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False fire alarm at residence near Greenridge RoadNew Kensington PA

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Greenridge Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068

As discussed during the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm at a residence near Greenridge Road and Summit Street was triggered by changing the batteries. There was no smoke or fire, and other responding units were canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Armstrong/Westmoreland Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
On all the station 5, 6,695 respond,
00:07
529, Green Ridge Road, cross street of Summit and 7, automatic fire alarm, creation's fire attack 7.
00:18
New Kensington, cross streets Summit Street and 7th Street for automatic fire alarm, Operations Fire Tac 7.
00:33
2121, 15 and 7.
00:36
121, 19. 121, knowledge of.
00:45
G201.
00:46
T25 on standby, please.
00:49
They can stay station like higher PACE here.
00:52
Are you think?
00:56
124 to county.
00:57
Shows on Ralph and Reject.
00:59
124.0.15.8.
01:06
Respond, 529, Green Ridge Road,
01:10
5x fire alarm, operations, firetack 7.
01:18
401,
01:19
Armstrong.
01:25
Show me in service, right?
01:29
Thank you.
01:35
561 acknowledges you can show engine 56 to announce.
01:39
And your 562 after safe.
01:47
134?
01:51
134. 134.
01:55
4 is a cage one?
01:59
15. 15.
02:04
We've been on my fire alarm operation, TARTAC 7.
02:11
Our dispatch engine 56-2.
02:17
Good.
02:18
Just received an additional call from the homeowner.
02:22
She reported there's no smoke or fire.
02:24
She was just changing the batteries that set off the alarm.
02:31
Ten-four, we'll continue.
02:34
Go ahead and hold any other companies if they came.
02:40
Do you want them to cancel or you just want them holding station?
02:46
You can go ahead and cancel them.
02:52
What's Morland owen? What companies activated 529 Greenridge, Ridge, Red City, New Kensington? You cancel if the exception engine, 562.
03:05
Station 952, but I'll just call in cancellation.
03:13
Call on cancellation.
03:19
Allen Radio T-27.
03:24
27. 27.
03:26
Individual station to drop off medications.
03:32
Time for.
03:34
1512.
03:40
Statched. Station 56.
03:42
Company 5. Company 5.
03:43
Coalging, call and cancellation.

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Greenridge Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068

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