False fire alarm at New Hampton high school during test, New Hampton IA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at New Hampton High School was accidentally triggered during a routine annual test. Staff forgot to set the alarm system to test mode, causing the alarm to alert emergency services. There was no fire or danger, and responders were notified to stand down after confirmation.
Audio|Source: Floyd County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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The New Hampton Fire, Chick-Salk County Rescue Squad, please respond to New Hampton High School near Main St for a fire alarm, called in by the monitoring system.
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Time is 1259.
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Chixot from 1930.
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Chixot was on the phone with one of the custodians at the high school.
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They are doing their annual fire alarm test and forgot or nobody called into the alarm company to put the panel into monitoring or test mode, so we can disregard 30.
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10.4. You can be responding to the school.
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You can hold all units now.
00:37
Received a report from a firefighter on scene saying they forgot to put it in test mode.
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We'll verify for a protocol.
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Ten-four.
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New Hampton Fire, Triggerstone County Rescue Squad.
00:45
You can send 22 the fire alarm call at the high school.
00:47
High school staff were doing some testing, forgot to put it in test mode.
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New Hampton Fire is sending one unit just to verify.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Main St, New Hampton, IA 50659
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