Lightning-caused fire alarms at Meridian apartments, Meridian CO


Multiple fire alarms were triggered at an apartment complex near Jefferson Parkway after a lightning strike. Responders checked several buildings but found no fire. The alarm system was determined to have a fault caused by the weather conditions.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 17, Channel SMFOP3, Waterflow Alarm, Map page W31C at, Windsor at Meridian, near Jefferson Parkway,
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Jefferson Parkway.
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Engine 17, Channel FMFOP3, Waterflow Alarm
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Letter 34 Waterflow Alarm, Map page W31C at Windsor at Meridian, near Jefferson Parkway,
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Jefferson Parkway.
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Ladder 34, Waterflow Alarm
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Engine 17 you can pick up, engine 17 you can pick up.
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Safety 2 Waterflow Alarm Map page W31C at Windsor at Meridian near Jefferson Parkway Safety 2 Waterflow Alarm
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The alarm company just give you the address of the clubhouse or they give you a specific building number.
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Negative, sir. That's all the information that gave us at this time.
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Okay, I'll go to the clubhouse and check the pay on there.
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Actually, sir, stand by.
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Safety to dispatch.
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Good.
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Sorry, apologies. It's actually going to be multiple buildings.
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We're going to have it in building 18,
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20,
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21, 31,
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24, 29, and 27.
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Okay, nice. You have a note about thanks. We had a lightning strike in the area, so I'll get in the area and I'll give you an update.
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Okay, that sounds good, 1626.
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Engine 33, odor investigation, map page U-27 D8075, South Niagara Way.
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Engine 33, odor investigation.
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This is a ladder 34.
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Flatter 34.
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Well, I'm seeing. I believe this is going to be a lightning issue.
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We're going to be an offensive of SCA, and we'll go ahead and take Jefferson Command.
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Be sure it's going to be a lightning issue.
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Offensive establishing Jefferson Command at 1628.
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Command Safety, too.
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Man, it's safety, too.
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Go ahead.
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Hey, Scottie, I'm driving in the complex.
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I don't see any buildings in the alarm.
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In the notes, we've got four or five that are came in from the alarm company.
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Are you guys at the clubhouse?
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Yeah, we're going to confirm the panel.
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If you can't get a reset,
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I'm pretty sure this is just this weather.
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Yeah, that's firm because that's pretty common for here. All right, I'm going to continue to drive around the complex.
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Let's see if I can find anything in an alarm.
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I'll let you know.
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Bobby, thank you. We're making access right now to the panel.
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We're making access right now to the panel.
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You've got six.
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1629.
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Power 45, 52.
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Good.
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Hey Jeff, when you get it went north there, can you just dip into that first right-hand turn you're coming to, heading back east and just check those buildings?
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Over here, off Roosevelt.
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Yeah, that's right for him.
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52 from command.
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Good.
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I had eight alarms in here, they're all acknowledged,
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and we're going for a reset now. It's counting down.
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It looks like it was just a system fault.
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Everything I've checked so far.
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It's not been an alarm, so we'll continue to look, hopefully get a reset.
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Location mentioned:
Jefferson Pkwy, Meridian, CO
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