False alarm from faulty carbon monoxide detector, Westmoreland County PA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated a carbon monoxide detector activation in Westmoreland County and found it was caused by a faulty detector. The alarm was false and all units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Do you really think that's necessary for a CO detector?
00:06
Dispatch, Chief 11.
00:11
Chief 11.
00:13
That looks like a faulty detector.
00:15
You can probably hold just 11, 16.
00:18
Acknowledged.
00:29
All units respond to Merrick Lane, but it can cancel the exception of 11 and 16.
00:39
This morning when I, on Station 12 engine 94, respond 94 Kyler Avenue,
00:46
crossing a bullet avenue in South 3rd Street for an oven fire.
00:54
Reggie, 30 hours, Steve.
01:00
Petsky's 39 on scene.
01:06
Acknowledged.
01:12
Respond, 4032.
01:16
Sign-in form drive,
01:18
cross-rip Parkview and Summit, automatic fire alarm, showing you second force smoke detector, pack four.
01:28
Command is a gas company out there with you? Negative.
01:39
I'll just switch an average net.
01:45
94, 104.4.
01:51
All right to Merrick Lane.
01:52
Come in.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:56
Chief, do you still need EMS to proceed in?
02:00
Negative faulty detector, all units can clear.
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Westmoreland County, PA
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