Fire alarm triggers at Sonesta ES Suites hotel in Des Moines, West Des Moines IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 06:50 AM

Near Office Plaza Dr N, West Des Moines, IA 50266

A fire alarm was activated at the Sonesta ES Suites hotel near Office Plaza Drive North in West Des Moines. Fire units responded to multiple alarms sounding but found no visible signs of fire upon investigation. The hotel has three stories and the alarm system showed a general fire alarm zone activation. Command was established on scene and fire units conducted a thorough check with no fire found.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Engine 2.20.

00:02

Ladder, 195.

00:03

Fire alarm, near Office Plaza Dr N.

00:08

Engine, 220, ladder,

00:11

195. Fire alarm, near Office Plaza Dr N.

00:16

Cross streets are, Office Plaza Dr S and Office Plaza Dr.

00:21

On arrival, use, Pac-5.

00:23

Timeout, 8.50.

00:29

Let's come engine 220.

00:33

Engine 220.

00:36

Can you add another apparatus to that fire alarm engine 220 is going to be honest for this?

00:42

Copy, we'll do.

00:58

Engine 2.10.

01:00

Fire alarm, near Office Plaza Dr N.

01:04

Engine, 2.10.

01:06

Fire alarm, near Office Plaza Dr N.

01:10

Cross streets are, Office Plaza Dr S and Office Plaza Dr.

01:15

On arrival, use, Pac-5.

01:18

Timeout, 851.

01:24

Unison are out to near Office Plaza Dr N, going to the Sonesta ES Suites in Des Moines, phone a fire alarm.

01:31

It's showing a General Fire Alarm Zone 993, General Fire Alarms, 993.

01:39

Fire 195 copies,

01:41

General Fire Zone 993.

01:46

8503

01:47

Let's com, Ladder 195?

01:53

Let's-com, Ladder 195.

01:56

Ladder 195.

01:58

Drive, three-story hotel, nothing showing.

02:02

Audible alarms.

02:03

Ladder 195 is going to establish Office Plaza Command, move the traffic attack class.

02:12

Copy arrived, restore hotel multiple alarms nothing showing up to invest you on type 5.

02:21

Doing addict, dry sprinkler.

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Near Office Plaza Dr N, West Des Moines, IA 50266

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