Individual broke into elevator machine room, Palo Alto CA
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BurglaryAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a break-in at the elevator machine room of the High Street parking garage in Palo Alto. The individual damaged a lock and triggered a fire alarm. City facilities staff were dispatched to secure the door, and no police response was required.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Clara CA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have a facilities manager or personnel for this High Street garage?
00:06
We can call the on-call facilities, I believe.
00:10
Is it malfunctioning?
00:13
Not the fire alarm, but an individual broke into the elevator machine room and broke the lock off of it.
00:19
And they're coming in and out of here now to set the fire alarm off.
00:23
Copy. Do you need PD to respond?
00:27
Negative for PD.
00:28
There's nothing for them to do.
00:30
Engine 61, car.
00:31
Sorry, confirm they broke the lock to city facility, City Wide.
00:37
That's affirmative.
00:39
They've requested to open the door handle,
00:41
and need it for a code hot walk.
00:45
Copy.
00:46
Engine 61 to Palo 5.
00:49
Go ahead, Engine 61.
00:52
Sorry, to clarify, you do need facilities to respond to secure the door?
00:58
That's affirmative.
00:59
I don't want to be coming back there all night for them hanging in and out of the elevator machine room.
01:05
Okay.
01:07
Engine 61 to Palo 5.
01:10
Go ahead, Engine 51.
01:14
(name withheld) from facilities is en route.
01:16
He has a 30 to forty-five minute ETA.
01:18
He's wondering if he could stay on scene, and his (number withheld) is in the call.
01:22
Copy that. I am not going to be able to stay on scene, but I will give him a call.
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Location mentioned:
High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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