False fire alarm caused by water-soaked detector, Kent County RI


Fire units responded to a commercial building near Current Road after a private fire alarm sounded. No fire was found; the alarm was triggered by a water-soaked detector. The issue was reported as a maintenance problem.
Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut Public Safety
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Transcript:
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However, I do have a investigation,
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private alarm, blind food, near Current Road,
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engine 12,
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engine 2,
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and platform 1, you could investigate near Current Road, long fine food, 5.46.
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Until responding.
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And call, Retirement.
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Class on one of fun.
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Laugh on one in front.
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Car 3 is back in quarter. Card 3 in quarter, 648.
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About 648. Yes.
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No, turn itself.
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10 for us, sir.
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BORI-2-4-5.
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Mother who's down.
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will be for motor vehicle and a carvers is full.
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Once you're convinced you're not needed at the first facility, head over to bomb, please.
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Three people.
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There,
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a compressor room?
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Receive, do you need rescue one there, or are they able to handle it?
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They're able to handle it.
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All right, received.
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We have them call it in and take it offline while they're working on it, advise them on that. Rescue one, I'm going to meet you at one.
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Receive, we'll have them pick up.
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.
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On the scene, two-story commercial, nothing shown to the exterior, portable alarm. I'll be making an investigation.
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Okay.
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Sir.
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Call and Fire alarm.
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Phylon is on Lightafold.
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Ladaford is back in quarter.
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Lot of four is going to be back in quarters, 654.
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Be advised, we believe we have an detector here is completely soaked with water. All right, received. It's going to be a maintenance issue.
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This came in by private alarm.
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They've already silenced the panel, so I advise them they're going to have to reset it. And all units are going to be clear, fire alarm, command terminated.
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This is a maintenance issue.
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No hazard.
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Received maintenance issue, no hazard. All apparatus will be clear from Blount with command terminated, 654.
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Kent County, RI
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