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Fire alarm caused by kids discharging extinguisherGriffith IN

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Lake County, IN

A fire alarm was triggered near 1448 and 1450 due to children discharging a fire extinguisher on the lower level. Fire units responded but found no active fire. The alarm was reset and the situation was cleared safely.

Audio|Source: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
We just got to update their viz and there's no smoke for fire, there's just kids still in the fire line.
00:07
Okay,
00:09
one.
00:12
Ready 101 from 5,000?
00:17
Go ahead.
00:19
Want to continue or hold up?
00:25
Uh, I'm right around the corner.
00:28
You guys go ahead and stand down.
00:34
Receive Central 5,000 ones in service?
00:37
I copy.
00:40
Thank you, 5,001.
00:46
Central 3161 is on scene.
00:49
Copy.
00:55
Central 3102 will be on scene.
00:58
I copy.
01:04
Central 3128 en route to the fire alarm
01:08
crew of five.
01:10
Copy, we'll be an excellent.
01:17
Copy, switching the excellent.
01:20
Copy.
01:29
30102.
01:32
Apparently someone discharges an extinguisher at near 1448 on the lower level. I'll let one unit respond hold all other units.
01:43
I copy.
01:48
3128 copies the traffic extinguisher discharge the first floor.
01:53
We're approaching at risk in our behalf.
02:01
28, go ahead and proceed in the near 1448. I'm going to go to the alarm panel at near 1450.
02:11
This is 3100, 5. The 2-100 stands like.
02:18
The 2-1 are standing by my own one.
02:21
Central copy.
02:27
Central, 31, 28.
02:30
I copy.
02:31
Man from 33-7.
02:35
Go ahead.
02:37
You go ahead and reset the alarm.
02:39
We should be all right.
02:42
Simple.
02:53
Outside Gas League, 1920 West Ridge Road, engine 89-10.
03:00
Time out, 009 hours.
03:04
Outside Gas League.
03:10
Control 3101-on-2.
03:12
30102.
03:16
Confirm, kids playing with fire extinguishers.
03:19
Alarms been reset, all fires be clear with turning, we can release out.
03:25
I copy, release the ops says he wrote 10 hours.

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