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False fire alarm in men's restroom at Westerville schoolWesterville OH

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Near S Otterbein Ave, Westerville, OH 43081

A fire alarm was triggered in the men's restroom at Westerville South High School. Firefighters responded but found no fire or smoke. The alarm was determined to be false and reset.

Audio|Source: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS
05:19
Transcript:
00:00
I just wanted to let you know, we're getting an alarm for a fire in the men's restroom at Westerville, South. It doesn't indicate which one, but the fire department's headed that way. Do you guys know anything that?
00:11
We'll walk over there, sir.
00:13
You're clear, thank you, sir.
00:23
6-0-2?
00:26
2057.
00:27
8781. I'm in the area. I can check on that.
00:31
Copy.
00:33
Radio copy.
00:35
8-7. It didn't specify whether or not it was at the stadium or if it's in school.
00:41
Negative, sir. We just got a fire alarm. The description is the men's restroom.
00:47
Copy.
00:53
581. Are you able to see if any of the staff members are able to make contact with custodial staff inside?
01:18
So your traffic's broken, I'm assuming you're airing from inside school.
01:24
They didn't affirm? I'm not hearing any alarms at all in this room.
01:32
Terms inside the school.
01:43
522 and 606, Jenny's calling back in. We changed this to a 1059 at West Rail Public Library, 126 out of State Street.
01:55
23 is clear, Manny Groves.
02:02
606,
02:04
Shrop from State.
02:06
Jenny's calling back in. She's upset.
02:09
She thinks her phone got hacked,
02:11
that she's been less in danger. The male that's out there stalking her. He's not causing her any further issues.
02:18
But she's not okay with you guys, not making him leave.
02:30
606 to 22. We'll give a return PS and you can stay by.
02:37
And the scene, I'm going to check it out with the PD at 2101.
02:50
Tadians on scene with command.
02:53
Italian, you're on scene in command at 2101.
03:03
Westrow Fire, this is Ingeon 112. We're going to be on the scene.
03:06
Chief, we're going to be staged out on Illinois, kids we have to go to the back.
03:12
Inj112. Beach on Illinois.
03:21
Tideur1.11 stage in an honor pod.
03:28
Snyder 11 have you stage in at Ottermine, 2102.
03:34
Angelica, man, there's no alarms or anything going off right now. You just tie us up.
03:41
Well, that's well, Angel 11's tying themselves up. The situation contained, everybody else in service, and back to dispatch.
04:01
All units of the scene of Westvale South High School. NG111 has the situation contained turned up, NG111.
04:08
Everybody else is back in service on dispatch at 2103.
04:19
Last year, fire, this is Inge 112. We're in service on dispatch.
04:26
You're in service on dispatch, 2104.
04:35
113 in charge.
04:42
Prevention 115, I have you clear, Inj113 will be in charge at 2104.
04:51
Inj11 from Battalion 11,
04:54
staff member came up and said they were going to reset the alarms. It was a pole alarm in the bathroom.
05:00
You should be able to clear.
05:06
Okay,
05:07
we'll go back in service.
05:16
Andrew 111. I'll have you back in service at 2105.

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Near S Otterbein Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
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