Fire alarm false triggered by system malfunction, York County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at a residence near E Arlen Drive. There was no visible fire; the alarm was triggered by a fault in the fire door system. An electrical odor was detected in the basement, and investigation showed the service line to the house was damaged, causing power loss to parts of the home.
Audio|Heard on: York County Fire
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04:42
Transcript:
00:00
NJ891's arrived, I have a single story, nothing evident sides.
00:08
Day 911's on location.
00:12
Engine 891, truck A991.
00:13
Engine 891,
00:14
I think you caught off with sides.
00:16
We're nothing evident on.
00:21
Bravo Charlie Alpha, we'll be out.
00:26
Secretary 5-06.
00:31
Interior from here.
00:37
Interior from you.
00:40
Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:48
Just to give you the paper and compartment 6.
00:51
Side Charlie door C112, 112.
00:56
Normal conditions have a fire door, roll up fire risk, was activated.
01:02
Is it now?
01:04
Do you need any other reservoirs back your review?
01:12
That's normal looks like it's a fault in the system.
01:16
We're going to try and contact someone to see if they can get to put on a test.
01:22
They don't have direct access to the handle here with the on-dudy said.
01:30
What is in?
01:34
Can you? Can I freeze your place or son.
01:40
Thank you. Deputy, 23.
01:44
You know,
01:47
they found door number 112.
01:50
It's a hard door.
01:51
It was activated.
01:52
It was down.
01:53
It appears to be a fault in the system.
01:55
We're trying to get the alarm put on test to get it fixed.
01:59
I'll advise.
02:01
I understand.
02:02
Zero five, zero.
02:03
It's six times.
02:06
See 23 once.
02:11
Almost, fax.
02:16
Copy, North Forth.
02:20
Your 89 units on the 89-104 investigation,
02:25
switching utilize North 4, 3509.
02:35
It's a phone line that was pulled down, not a power.
02:43
Truck from Engine 891, we do have a distinct odor in the basement of electrical.
02:54
Go ahead, it's direct on both units report.
03:09
Our homeowners were reporting when the phone line they get pulled down they lost an hour to part of the house.
03:19
Here, ma'am, we begs of this.
03:23
And copies.
03:30
That's a fountain.
03:36
Three northly.
03:39
Heavy twice.
03:43
The system,
03:45
noise turned back to ever to maintenance,
03:48
2315 boxes in service.
03:51
Dishmith 515.
03:55
Arlen Drive, command of York, North War.
03:59
Okay, go ahead.
04:03
You start mad at here, please.
04:11
It's just for the electrical order, or is there anything else in a cell?
04:18
That's it at this point.
04:19
We're still investigating.
04:22
Okay, 514.
04:25
Truck the command.
04:27
There's definitely a problem with the service line coming into the house.
04:30
It's not pulled off the house,
04:32
but it was definitely struck.
04:34
And we have power to certain portions of the house, but not others.
04:41
And no breakers are tripped.
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Location mentioned:
E Arlen Dr, Lower Windsor Township, PA 17406
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