Commercial Fire Alarm

Timeline

1. 8:39pmCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Lowell Area Fire — Fire Alarm, 400 block of N Center St SE, Lowell
2. 8:40pmRadio
   Commercial fire alarm at Laurels of Kent, 300 block of North Center Street SE; general fire alarm Zone 1
3. 8:42pmRadio
   Engine 3 and two other units responding to the fire alarm
4. 8:42pmRadio
   Engine 1 clear of Main Street, en route to the fire alarm
5. 8:44pmRadio
   Unit on scene; business as usual, building not being evacuated
6. 8:46pmRadio
   False trip; nothing showing inside, wings inspected. Crew helping reset the system; incoming units can go non-emergency.
7. 8:51pmRadio
   No smoke found in the zones that activated; crews checking interior hallways and outside
8. 8:53pmRadio
   Crews detecting a strong smell of gas in the outside courtyard; requesting a gas meter to assess
9. 9:01pmRadio
   Crews inside; gas left on all day; area has self-ventilated and meter reads zero; crew can handle it
10. 9:10pmRadio
    All good; other units can return; a medic may stop out at the scene