False fire alarm triggered by campus power outage, Cowley County KS
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at a college student center was caused by a campus-wide power outage. Firefighters responded but found no fire. The alarm was confirmed as false, linked to the power loss affecting the campus.
Audio|Source: Cowley County Fire
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Transcript:
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Dispatch Windfield Fire, respond for a fire alarm at Roy Smith Student Center. Fire alarm.
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Windfield Fire, respond for a fire alarm, Roy Smith,
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Student Center. Zero full. Windfield Fire, respond, 910 mount.
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Attorney Lutheran for a fire alarm.
00:34
Battalion Thunder is something else.
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Spent windshield fire, respond 910 mounds for a fire alarm.
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Battalion 7 is 171 break windfield fire.
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I'll head to the college in Battalion 7.
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Battalion 7 dispatch and service 1821.
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Ten-four is going to be for a commercial fire alarm in the Southwest Student Center.
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Ten-four. Frank Engine 71, where you ten-four in the traffic.
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Danforth.
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We as we'll head to the other one. I'll advise shortly if we need to Quinn to respond over here in the college.
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Ten-forward.
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Tanger 7-0 Dispatch O's in the Outline 10, May.
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Tanya 7 dispatch on, see, nothing showing.
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Tim 4 Dispatch to engine 71.
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Go ahead.
02:26
The fire alarm company calls back advising that's going to be a false alarm to hit lost power.
02:32
The traffic is getting reports that college is out of power too and that's what's causing the alarm.
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One fourth.
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I'll be on investigating for them.
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Agent 71 dispatch, go ahead and clear from that call on Mount Break, Battalion 7. Do you need us to continue your way?
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No, I don't believe so.
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I'll make contact with maintenance and leave it in their hands.
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Ten board.
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Battalion 7.
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Go ahead.
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For information we previously made contact with the key holder and he's going to be headed over that way.
03:35
Yeah, I'm here if somebody who's on the phone with him.
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Sounds like the entire campus, if not most of it, is without power right now. So you might start electric if they're not already aware.
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C St, Pleasant Valley Township, KS 67156
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