False fire alarm due to faulty detector in apartment, Harrisburg PA
Fire crews responded to a two-story apartment building for a fire alarm. They found no visible fire and determined the alarm was caused by a faulty detector. No forced entry was needed as the homeowner was present.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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Engine 991 off the 2-story, multi-family residential.
00:04
That's shown from Alpha Bravo.
00:06
We'll be out.
00:08
Okay, engine 91, two-story residential, nothing's showing at Alpha Bravo.
00:16
Chief 991-3 is arriving 1-3 and I'll send the command.
00:20
Okay, Chief 91-3. Okay, Chief 91-3.
00:26
3-0-4 sides, audible alarm from one of the apartments.
00:33
Okay.
00:35
Copy your update and how many you're operating with?
00:40
The officer's inside with two.
00:44
Okay.
00:47
Okay. Okay. Okay.
00:56
(number withheld), near Garden Dr, part number 6, fire alarm class 1, engine 55,
01:03
rescue 33,
01:05
and tower 88, sent alone.
01:08
Man,
01:11
answer.
01:14
Excuse me an entry, just a faulty detector.
01:20
Okay, I copy.
01:22
Good to mark control.
01:28
Command 91-on-3, you can mark control, quality detector, hold the boxed engine 991 myself.
01:43
Use dispatch and operating the 456 Q-block, command's holding engine 91, 11.
01:54
Engine, did you need a force entry into the apartment or was it unsecured?
02:01
No, the homeowner woke up.
02:05
Okay, very good.
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Location mentioned:
Near Garden Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17111
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