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Commercial fire alarm at Apollo Ridge ElementarySpring Church PA

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PA-56, Spring Church, PA 15686

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm activation at Apollo Ridge Elementary School near Route 56 in Kiskiminetas Township. No fire was visible upon arrival, and crews checked the building while attempting to contact a key holder.

Audio|Heard on: Armstrong County Public Safety
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05:13
Transcript:
00:00
I'll receive 1818, you're responding also 1818-3-(number withheld).
00:05
Fire standby, the Apollo Ridge Elementary School, Fire Attack 2 for operations.
00:16
I'm from, square 20 is and out.
00:19
Score 20, okay.
00:25
Armstrong, 170, Susan.
00:28
Engine 172, okay.
00:34
Station 40 and 140 second activation for commercial fire alarm, near Route 56, the Apollo Ridge Elementary.
00:40
Fire attack 2, 1822.
00:47
Armstrong, Smith, 133.
00:50
Atlantic 133. City, 133.
00:52
Totally acknowledge.
00:55
Three is clear.
00:58
33, 1822.
01:00
40, okay.
01:06
420, Armstrong.
01:10
Go ahead, Armstrong.
01:12
For replacement time, I have yourselves engine 172 on the road.
01:19
Forty's acknowledged.
01:20
No response out of 140.
01:22
You wish them replaced.
01:24
Whatever their procedure is, start.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:30
Chief 143, Armstrong.
01:32
Show me around.
01:34
Chief 143, okay.
01:46
Station 290, Silver 140 for commercial fire alarm, near Route 56, Apollo Ridge Elementary, FireTech 2, 1824.
01:58
Station two night on the fill for 140 commercial fire alarm activation Kiske township near Route 56 Apollo Ridge Elementary fire attack 2 1825.
02:12
arm strogan engine 20 okay station 40 for marshr from marshrush from our show.
02:27
Chief 143, Armstrong.
02:37
At this point, you have engines 20 and 172 and square 20 responding.
02:42
Forty is acknowledged over no response and I did alert 290 as a fill for your station.
02:47
Are you going to require anything additional?
02:49
Guy from Mr.
02:50
40, engine 40's on the road.
02:53
Engine 40, okay.
02:55
Okay, and hold that for now, about nine and a half up, my station.
03:01
P-141,
03:07
Narmstrong, on scene, nothing showing at the time.
03:11
FB141, okay.
03:14
141, okay. 148's robbing.
03:20
SP 141-143.
03:23
Yeah, Larry.
03:28
Of course, you can't get anybody to answer to the door.
03:31
I'm at the back door.
03:32
You want to check the front?
03:35
292nd alert for the fire alarm Kiskiminetas Township of Apollo-Ridge Elementary, Fire Detective.
03:41
Armed Strong, 290, Captain, we're out to the station.
03:45
Race.
03:51
Armstrong. Bumper attacker 140 is in.
03:54
Bumper attacker 140, okay.
04:01
B. 141, first engine in, go to the front door, see if you can get anybody to answer.
04:11
F.B. 141. S.B.
04:12
141.
04:17
Yeah, be careful coming through the partner watches.
04:20
This thing's going on at the high school or middle school.
04:26
Goffey, Larry, just leaving you know, squirt 20s right ahead of Hedger 172.
04:30
We'll be arriving at the same time.
04:34
Okay, at least get one to the front and one to the back back here.
04:37
That's all we can do that we get somebody to answer the door.
04:43
Copy. Score 20.
04:45
Take whatever you want.
04:46
Let me have.
04:47
We'll take the other.
04:48
She is 143 Armstrong.
04:51
143. 143.
04:56
Hey,
04:57
can you try to make contact with a school for any key holder?
05:02
Not getting attempted.
05:04
Also, do you...
05:05
...a-6-8.
05:06
1.068.
05:08
Well, which way is up the main entrance to the elementary school? Receive 143, you direct with that.

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PA-56, Spring Church, PA 15686

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