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False fire alarm at North Schuylkill High SchoolAshland PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Academy Ln, Ashland, PA 17921

As discussed during the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm at North Schuylkill Junior Senior High School near Academy Lane was activated during a Christmas concert. Occupants were evacuated but it was later confirmed to be a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Schuylkill County Fire
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02:27
Transcript:
00:00
District 4, the North Schuylkill Junior Senior High School.
00:03
Over near Academy Lane, cross street to Pine and Elmer,
00:06
Butler Township, automatic fire alarm.
00:09
District 4,
00:11
North Schuylkill,
00:12
Junior Senior High School, near Academy Lane, Butler Township and automatic fire alarm, 1255.
00:17
1255.
00:21
10-44. 4-4.
00:26
Arriving near Academy Lane, any normal conditions from the exterior, looks like evacuation is a progress.
00:31
There is a Christmas concert here today.
00:36
Okay, 1257.
00:42
419 to 10 and 4404.
00:47
Go ahead,
00:48
19.
00:49
Okay, I got a phone call.
00:51
It sounds like they're going to be going back in from somebody that's at the concert.
00:55
We're going to stand by until he figures out.
01:00
Copy that.
01:02
Please.
01:06
412.
01:09
412.
01:11
It route.
01:15
1258 sounds like Lieutenant 4 is on the scene use Alpha 1.
01:20
It's going to be automatic fire alarm.
01:26
It's a general fire alarm.
01:32
440 County.
01:35
Lieutenant 444.
01:39
There's a full station activation, false activation.
01:42
You can clear everyone.
01:47
Okay, any need for police, sir? For that at all?
01:53
Not that I'm aware of right now.
01:55
Hold, hold on.
01:58
Okay, and there's that Thomas.
01:59
Guy by the name of (name withheld) responding as a key holder.
02:02
No ETA or vehicle description.
02:06
Copy that, I'll make contact with him when he gets here and I'll let you know what's up.
02:11
Okay.
02:20
All units this is by near Academy Lane Butler Township cancel.
02:26
13 hundred hours.

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Academy Ln, Ashland, PA 17921

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