False fire alarm caused by employee miscommunication, Riverhead NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a workplace near Woodcrest Avenue was triggered automatically by a water flow. A misunderstanding between employees caused a false report of a serious emergency, leading to a fire response. No actual fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Eastern Suffolk County Police, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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You can show your screen for this alarm, ended up being an automatic alarm,
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which was a water flow.
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But due to miscommunication between the employees, a lady told you there was a serious emergency, that's the reason why we got called for a structure fire.
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Signal 10[1] is not a senior at this regard.
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Signal 10: Fire incident or agency-specific emergency signal code.
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Location mentioned:
Woodcrest Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
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