Fire Alarm300 Lafayette Avenue SE, St. Mary's Wedge Building, Grand Rapids · Heritage Hill

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Fire Alarm

300 Lafayette Avenue SE, St. Mary's Wedge Building, Grand Rapids · Heritage Hill

Timeline

  1. Police
    GRPD dispatched: Traffic or Person Stop
  2. Radio
    Battalion 5, Rescue 2, Rescue 1, and Truck 2 dispatched to fire alarm at St. Mary's Wedge Building, 300 block of Lafayette Avenue SE
  3. Radio
    Two-story medical facility; security outside, no signs of smoke or fire; Rescue 2 commanding the investigation
  4. Radio
    Rescue 2 on scene at two-story medical facility; security outside, no strobes; Rescue 2 in command
  5. Radio
    Occupant reports smelling gas inside the facility; Truck 2 and Rescue 2 making entry to investigate
  6. Radio
    Battalion 5 on scene; assuming incident command.
  7. Radio
    Rescue 2 advises the only entrance is on the east side of the building
  8. Radio
    Command confirms crews will enter from the east side of the building
  9. Radio
    Truck 1 on scene with ALS response
  10. Radio
    DTE on scene investigating inside the pharmacy, where the strongest odor was
  11. Radio
    Command copies DTE with Truck 2 and the investigation group in the pharmacy
  12. Radio
    Truck 1 clear and available
  13. Radio
    Investigation complete: gas detection readings zero throughout the building; area clear; hospital staff to regain control of the space
  14. Radio
    DTE finding zero reading; OK to bring staff back in
  15. Radio
    Lafayette command terminated; all units clearing the scene
  16. Radio
    Battalion 5 in quarters and available

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