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Fire alarm malfunctions at Tacoma building unit 816Tacoma WA

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Tacoma, WA

A fire alarm system malfunctioned at a building in Tacoma, showing activation at detector unit 816. Access to the alarm power room was locked, and keys were obtained from the janitor closet on the eighth floor. Attempts to reset and silence the alarm were made, but the system continued to show the detector activated. The incident was placed on Firewatch as a precaution.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Command, Under 2, are you still on the 6th floor?
00:07
And just keep in my you said it's 816 again.
00:15
So you come up and get the keys from you. The alarm power room is locked.
00:20
Command engine 2. The alarm system still shows photodetector at Unit 816.
00:33
We're able to locate the detector that is activated outside of room.
00:40
We're not able to activate it. You're not able to activate the unit 1815.
00:44
You can always be able to help the detector.
00:58
And to receive, we're going to attempt to reset again.
01:03
Receive that.
01:07
Come here for another one.
01:12
Come in. Come in.
01:16
The Knoxbox has a business card that shows eighth floor janitor closet has the unit keys if you're able to locate that particular room.
01:26
The code to get in there is (number withheld).
01:37
Received. Just confirming a floor janitor closet.
01:41
And can you tell me the code one more time?
01:46
Code for the room is (number withheld).
01:54
Managed to do Larm Postal shows a detector at room 816 and we have to put the stove it on Firewatch.
02:06
8, Power 2, Channel 8,
02:09
BLS, Alford LLC, Tacoma Mall Transit Center, 2508.
02:23
If you're from command, can you silence the alarm?
02:31
To Command from Edge Poole, we, uh, this appears to be an out-function in the system, the a alarm and just turn back on the phone.
02:44
Been received.
02:45
That would be the same part.

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