False alarm caused by construction worker at gym detector, Burlington VT
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Fire & ArsonAn alarm was triggered near North Avenue due to a construction worker accidentally breaking a fire detector in a gymnasium. Responding crews found no fire.
Audio|Heard on: Chittenden County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 1, ladder 2, ladder 4, battalion 1, ambulance 4, alarm activation, near North Avenue.
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Engine 1,
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ladder 2, ladder 4, battalion 1, ambulance 4,
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alarm activation, near North Avenue.
00:21
Ladder 4 is on scene.
00:22
We got nothing showing.
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It looks like there's a worker right in the front pantry.
00:27
Ladder 4, I'll establish command.
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We'll stay on Channel 1 for now.
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Table copies,
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(number withheld).
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Command all incoming units, you can go available.
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There's a construction worker that broke the beam detector in the gymnasium.
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We confirmed it on the panel.
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Ladder 4 can handle it.
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Table copies dark.
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All units except for ladder 4 are available.
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Location mentioned:
North Ave, Burlington, VT 05408
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