False fire alarm with medical emergency at Westminster St, Providence RI


Fire and medical teams responded to a fire alarm and a 24-year-old woman showing possible stroke symptoms near Westminster St. A problem was found in the building's fire suppression system, but no fire or water flow was detected. Fire crews kept one engine for safety and released other vehicles after confirming there was no fire risk.
Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention engines 387, last one and two and battalion two, box long,
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near Westminster St.
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Two, twenty three, three, three.
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Two hundred or three, one of them.
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Two hundred out of three, rescue three.
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We're gonna be all set.
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Pressing. Remedy.
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On the air for fuel.
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Passing. Very far as far away.
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...byter in the second floor by office 206, massigated.
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So I'll contact the second floor office by 206 at 2342, but I'm trying to.
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Carried to receive, I'm seeing 2342.
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I'm seeing 2342.
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24-year-old female,
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possible stroke, timeout, timeout, 2342.
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3.342. One on the air for the hand available.
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2-9-1, check to sit off, second floor by no apparent call.
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Roger. Signed to.
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You can hold me also.
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Roger. Command the fire alarm, Mark.
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There's an issue with the dry system, there's no water flow.
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We're going to hold engine two, release all up with other apparatus, release the fireground.
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Location mentioned:
Near Westminster St, Providence, RI 02903
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