False vehicle fire caused by balloons hitting transformer, North Massapequa NY
Fire & ArsonA reported vehicle fire near North Broadway and North Kentucky Avenue was a false alarm caused by balloons hitting a transformer and no actual fire occurred.
Audio|Source: North Massapequa Fire Department
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Transcript:
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60 on the air with a vehicle fire, a car smoking, the intersection of North Broadway and North Kentucky Avenue.
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0909, dispatcher one.
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60s on the air with a vehicle fire,
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possibly a car smoking, the intersection of North Broadway and North Kentucky Avenue.
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6602.
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The last unit to 660? 660.
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622.
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622-660
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If you hear anybody in 13[1], it was my car, I'll give you 11, but there was a
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next door to me at the school, they let balloons go, went it through the transformer, the transformer blue, and there was some trippings from the balloon on my car, there's no fire, everything's going to do, you can do everybody's 13[1] and the 7[2] if you want, just I don't think they'll be on the road.
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236622 660 at all north mass vehicle units you are now signal 13[1] signal 7[2] 362622 0911
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101
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1201 headquarters
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100 660 100 660
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6622 reports it was an accidental activation.
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Okay, all units 13[1]-7[2].
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Twenty-three, that was transmitted 09-1-1[3].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
13: No further assistance needed / Situation under control
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7: False alarm / Cancel response
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09-1-1: Incident originally transmitted as emergency
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Location mentioned:
N Kentucky Ave & N Broadway, North Massapequa, NY 11758
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