Fire alarm activates sprinkler system malfunction at warehouse, Hatfield PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at R&L Carriers warehouse near Penn Street, Hatfield. The sprinkler system was discharged due to a malfunction causing water flow, but no fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
17, engine 12, a fire alarm, R+L Carriers.
00:05
Near Penn Street, box 5520.
00:09
17, engine 12, a fire alarm, R+L Carriers.
00:14
Near Penn Street.
00:16
Orvilla Road, Township Line Road, Box 5520,
00:19
Hatfield.
00:29
Okay, Zone 184, Waterflow 5.
00:36
Okay, Zone 184, Waterflow, 5.
00:37
Sorry, 336, recall.
00:44
County, 3139.
00:46
We're available.
00:47
The Hinerford Trust up the call.
00:51
Okay, 313, okay.
00:57
18, CETA, HRA, 9930, 30, 30th.
01:01
Okay, 318, seizure, 8, rate, 93, 3rd, post, farceal.
01:09
Okay, 3182, responder.
01:15
Okay, 3182.
01:18
A female in her 80s, post-seizure,
01:22
may have fallen instructor ahead, to be in the common area.
01:32
All right from 332 plus three grandview.
01:36
Okay, 3332.
01:41
County and Chief 12 are gone.
01:45
Chief 12 are gone.
01:47
Chief 12, okay.
01:57
Any central assistance 17 or not 4?
02:01
Greater 171, insistent 17.
02:08
Call 3.84.
02:10
326 okay, 384 recall.
02:17
Manager 171, assistant 17 from county will be zone 184 waterflow 5.
02:24
Preceed.
02:30
East North Edmond's Avenue.
02:32
Up till road, steel ribs, have her.
02:34
Delaware, Delaware, County.
02:35
Montgomery, 755.
02:38
Fm 55.
02:42
We have a single sprinklerhead discharging in the main warehouse building there's no fire to the malfunction of the system.
02:51
Yes, I'm 25, okay.
03:07
In 171, it's about three-quarters away down the warehouse.
03:14
Hey, too.
03:16
Cannon from System 10, you hold on the response to Agent 71.
03:25
You're responding to Penn Street.
03:27
Holder's response to 19171 versus 17.
03:34
You're responding to Penn Street.
03:36
Okay,
03:42
13, please.
03:44
Okay,
03:47
13, too. Okay,
03:48
13, too.
03:53
This is 17 to county.
03:56
System 17. Turn over to maintenance and up on 55, made 17 available.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Penn Ave, Hatfield, PA 19440
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