False fire alarm found in garbage bag on stairs, Norwich NY


Fire and police responded to a fire alarm at a second-story apartment on Court Street in Norwich. They found no fire; the alarm device was inside a garbage bag on the stairs.
Audio|Source: Norwich City Police / Chenango County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1756. Five-five station, if you could advise MSD, this is going to be a fire alarm covered in the second story.
00:12
Fort Fortune Angos.
00:13
One-C-44.
00:14
Service south-post, shield 840.
00:16
Service south, 1,800 hours.
00:18
All right, John North Station, sign of 31 Court Street for a firearm activation from NPD[1].
00:23
North Station is on 231 Court Street for fire alarm activation.
00:28
Cross Street is Fair Street, Henry Street, and PDN scene, stating coming from second story,
00:34
1802. One, four zero, second.
00:36
The FTA[3] has been requested.
00:41
Received, we made entry into that backside top apartment.
00:46
The padlock is better cut.
00:47
I don't believe the fire alarm is coming from within this department zone.
00:51
Medic too, go ahead.
00:52
Copy. You can proceed in non-emergency.
00:54
We'll probably be a less appropriate to the HMH.
00:57
Received, I have a five-minute ETA.
00:58
3-94.
00:59
2294, it's going to go back to the station, 2334, 2294, 2294, 2293, it's going to go back to the station, 2334, 2293, it's going to go to the scene.
01:03
5-5 station, if you could advise NSD, we're all set. We located that fire alarm in a garbage bag on the steps. Copy. CCSO[2], you copy that?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
NPD: Norwich Police Department
[2]
CCSO: Chenango County Sheriff's Office
[3]
FTA: Fire/EMS Task Assignment
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Location mentioned:
Court St, Norwich, NY 13815
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