Fire alarm triggered at high-rise with no fire found, San Diego CA


A fire alarm was triggered at a high-rise near Quivira Rd. Fire units arrived but could not access the alarm control panel due to missing keys. No fire was found during the response. Personnel contacted a security guard and called maintenance for access while attempting to manage the alarm.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 15 and truck 21. ringing alarm high-rise.
00:05
7 Juliet, 7. near Quivira Rd.
00:09
High at Regency Mission Bay.
00:11
Cross street, quivira access.
00:14
Engine 15, and truck 21.
00:16
7. Juliet, 7 kilo.
00:20
The response.
00:27
You see any need for a water drop? You think that could be effective on that flank?
00:34
The decision is going to be AMA.
00:39
Yeah, I see copper three.
00:40
It's hard to see where the guys are down there. If you can cool the guys off the line, then we can probably come in to make a drop on that. That's it.
00:47
But if you got them to step off the line for a second, we can make a drop on that one if you like.
00:56
ICI, copy.
00:57
Break, division alpha from Brazil, IC-9 Golf.
01:05
Cancel you want to put up on my call 743 to place tonight.
01:14
Division alpha from RZAC.
01:16
We have coptor 3 overhead.
01:18
It can help you out with a water drop on that flank if you want to pull your folks back and confirm with coptor 3 when ready.
01:31
Metro from Rosell IC, 9-Golf.
01:35
Engine 4, ICU peeing up.
01:48
Metro from Rose LIC, we can cancel all four off support personnel.
01:54
Sounds like our fire is contained.
02:00
Copy.
02:02
OffSupport 5, off support 9,
02:04
off support 7, you can cancel your responses.
02:09
Off support 9, copy canceled.
02:14
Off support 5, do you copy?
02:18
Then copies. Off support 5, do you copy? Cancel?
02:21
Off support 5, copy available.
02:24
Copy. Copy.
02:30
150 engineer getting a little phone, yes.
02:35
Okay, captain.
02:39
Topter 3 from Roselle, I see on 9 Hotel.
02:43
Division alpha is going to be primarily monitoring in 9 golf.
02:49
Okay, we need to push the attack. We want to go back to attack. I'll get my tack.
03:03
Metro from Roselle, I see. But Giant 3 is at scene.
03:08
Copy, I still show him his station at 25. I'll show him at scene.
03:13
Division 5-3-9 golf, how do you copy?
03:18
Copy the 3 from Division Alpha. We've removed our personnel from that area.
03:22
You're free to drop.
03:25
You can copy that. We'll come in and we can drop on that eastern flag there.
03:34
Region 4 Metro 7 Juliet.
03:40
Rep .0-Z4. Do you key up earlier? Did you have any missed traffic?
03:51
No.4 is negative.
04:01
Is there any other patient info as far as his location?
04:09
Canby.
04:14
Engine 4.
04:16
Truck 1, 7K.
04:31
Engine 4, truck 1,
04:34
we're having trouble locating an on-site maintenance worker with keys to access the alarm control panel.
04:40
Do you have a maintenance worker with you upstairs?
04:48
No one negative.
04:50
The only personnel we saw was a security guard in the lobby.
04:57
I copy, security guy. We've made contact with him. He doesn't have the keys.
05:00
We're calling the maintenance number.
05:04
We'll keep working on trying to shut down the alarm. Guys are coming up with squeegees now.
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