Sprinkler activation causes water leak at community center, Upper Arlington OH
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a sprinkler system was activated at the O'Crane Community Center on Tremont Road, causing water to pour out of the front doors. Fire crews responded and shut off the main water valve and fire pump and opened drains to remove the water.
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04:18
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 72, Rescue 71, Engine 30, Ladder 13, 3200 Tremont Road, O'Crane Community Center, Waterflow Alarm.
00:10
Battalion 72, Rescue 71, Engine 30, Ladder 13,
00:15
3200 Tremont Road, O'Crane Community Center, Waterflow Alarm, Cross street of Ridgecliff Road, respond on Northwest Fireground.
00:28
972 North West.
00:33
Select 72, guys.
00:38
We spoke with staff there.
00:41
They've shut down the water already.
00:44
I'm going to contain this to engine and myself.
00:52
I'd have the ladder go with single X.
00:56
Okay, I have a Columbus ladder on that.
00:58
Do you want them going or is ladder 72 then come off training?
01:04
We'll just have the Columbus ladder go signal action type,
01:07
see if we need them at all.
01:17
Prevention 71, add me to that run at 3200 Tremont place.
01:29
Injun 701, you can go signal X too, my bad.
01:39
272, prevention several, we're on the scene of command.
01:43
Hey, engines 71,
01:45
if you can pull around to the south side, the alpha side here, it's got water pouring in the front doors.
01:56
We're pulling up on the south side.
01:58
All right, yeah, we need to get that sprinkler shut down and open the drain.
02:08
He's responding.
02:13
Wyniter 13 responding.
02:14
I'm not sure they told you, sir.
02:15
You can respond signal X on this.
02:20
That's just here.
02:21
Light 13.
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Out.
02:28
What's that?
02:33
You can go ahead and cancel ladder 13.
02:41
You can go ahead and cancel Ladder 13.
02:47
You must receive Ladder 13, Battalion 17.
02:50
You can go back in service.
02:53
I have a copy.
02:56
Command, Engine 71.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:05
They're going to swing by with the new ladder.
03:07
They got the golden squeetsies on there, so if we need squeegees, we'll be able to use them.
03:13
Stop.
03:19
Have you been able to confirm that the water shut off? Can we open any drains to speed up the water draining out of the system?
03:31
I've got engine 71 heading to the pump room right now to take care of that.
03:36
All right, I'm going to swing around at the south side.
03:43
Maybe we can get somebody from building out here on the north side to make sure nobody tries to go in these doors.
03:54
I don't think that's going to be a problem with that water flow.
03:58
But, yeah, I'll, uh,
04:00
copy.
04:05
Prevention someone's going to come over there, just you if you need it.
04:11
Yeah, copy.
04:12
We've got the main water valve shutdown.
04:15
We do have the fire pump shutdown.
04:17
We're opening the main drain right now.
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Location mentioned:
Tremont Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
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