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Fire alarm activity at senior living facility

Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Being set in place at Bickford Cottage on a fire alarm, smoke detector alarms zone that was activated was front area gathering southeast smoke zone 359 .
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Hawthorne Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a potential fire alarm at a senior living facility on Hawthorne Drive in West Des Moines. Smoke detectors were reportedly triggered in the southeast zone of the building, and responders were checking the area for any signs of smoke or fire.

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