Fire alarm triggers evacuation at West Des Moines strip mall, West Des Moines IA


A fire alarm was triggered at a commercial strip mall near Mills Civic Parkway and Wells Fargo Trail in West Des Moines. Fire units Ladder 195 and Engine 180 responded. Upon arrival, they found a large single-story commercial building with an ongoing evacuation. No flames or smoke were visible from three sides of the building. Command was passed to Engine 180, and operations continued on frequency TAC-5.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Ladder, 195, engine 180, fire alarm, near Mills Civic Pkwy, number 125, ladder, 195, engine 180, fire alarm, near Mill civic parkway, number 125, 125, cross-street are Wells Fargo Trail and South 68th Street, on arrival use TAC-5, timeout,
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1539.
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Left-com-Later-195 in a row.
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Copy in-row.
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Last-com, Ladder 195. Latter-195.
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195 is arrived.
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We have a large single-story commercial structural structural structural structure.
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We do have evacuation,
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nothing else showing from three sides.
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195 is going to pass command to engine 180, and 195 will be out to investigate on Tack 5.
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Copy,
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Ladder 195 arrives, a large, single-story commercial strip mall, do have an evacuation, nothing showing from three sides.
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Pass an immune to end end, 180, Ladder 195, about 10 of us, get on TAC 5 at 1544.
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180 as command, we're on TAC-5.
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Copy, 1544.
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Location mentioned:
Near Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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