Fire Alarm
GRCC, northeast corner, Grand Rapids
Timeline
- Fire alarm panel shows first floor fire alarm and water flow alarm; crews walking the building to check for active water flow
- Water flow confirmed on first floor; fire alarm has been knocked down
- Engine 3 locates pump room on northeast corner of GRCC building; rear doors locked
- Engine 3 attempting to access the pump room through the building interior due to locked rear doors
- Engine 3 inspecting the pump room and FDC connections; no visible water flowing at the drain valve
- Engine 3 investigating: firefighter searching the building for the source of the alarm; not yet located
- Engine 3 reporting many locked doors throughout the building; requesting building keys to continue searching for alarm source
- Command dispatching an officer to Engine 3; Knox boxes located at front (Alpha) corner entrance (upper right), and on the Charlie side above the receiving dock entrance
- Knox box located at northeast corner entrance, approximately 15 feet up on the building
- Crew fetching a ladder to reach the Knox box on the rear (Charlie) side of the building
- Command directing Truck 3 to assist with reaching and opening the Knox box at the rear of the building
- Engine 3 copies; Truck 3 bringing ladder to reach and open the Knox box on the Charlie side of the building to help locate the alarm source
- Crews found the alarm activated from the sprinkler room in the basement
- Sprinkler system confirmed not flowing; no activation in the basement
- Crews checking third floor; nothing found so far
- Nothing found; crews requesting building security or police respond to take control of the building
- Security was supposed to respond to the building; crews checking if security has arrived to take control
- Command: security person has not arrived at the building yet; crews waiting for building security to take control of the scene
- Command: all floors cleared, crews preparing to meet with building security for final walkthrough
- Building cleared; crews exiting scene
- Engine 3 reports basement clear; crews exiting building