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Fire alarm activated at elementary schoolWales WI

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audio iconFire & Arson
N Oak Crest Dr, Wales, WI 53183

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm activated at Wales Elementary School near North Oak Crest Drive. Emergency units responded but found no signs of fire on arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Waukesha County Fire - West
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03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Station 37, Battalion 42, Engine 37, Pre-alert[1] fire alarm, near North Oak Crest Drive, between North Elias Street and Van Duro Drive, Wales Elementary, Lake Country Zone 3C, timeout, 1623.
00:18
McGoivitt Lane,
00:20
the 10-minute device.
00:25
I'm going to Greendale on fire call.
00:30
Frank, I'll go out for Greendale.
00:34
Is your engine 41 available for a fire alarm?
00:42
Negative.
00:43
10-3[2]. 10-3.
00:50
Greenfield 2, Greenfield 2, Greendale and fire call.
00:52
I'll tell you on 42, engine 37, and now truck 42.
00:57
It'll be a trailer-level fire alarm at a high-life hazard.
01:00
Got a call from the alarm company that an activation looks like a possible pole station from first-floor main entry.
01:10
We did try call on the premise and we just get a phone tree, so unknown is accidental.
01:15
Creakily calling Greendale.
01:27
Station 37, Truck 42, Charlie fire alarm, near North Oak Crest Drive, between North Elias Street and Brondur Drive, Wales Elementary, Lake Country Zone 3C, timeout, 1626.
01:44
Is your Med 44 available?
01:46
That is the negative?
01:48
Village Court Drive, or correction, Village Court Command, 20 minutes right here.
01:53
Good patch for Mad 37.
01:55
Message is Steve, the Tails Corner's Ambulin 72 available? The AMU is available.
02:00
Just that's from at 377.
02:02
I'll try sending over a request, but if they could respond to South 76th Street and West Edgerton Avenue for a TTI accident.
02:09
Drivers complaining of how to next page.
02:11
You have been good.
02:17
Station 42, Med 42, Support 42, Pre- alert EMS, 1614, West Shore Drive, between Genesee Street and North Shore Drive, Late Country Zone 1C, Timeout, 1626.
02:34
Show us in-rout for that fire alarm.
02:37
MSSFVCVCET 37 in-rout to the fire alarm.
02:41
Dispatch, Lake Country Truck 42?
02:43
Truck 42, go ahead.
02:45
Can you tone out Engine 31, Matt 31, for that short drive? A.m.S.
02:49
call, please.
02:51
A copy requesting engine and Med 31 for West Shoreground.
02:57
This batch from Engine 37.
02:59
Engine 37. Go ahead.
03:02
Engine 37, on scene.
03:04
Nothing showing from three sides.
03:06
We'll be in command until the towing 42 arrives.
03:08
We're going to be switching to Atec led.
03:10
Message received.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Pre-alert: Advance notice to units of a pending incident prior to full dispatch or callout.
[2]
10-3: Stop transmitting / Radio silence

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N Oak Crest Dr, Wales, WI 53183

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