore, he is also the chief of an ambulance fire and he's at the 1022 on his way.
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Ten four.
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147 Todd.
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Go ahead.
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From fire, Otter Hill, you can scroll in general.
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On us to 1022.
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He did 39.
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104, you can 22.
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Copy that, can you do a cancel page who's got people in route here?
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104, I'll send another one.
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Thank you.
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Long Prairie Fire, this is a cancel page.
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Again, this is a cancel page for the fire alarm.
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Time of cancel is 1840.
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Location mentioned:
1st Ave NE, Long Prairie, MN 56347
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