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False fire alarm at large single-family homeHatboro PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
James Rd, Hatboro, PA 19040

As discussed during the dispatch call, responders were dispatched to a large single-family home near James Road in Hatboro for a fire alarm. The alarm was accidentally set off by contractors on site. The alarm system was taken out of service until 4 p.m. for safety.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Police, Fire and EMS - Region 3
Listen to dispatch call
04:16
Transcript:
00:00
County, engine 24 and assistant 3 respond to location.
00:08
May 24, system 24, right, okay.
00:11
General Firesmiths on scene.
00:18
Okay.
00:32
34 backbeams, near James Road, between North York Road and Edgewood Road, Hatboro.
00:45
County Engine 24 arriving on location, two-story large single-family dwelling.
00:51
Contractors on location will be investigated.
00:55
Just one.
01:01
Byter, 24, room 2.
01:04
County, 1065, down at 57.
01:07
Hours left.
01:08
Okay, hours just to follow.
01:14
3.T General Weakness 839 Limerick Road.
01:18
3T, General Weakness, 839 Limerick Road.
01:20
Township Pine Road, Perfayam in the Avenue.
01:23
295-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0.
01:24
293-4-3-0-0.
01:25
Doylestown.
01:31
County through at 31 respond.
01:36
331, okay, 86-year-old female.
01:38
Consum alert, 2 week to get up.
01:41
Three days, object, and pain, near Sandy Hill Terrace 331 street.
01:45
Three days subject to campaign.
01:47
Near Sandy Hill Terrace 331 street, Norristown.
01:49
County 313, 16, 301, 2, Lincolnham.
01:55
313, 16, okay.
01:58
Hi.
02:01
3.298.
02:04
POS sounds aware, female.
02:07
35.
02:13
328, okay.
02:15
311 en route.
02:18
3-11. Okay, 59-year-old male feels pressure in his neck.
02:41
56 fire alarm 301 Kings Ridge Road box 56 38 56308.
02:47
56 fire alarm 301 Kings Ridge Road on Anderson Road box 56 38 off the room.
02:56
56308 off the room.
02:58
Rider 24 arrival.
03:04
Air 24 response.
03:11
2014.
03:12
103 and 11 is right now.
03:15
Yeah.
03:17
I'm okay.
03:21
Johnny, Slob 56, we're out with 5.
03:25
So I have to assist basement detector.
03:29
Deptrak.
03:32
Deptory 653 is respond.
03:37
Safety 56. Okay.
03:38
Okay, safety fixed response to 254.
03:42
Okay.
03:46
Safety, 56 respondent.
03:48
Okay.
03:58
Okay. Okay.
03:59
Okay. Okay. Okay.
04:01
From the system 24-3.
04:04
Just 24-3.
04:08
Set off by contractors, alarm can be put out of service today until 1600 hours.
04:15
And 24 is available.

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James Rd, Hatboro, PA 19040

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