Fire alarm at residence with occupant unable to evacuate, Abbottstown PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm sounded at a home in Abbottstown. An elderly handicapped woman inside could not leave. She saw no fire and the alarm stopped during the call.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Box 33, 200, Abbottestown Borough, 180, Kahneman Road, Cross Street of Lowbell Road and Racetrack Road, residential fire alarm. End of 332, end of 331, truck 33. Make you 54-21, 1704. Thank you, 54-21, Ops 2, 1704.
00:25
As Deputy Chief 33, you're responding. Deputy Chief 33, ups to 1705. Deputy Chief 33. Go ahead. Your respond to 180, 180, Penneman Road, cross street of the Staten Road and Racetrack Road.
00:55
Caller is an elderly female. She said that there was an alarm sounding in the residence. Calltaker said it sounded like a smoke detector. It did stop while they were on the phone together talking. She said she was handicapped and unable to get out of the house. The door is locked. We do have a key location if needed. You can call in or it can be seen in crew force. We have it in the notes. She did not see anything, so she's unsure why it was going off.
01:24
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Abbottstown, PA 17301
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