Fire alarm activated at Walmart due to system testing, Marshalltown IA


A fire alarm was activated at Walmart near South Center Street. A caller claiming to be an employee said the alarm was part of a system test. Fire units were still dispatched to check the situation.
Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Latter 175,
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fire alarm, near South Center Street. Latter 175, fire alarm, near South Center Street.
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Waterflow 2 fire alarm in Zone 10, Walmart.
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Time out, 1620.
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Tom, did you have something for letter 175?
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Tim for I do.
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I could just take a phone call from somebody alleging to be an employee there.
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Called from a cell phone number said that they were doing some testing on the alarm system.
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I'm sure if you guys don't want to respond or not, he claimed to be a manager, but it was very quiet in the background.
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Acknowledge, we'll respond.
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Okay.
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I'm sure they passed it on to you. Yesterday we had this same alarm call as well out there.
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Acknowledge.
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Tom Center from 175.
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Yes.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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