Fire alarm triggered by sprinkler water fluctuation, Raleigh NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 06:25 AM

Near E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Young Men’s Academy near Target Street due to a sprinkler system issue. Water was flowing from an exterior drain caused by a fluctuation in the sprinkler system pressure. There was no fire or smoke inside the building. The alarm could not be silenced, and a sprinkler vendor was requested to inspect and reset the system.

Audio|Source: Wake County Fire

02:6

Transcript:

00:00

This is engine three officer. We are at near Target Street at the young men’s academy.

00:10

We got this here for a fire alarm activation.

00:13

It's the panel showing dry system activation.

00:18

We're in the sprinkler room right now. We have some water coming out of the exterior drain.

00:25

One little area is...

00:27

One of the pressure gauges is down to zero on the air, water pressure.

00:34

But no flow inside the building or anything.

00:37

Is there anything you suggest that's the turnoff?

00:44

I think it sounds like they might have had a water fluctuation.

00:50

Is a representative from the building on site?

00:55

Yes, sir.

00:57

Can you have them just call their normal sprinkler vendor to come out and check on that form? Sounds like they're going to need to reset if they got water that's coming out of the test drain.

01:12

Yeah, that's what we were thinking, just a fluctuation and water pressure.

01:16

They're not able to silence the alarm or anything like that.

01:24

We'll have one of our inspectors come over as well.

01:31

And the water gone is not activated. Like I said, it's just coming out the drain of the exterior.

01:38

Roger that. And you said the system won't silence for you?

01:42

That's correct.

01:48

Probably in your fortune, right?

01:54

him back out. It's probably charged and then until all that water gets drained back out, it'd probably stay in alert.

02:03

Yeah, you guys can go ahead and clear, too, if you don't find anything out.

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Near E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601

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