False fire alarm at Bridgeview Apartments in Allentown, Allentown PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 05:29 PM

Near Harrison St, Allentown, PA 18103

A fire alarm was triggered at Bridgeview Apartments near Harrison Street, Allentown. Fire units responded, but upon investigation, no fire was found. The activated detector was determined to be a false alarm with no hazards present.

Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine G-43, Engine 11,

00:03

14, 9, Truck 2,

00:05

Bridgeview apartment, near Harrison Street,

00:08

cross street of South Idaho Street and Kitchen Lane Street, Lideback Fire alarm[1].

00:18

Love is just fine.

00:24

Bridgeway apartment, near Harrison Street,

00:27

Alderback Fire alarm[1].

00:33

Where's responding?

00:36

Three of engine 11, 149, truck two.

00:39

Also there's a hydrant ring in front of the building on the Harrison Street side.

01:03

UMAIS borough-201 South Feudercis Boulevard crusher Green Drive and Eagle Drive ALS Ches-Chespain, Station 66 in place of Station 63 second crew, Station 7 duty crew.

01:14

Jemezboro, Wawa, 2,01 South Feudor's Boulevard, Pressure, Green Drive, and Eagle Drive,

01:19

ALS-Chespain.

01:30

Check.

01:32

Thank you.

01:36

Johnny already a rescue engine 7.

01:40

Rescue engine 7 is responding.

01:45

Time for Rescue engine 7, 29-year-old male having chest pain history of cardiac issues.

01:52

Can be outside waiting by spot number 30.

01:58

7 copies, thank you.

02:06

We're in commercial, residential, nothing showing.

02:09

Prejudgeeky command.

02:12

Temporary for review, command.

02:18

Okay.

02:20

Temple of two, four, thirty.

02:31

Go Cove yellow and just page out there on the main road you want to come all in.

02:40

We got with the landlord.

02:42

We found activated detector.

02:44

There's no fault here in I can handle.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation call type

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Near Harrison St, Allentown, PA 18103

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