False fire alarm at Samaritan Oaks Hospital, Morgan Hill CA


A fire alarm at Samaritan Oaks Hospital triggered evacuation of the three-story healthcare complex. Initial reports suggested smoke in the basement. Later, responders found light smoke only from an elevator room with no fire. The alarm was a false alarm and the full fire response was canceled.
Audio|Source: Santa Clara County Fire Agencies - South
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Transcript:
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3rd2. This came in as a general fire alarm activation for a Samaritan Oaks Hospital.
00:08
And we've also read PD no if you need them.
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Engine 82.
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Thank you, thank you.
00:16
Okay.
00:22
All the medic 3 is on scene.
00:25
Medic 3, 1317.
00:33
2nd82. Also, it looks like there is a responsible being sent out, they've got an ETA of about 5 minutes to make contact with you.
00:43
You copy, thank you.
00:47
20 seconds.
00:53
The Friday 2 is on scene of a large three-story health care complex.
00:58
Nothing showing. We'll be investigating. We have occupants evacuated.
01:03
Onsenfall on-scene of a large three-story health complex, nothing's showing, and they've been evacuated.
01:26
Kelly Farage, 82.
01:29
Engine 82.
01:32
Upgrade us to a full force, we got smoke in the basement.
01:35
Further, like the command channel, setting up, Mission Oak Rising.
01:40
Then for upgrading to a full forest smoke in the basement and switching it over to Command 72[1].
01:47
Allion 83, Engine 83, RefQ 83, Engine 80, Pasnet 72, Safety 72, and Truck 85.
01:56
Fire alarm, 15891, Lasgado-Salmton Road, Shannon's area.
02:06
Commission vote points will be on County Command 72[1], County Command 72.
02:19
Do mission I see.
02:26
Negative virus is time, it's both of the elevator room.
02:30
Cancel the squirrel first.
02:32
Animal switches back to primary.
02:41
You were a little static on the first half of your transmission. I copied smoke from the elevator room and to cancel the full first. Can you repeat the first part of your transmission?
02:51
That's affirmative. Workers are on site.
02:54
It's smoke coming from the elevator room. There is no fire.
02:57
Light smoke right now and you can cancel the balance and we'll switch it back to primary.
03:05
Point, if you haven't switched over, Engine 82 is advising that there is no fire in the basement.
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They're canceling the full first.
03:13
It was work as on scene, smoke was coming from an elevator room.
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And no fire, again, we're canceling the full first for all units that have not switched over yet.
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Agent 883C copy.
03:28
Angel 83 copies, cancellation, clear, switching back.
03:32
Hasma, 172D copy.
03:35
Copy.
03:43
State Fire, Gen.E3T2 is back on-premary, remaining on scene,
03:48
back on scene back out private.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command 72: Incident command radio channel 72 used for tactical/command communications
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Location mentioned:
Oak, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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