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Fire alarm at senior living facility was falseColonie NY

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S Family Dr, Colonie, NY 12205

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at Paragon Senior Living near South Family Drive was triggered by a heater causing the sensor to activate. Maintenance reset the system and confirmed it was a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Albany County Volunteer Fire Departments
Listen to dispatch call
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
We're gonna make a signal 15 bill to all fordoy and calling the bill's back in.
00:05
Receive, 1725.
00:08
Signal 15[1]35,
00:11
fire alarm[2], Paragon, Senior Living, near South Family Drive,
00:20
Mordoy and calling the village back in service, 1725.
00:27
Buhu-Di-Di...
00:57
Under Control 2, New Salem on the fire.
01:01
Sheriff Samuel 586, Medic 5.
01:04
Reson 159, 159, Philadelphia, Town of New Scotland.
01:11
Cross streets are going to be Hazelwood Boulevard from Kilrose.
01:15
It's going to be for an outdoor fire.
01:19
I know further took up called it repeating for new salemps fire sheriff's ambulance 586 medics 5
01:27
respond to 159 159 hilton road town of New Salon cross streets are going to be hazelwood boulevard and crompedale road it's going to be an outdoor fire took a few calls on it we did have any controlled burn earlier at 134 hilton road turn for us standing by 1727
01:47
23.5, fire control.
01:50
23.05.
01:52
You show me, Root.
01:53
I'll be there in about one minute.
01:55
1727.
01:57
Medicton. Mike 5.
02:00
Aye, Calp.O.B.
02:03
1727.
02:04
5-586, same traffic.
02:07
1727.
02:09
Special Rourkemen.
02:10
3. I'm out.
02:12
And yeah, there is a control barn at 134, but there is some flames to it.
02:17
Sorry, um.
02:20
So you're at 134, Hilton, or are you at 159 Hilton?
02:25
The issue with a sensor or a hallway with a heater blowing on it.
02:29
The system's in trouble mode.
02:31
They reset it at the facility and maintenance is not its way to recognize the issue.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 15: Units may return to service; situation resolved or no further action required.
[2]
fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation

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S Family Dr, Colonie, NY 12205

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