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Smoke detector triggers false fire alarm at Albany County buildingAlbany County NY

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Coeymans, NY

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm triggered by a first-floor hallway smoke detector at the Albany County DPW building was found to be accidental. The alarm was caused by a shop vacuum, and no fire was present. Emergency units were on scene to verify and then cleared the incident.

Audio|Heard on: Albany NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Faragello, Coeymans Hollow Fire, Revenor asking me like four.
00:02
Spina,
00:03
10, 101, 101, 111 across Water Board Road.
00:07
With the Albany County DPW building, B for a first floor hallway smoke detector called Compton Coney-Larned Company.
00:13
P.D. Fartre Tau, Peeman's Hall of Fire, Ravine, or Askeumetic 4,
00:17
Spend a 191-11 across the Water Board Road with the Albany County DPW building.
00:23
Befer of a fire alarm activation showing a first-floor hallway smoke detector called Com City alarm company.
00:28
Firetillsbury 19.
00:32
Where's where are up?
00:34
19-2.
00:37
Control 603.
00:40
6.03.
00:43
I'm in route.
00:44
Do you have a responder?
00:47
No responders are the same.
00:50
All right, 1288 channels.
00:54
1919.
00:56
All right, 12, 501.
00:59
601. 601.
01:02
I'm in route.
01:04
1919.
01:08
Fire control 602.
01:11
602.
01:14
I'm in route.
01:17
1919.
01:19
Here at me.
01:22
Part 122, 601.
01:24
Got.
01:25
Second call from the alarm company spoke to the key holder.
01:28
They acknowledged the alarm unknown if they're on scene.
01:30
I believe we are taking a second call.
01:33
Looks like from a (name withheld) who is on scene,
01:36
and it was set off by a shop vac.
01:42
Pretty seems.
01:43
Go hold the green quarters.
01:45
The chiefs will verify what's going to be on scene.
01:48
Affirm, 1920.
01:53
Farquil units front of the fire alarm, 191, 111.
01:56
Per 601, all units can hold in quarters of this time.
01:59
Park 12, clear, 1920.
02:01
Sorry,
02:03
12, 602.
02:05
602.
02:07
6.02.
02:10
Alarm's been reset, so we should be able to be able to use for all coming to all units in service.
02:15
In 1924.

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Coeymans, NY
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