Fire alarm reported near Front St in Quakertown, Quakertown PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a fire alarm activation near Front Street off West Broad and Juniper in Quakertown. The alarm was reported by an alarm company and a resident who heard it sounding and thought there might be a burning smell, though no visible fire or smoke was seen.
Audio|Heard on: Bucks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
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All the lights, eighty-seven seventy-one, engine 17, ladder 18, and engine seventeen.
00:04
Near Front Street off West Broad in Wauch system.
00:11
Seventeen is out.
00:13
Seventeen.
00:16
Seventeen. Okay.
00:20
Call from alarm company, second floor detector.
00:23
Call from a resident near Front Street off of West Broad and Juniper.
00:27
States the alarm is going off.
00:28
They don't see any fire or smoke, but stated that they might smell something burning.
00:37
Received.
00:39
Do you want to hold off on me upgrading for now?
00:43
Yeah, I'll be on scene in about a minute.
00:46
Okay.
00:48
13 to Bucks, be on scene.
00:50
Two-story double, be out investigating.
00:55
10-10, something.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Front St, Quakertown, PA 18951
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