False alarm at 9-11 East Duke street investigated, Vermillion SD


Fire and police units responded to a report of an alarm or beeping sound near East Duke street. After thorough investigation including checking the area and contacting the caller, no fire or emergency was found. The noise was likely caused by birds chirping or trucks at the nearby ReadyMix plant. All units cleared without incident.
Audio|Source: Vermillion Public Safety
04:54
Transcript:
00:00
Tengen 2, go ahead.
00:03
Engine 2 will be en route, near East Duke.
00:10
Tampa Ranger 1 at 1031.
00:14
Engine 2, you can come non-emergent.
00:16
ComCenter, Chief 1, I'm on location.
00:18
I'm in the area near East Duke.
00:20
Be out investigating all I've come in here.
00:25
104, Chief 1.
00:28
Engine 2, copies, non-emergent.
00:35
Quiet one, question,
00:38
go ahead.
00:44
You got an expired ID card out of South Dakota.
00:50
Also a warrant out of Iowa, but it does state extradition only in party counties of Iowa.
01:02
1040s. Is she a driver out of Iowa?
01:10
Negative. Out of South Dakota, it's only an expired ID card.
01:17
I have a valid driver's license here out of Iowa.
01:25
Can you just check and make sure that driving privileges are still unstated?
01:33
Never all run it out of Iowa?
01:44
Ladder 1, non-emergent response, non-emergent response, break, town center command.
01:49
Can you call the caller back, have her step outside, talk to us? We're not hearing anything.
01:56
Never.
02:10
It does show that it,
02:12
out of Iowa, it is valid, non-commercial,
02:19
left and right outside rearview mirror,
02:23
negative ones, other than the one out of Iowa.
02:27
So far.
02:33
Engine 2, go ahead.
02:37
Engine 2 is on scene.
02:41
Ten for engine two.
02:44
Unit's responding, you just stage on the road.
02:47
We're not hearing anything back here, waiting for the caller to step out and talk to us.
02:54
Engine two copies.
02:57
Lot of one comp as well.
03:07
Com center, Duke Street command, we're able to get a hold of the caller.
03:15
I just got off the phone with her.
03:17
She is not home anymore.
03:18
She had to go to work, but she lives near the street.
03:21
She was hearing it towards her backyard.
03:24
She thought it was right along Duke Street towards Jefferson in the area.
03:35
Okay. We've been through near East Duke on the south side of the road.
03:42
currently going through the north side of the road as well.
03:44
We're not finding anything right now though.
03:46
The only thing we can hear that sounds like a beep is a bird that's chirping pretty regularly.
03:53
Good day I have work.
03:59
Ten for a ladder one.
04:12
Anything over there in the apartments?
04:17
Negative, but those guys are loaded trucks over there at the ReadyMix plant, and when they're loaded, they give a mud-found sound just like a fire alarm, though.
04:28
Don't worry, I was just going to ask you if that's what it was over at the ReadyMix plant.
04:31
I heard that too.
04:33
I'm going to clear everybody.
04:35
I'd call us nothing found.
04:38
Yeah, I stick my head in all these departments, buildings over here, front and back.
04:46
Right. Agent 2, Lider 1, you can return.
04:50
ComCenter. Command, you can terminate this front-found, being served.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Duke St, Vermillion, SD 57069
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