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False commercial fire alarm at Muncie complexMuncie IN

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Near N McKinley Ave, Muncie, IN 47304

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm at the DFU Townsing Complex near North McKinley Avenue in Muncie. Upon arrival, no visible fire or smoke was seen and fire alarms had not activated automatically. The alarm was triggered by a call from the front desk, not by fire detection. No fire was confirmed.

Audio|Source: Muncie and Delaware County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Truck 7, Engine 5, Engine 6, Rescue 1, DC, Commercial Fire, D.FU Townsing Complex,
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near North McKinley Avenue, Muncie.
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We found on Muncie Fireground 1[1].
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Click.
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You guys both, make sure you grab your keys.
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I tried to look at the cameras and I can't see much,
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cameras are freezing up, so I'm not sure where it's coming from.
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718-0-10.
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Not 31.
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That's... That's...
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28, can you can only have returns too?
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My goal.
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Indiana Godplayed Charles, Queen Frank, 478.
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Two, I'll be turning.
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What's time for? I have some P, do you want to put back on your standby?
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Terminative.
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Okay.
01:45
20, it's been 27-5-9.
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20, go ahead.
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371-4-2, 72002.
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31.
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On driver here, appointing the lady bus.
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Okay.
02:15
Medic Buzz, Proversial Fire, BFU Johnson-Hullet, near North McKinley Avenue Muncie. We sign on Muncie Fireground One.
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The engine fire is on scene.
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There's nothing visible from the outside of the structure.
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If UPD is on scene,
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we'll be McKinley Command.
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Next unit and then go ahead and take command.
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Are you getting a smoke detector in a certain room?
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I've got nothing. I've told them to pull the smoke alarm or pull the fire alarm panel.
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They've not done it.
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I did not get any kind of alarm through medicine on this. They call from the front desk.
03:03
Right.
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Clear. When I call them back to have them pull that panel again, I can hear an alarm. It sounds like somebody went out of an emergency door instead of actually pulling the firepanels.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fireground 1: Primary tactical fireground radio channel 1

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Near N McKinley Ave, Muncie, IN 47304

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