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False fire alarm at private residence in Des Moines, Des Moines IA

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Near E 41st St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Fire units responded to a private residential fire alarm near East 41st St in Des Moines. The alarm was triggered by basement heat and smoke detectors. The homeowner confirmed they were only changing the batteries, so it was a false alarm. The responding truck was canceled accordingly.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 11, truck 3, engine 11, near East 41st St,
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near East 41st on a private alarm, engine 11, truck 3, response 1, fire 5, timeout, 12, 22.
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Engine 11 and truck 3, here I did near East 41st St on a private alarm. Called them by ADT, they said drop his zone 10 basement heat and zone 9 basement smoke cover, they just called back, saying that the homeowner said that you're just changing the batteries.
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1011, copy.
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I'll cancel the truck.
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Copy, truck Bail, I'll show you back in service.

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Near E 41st St, Des Moines, IA 50317

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