False alarm at high-rise due to likely battery issue, Moosic PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an alarm at a high-rise building on Washington Street. They found no fire; both alarms activated simultaneously, likely due to a battery problem. Crews checked the area with a gas meter to be safe.
Audio|Source: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
County, this is F6.
00:01
I'm arriving unseen.
00:02
On the high-rise occupancy alarm sounding.
00:04
I'll have Washington Street command investigating.
00:06
10[2]. We're on scene with command investigating 2010[1].
00:09
County from Engine 1, we're going to be arriving on scene.
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20-10[2].
00:12
County, the truck will be arriving.
00:13
2011[3].
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Dutern County, Medics 30.
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Medics City.
00:18
We'll be transporting to a general.
00:20
2012.
00:21
186 Lieutenant, District County.
00:24
County. County. Clear unseen.
00:25
The occupant says that both of them are going out the same time and then there's no fire.
00:34
Yeah, go ahead, Chief.
00:36
Rip, are you at the residence there on a campground?
00:38
Yeah, I just talked to the person, and he said that both of them are going out at the same time, so we don't know if it's a battery issue or what, but we're going to go in with the gas meter.
00:50
Copy that.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
2010: Incident number or unit timestamp for scene arrival
[2]
10: On scene
[3]
2011: Incident number or unit timestamp for truck arrival
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Location mentioned:
Washington St, Moosic, PA 18507
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