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Fire crew handles alarm at East Fifth Street buildingWilmington DE

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E 5th St, Wilmington, DE 19801

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm activation at an apartment building near East Fifth Street in Wilmington. Units worked to restore the alarm panel, and the scene was declared under control. Other radio traffic referenced medical calls at nearby apartment complexes for abdominal and chest pain, indicating multiple concurrent responses.

Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Let's check the activation in the bedroom of 713.
00:02
No calls for activation.
00:06
Okay, engine two officer here in position trying to restore the panel.
00:11
Permanent.
00:14
Engine one, you can take up.
00:17
Engine one's good.
00:19
This is engine one.
00:24
Attention all units, the Fletcher Brown Apartments, near North Broom Street, apartment 407, abdominal pains.
00:30
Ambulance five respond.
00:31
Attention all units,
00:33
Fletcher Brown Apartments, near North Broom Street,
00:37
unit 407 for abdominal pains.
00:39
Ambulance five respond.
00:40
Time at twenty-two forty-seven.
00:45
Attention all units, Quaker Hill Place, near Washington Street.
00:48
Apartment 316 for chest pains.
00:50
Ambulance 1 respond.
00:51
Attention all units, Quaker Hill Place Apartments, near Washington Street,
00:55
apartment 316 for chest pains.
00:57
Ambulance 1 respond to my 2248.
01:01
A6 available.
01:04
A6 2248.
01:06
Come on, sir, come in.
01:07
Hold on.
01:10
Fire, would you place near East Fifth Street, apartment 713 under control? Units are in the process taking out.
01:16
Battalion two is available.
01:20
Received. Under control, near East Fifth Street apartment 713.
01:24
2249.
01:27
See ladder two.
01:30
Ladder 5.
01:35
Latitude, you're calling?
01:38
Ladder 5, fire board.
01:39
Can you contact WHA for Hurley?
01:42
Advise them that the horn stroke in apartment 706 is still active.
01:48
We have no way of resetting that unit.

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E 5th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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