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Fire alarm triggered at elementary school due to HVAC issueSpencer NC

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Near Charles St, Spencer, NC 28159

A fire alarm was triggered at North Rowan Elementary School near Charles Street due to smoke detected inside the building. Fire units responded and found the smoke was caused by a malfunctioning HVAC system. There was no actual fire, and the situation was brought under control without incident.

Audio|Source: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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Transcript:
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Latter 4, Rescue 47, Resc 64, Fire alarm activation.
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We're in North Rand Elementary near Charles St.
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The Opspo, Upt 1-2, all units closed your traffic.
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641 and Ralph.
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I'm covering it.
00:22
We're on Chope's Tire where I respond to DC-11.
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Pheed-Bee-Bee-Bee-W-A-W... ...beau.
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...a... ...a... ...and...
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...the... ...the... ...the...
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Battalion 1, VC12, engine 4, engine 4,
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81, engine 551, engine 6, engine 6,
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22, and ladders 45, ladder 74, rescue 2, rescue 62, structure fire 12, Admiral Drive, 412, Admiral Drive, Carrollwood Drive,
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caller advised that the fire alarm was going off and it's cloudy in the house,
01:21
ops 2 and 3, ops 02 and 3 at 1028.
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running, ladder one.
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Latter one.
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Show ladder one in service people respondent to the charge fire.
01:41
Have your ladder one?
01:47
7.50, you're smart, Charles.
01:50
750.
01:54
4701's on scene nothing showing a single-story educational facility.
01:59
Copy on the scene, that's right.
02:03
Run, 7 if you want to on same person.
02:06
It's a 751.
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It's a 721.
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74, Ryan.
02:14
Ryan T3, respondent.
02:17
Copy, T3? Cappy T3?
02:20
N.
02:22
N.
02:23
The ladder 4 is going to the structure fire near Admiral Drive.
02:30
Co. You said letter to 24 in rope.
02:33
Probably.
02:35
Proving.
02:42
The engine 71, Medigate 861.
02:46
Routine public assists, (number withheld) Sunny Acres Drive, Cross Street, Lincoln Park Road at Salisbury Housing Authority, (number withheld)-year-old female...
02:57
Five-year-old female... Five-a-year-old.
02:59
521.
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D.C. 45 and route the Aftonle Drive.
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A 550B respond to Admiral Drive.
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Copy 550. 106.6.2 respondent. 2.28 responding Edmore Drive.
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288.
03:30
Chief Juan also.
03:33
Ladderford's on the scene, nothing showing from a two-story garden-style apartment.
03:40
Reverstruck, out the side.
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Grab it, ladder four, I'm saying nothing to tone.
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Rowan engine 511 en route.
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Copy engine 5771.
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That report completed 360, we got nothing showing from all sides. Structures on a slab.
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We're entering apartment near Admiral Drive.
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Rowan. Rowan. Row in.
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Last unit?
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Caroline, Inge 641-1-2nd.
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Probably into 641.
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Fort fifty-one in round place, the latter 45.
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Is that your first place? C-447?
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I want to see.
04:42
Cover the battalion.
04:49
We're on Agent 3.
04:50
It's insert.
04:52
Order to file complete, you can put this on the structure fire.
04:56
Copy engine, sir.
05:02
I believe we're going to be able to go under control out of malfunctioning A3AC unit.
05:08
Securing the...
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Repeat your last traffic going in and out.
05:22
So I believe the smoke is due to a malfunction with HVAC unit.
05:27
We're securing the power is the same.
05:28
I believe we can go under control.

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