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False fire alarm at community church near Route 130Claridge PA

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Church St, Claridge, PA 15623

Fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm at the community church near Route 130 in Penn Township. The alarm was caused by construction dust and was a false alarm. No fire was found and all units were canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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04:47
Transcript:
00:00
3.47, Route 130, Community, United Methodist, Church, automatic fire alarm, operations, fire attack 6.
00:11
Station 87,
00:15
63, 13,
00:17
106, 106, 9,
00:19
7,
00:22
3,
00:23
respond, (number withheld), around 130, Penn Township, Community,
00:28
Church,
00:31
Community Methodist Church, Autodiac Fire Alarm,
00:34
Fire Attack 6[1].
00:40
One, station 87, 7, 9,
00:43
63, 106, 13,
00:47
63 and 3 respond, (number withheld), Route 130, 130, Community Church,
00:53
United Methodist,
00:55
automatic fire alarm,
00:57
67,
00:58
fire attack 7,
01:03
correction, fire attack 6.
01:08
Pre-acknowledges.
01:13
Fire attack six.
01:15
One of six.
01:21
Patient not.
01:27
What a six for Steve? Steve?
01:38
I don't know this call.
01:43
Nation 7.
01:48
27, truck inch floor.
01:51
Truck 87 received additional call from security.
01:54
They spoke to (name withheld), advising false alarm.
01:59
They could not confirm who is on scene or what set it off.
02:02
We did receive a call from the business advising possibly construction.
02:11
Truck 87 from the tenant.
02:18
Go ahead, Fred.
02:22
Truck 87 from the tenant.
02:27
Go ahead.
02:29
I expected a gentleman on site.
02:32
He gave me a call.
02:33
He was doing some construction and he had dust set it off.
02:35
He's working with the alarm company now to get its reset.
02:42
Dispatch no engine 3 number 5.
02:45
Engine 3.
02:51
Okay, you 7, assistant 3.
02:58
Okay, that's now, go ahead.
03:04
Dispast Rescue 9 is in short.
03:07
Rescue 9.
03:20
Please responding,
03:22
Rout 130 Community Church, United Methodist.
03:26
EMS-on-teen, nothing shown.
03:33
Assistant 3 will be on seen, nothing showing.
03:41
Acknowledges.
03:44
Fire, attack 6.
03:51
1347, not 130, community church, United Bathis, automatic fire alarm.
03:56
System 3 on C, nothing showing.
03:59
1687, tax 6.13, acknowledge, we receive.
04:07
Truck 87, assistant 3.
04:11
Go ahead.
04:14
I spoke with maintenance to confirm this was Duff that set this off.
04:22
287, did you copy Assistant 3?
04:28
104, say, go ahead and cancel all units.
04:40
Westmore went out on it's involved Route 130 Pentonchip.
04:45
Truck 87 request allings canceled.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire Attack 6: Fireground attack operations channel 6

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Church St, Claridge, PA 15623

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