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False alarm at home on Buckingham DriveGreensburg PA

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Buckingham Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic alarm at a home near Buckingham Drive. Upon arrival, they found a residential structure with an audible alarm but no smoke or fire. The situation was confirmed as a false alarm, and most units were canceled after confirming there was no hazard.

Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Public Safety
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03:9
Transcript:
00:00
Following that on one station, 96 truck 24, station 91 respond.
00:05
Near Buckingham Drive automatic fire alarm assisting station 96 on Fire Tac 7.
00:14
10-29 is on the scene, nothing's showing from the outside.
00:17
Single story residential structure.
00:32
All units responding Buckingham Drive.
00:34
Lieutenant 29 is on scene with nothing showing.
00:41
Man to dispatch, we have an audible alarm going off inside.
00:44
Doesn't appear to be anybody in the house.
00:51
Gracie, there's nothing out of 96 or 24.
00:54
Your engine, engine 32 and engine 500 are en route.
00:58
We're getting ready to send the post.
01:01
At this time you can just hold on to those.
01:04
Gracie?
01:10
658.
01:15
And incoming units, the first two engines into the scene.
01:19
The third can stand by at the hydrant at the corner of Buckingham.
01:26
Dispatch, I completed a 360.
01:28
Nothing visual from the outside.
01:40
Received.
01:42
Ninety-six acknowledges the call.
01:45
Station ninety-six.
01:51
Engine 500, Johnston.
01:54
Engine 500.
02:00
Dispatch, I finally asked for me coming to the front door.
02:04
Three, six.
02:10
Nine engine will be on scene.
02:13
Engine twenty-nine.
02:20
Ninety-six rescue is in.
02:26
Fire truck seven.
02:32
Engine's on hydrant.
02:39
Command detector located, no smoke or fire.
02:43
All detected.
02:48
Dispatch, you can cancel all units with the exception of 29.
02:53
Received.
03:02
Plus, not on all units involved.
03:04
Buckingham Drive, Lieutenant Twenty Nine requests all units return with the exception of Twenty Nine and Five Hundred.

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Buckingham Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601

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