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False fire alarm triggered by fog machine at commercial siteTerre Haute IN

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Near N 5th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807

A fire alarm was activated at a commercial building near North 5th Street. Fire responders found no fire or hazards and secured the doors. The alarm was caused by a fog machine, so the call was a false alarm with no danger present.

Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
02:54
Transcript:
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Battalion 2.
00:01
Engine 2. Engine 3.
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Ladder 5. Respond on Fireground 1[1].
00:08
Near North 5th Street. Commercial alarm.
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Battalion 2.
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Engine 2. Engine 3.
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Ladder 5. Respond on Fireground 1[1].
00:19
Near North 5th Street.
00:22
Commercial alarm.
00:26
32, do you need units to continue?
00:29
Negative.
00:31
I'm going to secure the doors and I'll retain 8.
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334 going out here.
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19th and 8th of.
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Copy. Oh, yes, and 32 can disagree.
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53,
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41. Are you possibly on Vigo main?
00:48
Yeah, I'm clear direct.
00:50
All right, 3 is 1.
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20, click.
00:54
Final row, 53, 41.
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Forty-one.
01:00
55-5-5-C for a 992.
01:07
Apparently,
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someone called and said that they accidentally let the door open before they left the residence.
01:14
False alarm today.
01:16
1-1-1-4 -60.
01:19
41.
01:25
300, I'm going out of county. Any mileage when ready?
01:29
Good.
01:33
7-1-1-1.
01:37
Okay.
01:41
264.
01:44
Good.
01:47
41, safe neighborhood detail.
01:51
594 to I-2.
01:59
Under that, Pat then.
02:02
Yeah, 4, thank you.
02:08
This is 3 on the same 3-story wood frame, nothing showing exterior.
02:12
360[2] is complete.
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Clear, nothing showing exterior.
02:20
360[2] complete.
02:26
Dispatch engine 3.
02:33
Engine 3. Central 32.
02:36
The doors are secured.
02:38
I'll be 10-8[3].
02:40
You can go ahead and cancel the assignment. They've got a fog machine going in this.
02:46
10-4[4].
02:49
Central is clear. All units en route to near North Fifth Street can disregard.
02:54
False alarm.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fireground 1: Assigned fire operations radio channel 1
[2]
360: 360-degree size-up around the structure
[3]
10-8: In service and available for calls.
[4]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or understood; OK.

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Near N 5th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807

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