False medical alarm triggered in apartment hallway, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA medical alarm went off in an apartment, but there was no sign of an emergency. The resident said they did not activate the alarm. The alarm was reset and the incident was cleared.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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So 421 states there's nothing going off in his room.
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That would be 401[1]04 or 3.
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They're not answering.
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We don't have any strobes going off.
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However, we've got two bells going off in the hallway.
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I'm not quite sure what's going on.
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Yeah, we go through this every time.
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The apartments themselves are local alarm of the spring.
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It just doesn't activate the alarm system until the hallway detector goes off.
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All right, we'll start knocking on doors.
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I'll bring the keys up.
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And John, of course, that's apartment 401[1] and reset.
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Okay, was there any calls?
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The only resident in the apartment claims that she did not pull the alarm.
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All right, was it a medical or?
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Affirmative.
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Six radio.
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CAR-6. The medical alarm activation in apartment 401[1] occupant claims did not pull it.
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It's been restored and you make the assignment available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
401: Sick person (medical call)
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Location mentioned:
Near S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602
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