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False fire alarm at Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

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Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Fire units responded to a commercial building at Wesley W. Posvar Hall in Pittsburgh after a general fire alarm caused an emergency dispatch. Upon investigation, the alarm was determined to be false, and most units were cleared to return to service except one truck that continued to check the building.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
01:45
Transcript:
00:00
Telecombin, this is 9-27-over commercial fire alarm.
00:04
Hit pause on all at the 30-stop.
00:05
The case are out of Sinai Street.
00:07
We're Robert over here, Colmody Drive.
00:10
Committed for a general fire alarm activation from Zone 1 in Falcology's Fire 1 dispense at 2.7.
00:17
First fire alarm in Poslar Hall, near K Street,
00:22
near Roberto Mira Clementi Drive.
00:28
Well then for zone 1 in general fire alarm, responding companies, 10 engine,
00:34
18 engine, 6 engine 4 engine, 14 truck, 6 truck, 10 truck, time 2.
00:38
That's coming on fire 1,
00:40
and 1624.
00:43
Dispatch 26 engines.
00:46
26 seconds.
00:49
There's a dead power line that's been downed for at least two weeks.
00:53
No hazard.
00:56
Ducane light can come and wind it up, but otherwise we're in service returning.
01:02
Cool.
01:07
Tito comes 566 back for some more run.
01:09
46,000 back to service at 1624.
01:18
This special battalion, too.
01:22
Battalion, too good.
01:26
Yeah, this pause birdhole keeps coming in.
01:28
They've been having trouble with the system.
01:32
You can disregard everyone, but 14 trucks, they're going to take a ride up.
01:35
They were up there earlier.
01:36
This is supposed to be unloaded.
01:39
We're going to see.
01:40
They'll come. This is 2-7.
01:41
Can stand down.
01:42
2-7 comes to stand-down except the 14 truck.

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Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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