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False fire alarm at residence near Scotland AvenueChambersburg PA

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Scotland Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201

According to the dispatch call, a smoke detector placed on the back deck of a residence near Scotland Avenue activated a fire alarm. Fire responders found no signs of fire or emergency. The alarm was a false alarm caused by the smoke detector. The building was secure and no one was inside.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin County Fire Operations
Listen to dispatch call
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Information remember getting another fire alarm on one-on-one box.
00:03
Near Scotland Avenue.
00:08
Okay.
00:09
One wanted you able to handle here.
00:13
Yeah, we can say good.
00:19
Is the tower clearing then?
00:24
Yeah,
00:26
you're going to hold 1-1 on the linkway used to call.
00:29
Tower can be available.
00:34
Okay, Tire 1, switch Offs 4.
00:38
Tire 1, switch Offs 4.
00:41
Tire 1 is responding to an off's 4.
00:44
Power 1,800.
00:47
Since Chief One's on board.
00:53
Chief One company one youths, this time in near Scotland Avenue.
00:57
Call from a neighbor advising the other neighbor's fire alarms going off in the back of the house.
01:04
Unknown what sets it off-feated one.
01:08
Assistant 1 got striking.
01:15
So she formed into one-two and tower one.
01:17
Here's is going to be right at the corner of Ramsey and Scotland.
01:20
One-two there's a hydrant right out front.
01:23
Copy.
01:24
All right, this is Chief One, one-a-theme,
01:32
two-story,
01:33
ordinary, single family.
01:35
I got normal conditions, the Alpha, the Bravo, and the Delta side.
01:38
Let me have a investigate.
01:45
Cabby, since you want a scene, two-story,
01:47
single-family ordinary construction,
01:50
normal conditions, alpha, Bravo, Delta, Peda.
01:58
My two-time to see you, Frank.
02:02
Engine one, two, Edith.
02:07
This chief von.
02:11
Near Scotland Avenue.
02:13
Apparently,
02:14
homeowners had an issue with a smoke detector earlier in the morning.
02:17
They had it sitting on the back deck.
02:19
It was activated.
02:21
All normal conditions from the windows.
02:25
Building is secure.
02:27
Nobody is soon.
02:29
We're going to mark it up as good intent for the alarm activation.
02:33
Definitely one you can clear.

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Scotland Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201

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