False fire alarm at building A in Huntington Heights, Watertown NY


A fire alarm sounded at building A near Huntington St. Multiple callers heard the alarm but saw no fire. A maintenance worker was replacing an alarm device, and the alarm appeared to come from the back of a maintenance truck.
Audio|Source: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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State Fire, General Alarm[1],
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Engine 2, 1, Truck Rescue Fire alarm, Huntington Street.
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Fire Control 4603
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General Alarm[1].
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Engine 2.1.
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Truck and Rescue. Near Huntington St, Hunting Heights, Building A.
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Callers report a fire alarm is sounding.
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Possibly unknown building,
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Correction, unknown apartment.
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Repeating City Fire General Alarm[1], Engine 2, 1, Truck and Rescue, near Huntington St, Hunting Heights, Building A.
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Fire alarm going off, cross streets, North Colorado, Aviv, and Eastern Boulevard.
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3.3, okay, right, great quick.
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Risi, 4603.
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No reading is the alarm reset.
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You can show the Town of Watertown available.
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3.822. Durfton, any mileage?
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Turning Town and Watertown, Available, 23, 25.
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3822. 104392 at F.E.
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Adams. Cover. 932, 40.
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Proceed. Showing Chief 3 in rescue.
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Responding, 23, 25.
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Dispasture T3.
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All right.
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The advice caller said he saw maintenance replacing an alarm and the alarm seems to be coming from the back of a maintenance worker's truck.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
General Alarm: Fire department general alarm activation/dispatch
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Location mentioned:
Near Huntington St building a, Watertown, NY 13601
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