Fire drill triggered false alarm at elementary school, Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at Ruby Van Meter Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa. The alarm was activated by a pull station near the north entry door, but firefighters confirmed it was a planned fire drill that was not reported beforehand.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 5,
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truck 1, near 28th Street at Ruby Van Meter Elementary School on a private alarm.
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Engine 5, truck 1, go response 1, firegrounds 5, timeout 1453.
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Ended 5 in Truck 1,
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71028, 710.28.
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This will be at the Ruby Van Meter Elementary School.
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It's calling by Johnson Controls. Drop is the first floor pole station by the north entry door.
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No keys, but school boards are notified. They'll probably meet you guys out there.
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Engine 5 copy.
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Dispatch you have I received any additional calls on this, have you?
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Not as of yet, just to call from the alarm company for the poll station.
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Copy. You can put truck on back in and we'll call on what we do.
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Copy that, truck on you direct.
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Truck one copies, thanks five.
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Engine 11,
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4,800 block of East 38th Street on a miscellaneous burn.
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Engine 11, Go, Response 1[1], Fireground 5, timeout 1456.
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Which, Interim 5 is L.C.
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Go to single-story school,
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evacuation and progress, engine 5 will investigate.
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Copy, Engine 5, Single Story School, and Ludenshire.
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Right, engine five.
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Engine 5.
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Yeah,
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they're doing a fire drill here. They forgot to call it in. We'll be available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Response 1: Non-emergency response without lights or sirens; reduced priority.
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Location mentioned:
Near 28th St, Des Moines, IA 50312
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