Smoke detected in mechanical room at county building, Fort Edward NY
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at the Washington County Building near Broadway in Fort Edward. Smoke was confirmed in the mechanical room, leading to evacuation of the building. Nearby units were placed on standby for possible assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire and EMS Alerting
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Park Control 4, Fort Edward A, fire alarm activation, Washington County Building, near Broadway, showing basement smoke alarm.
00:23
Park Control 4, Fort Edward,
00:26
fire alarm activation, near Broadway, Washington County building.
00:30
Zone 195 Dock alarm,
00:34
smoke detector at 1150.
00:37
6.5-0. MS control.
00:47
MS Control 265.
00:51
Clear the last 1.43 Lens Falls, the Slate Valley.
00:59
Ready to see.
01:02
2654, service from the last on a transport, Lentz Falls Hospital to Slate Valley, 1-1-5.
01:19
Archer 8-7-3.
01:21
The R-273 is responding.
01:27
A.R. 7-3 is responding on 52.
01:30
What building was that,
01:32
fire control? The R-273 fire control.
01:39
Actually, Arch 173.
01:42
What building was that basement alarm going to be in?
01:52
ER27, I'm just about to put it out of the update.
01:54
There's a confirmed smoke condition in the mechanical room.
01:58
You're going to want to go to the north door building is evacuated in the back of the building.
02:07
DR 273 fire control.
02:09
Can you reduce manpower power to respond?
02:15
And can you put hot and falls on standby station, please?
02:23
Affirm.
02:26
One-554. Affirm, one-five-four.
02:45
Michael 4, Fort Edward, and Hudson Falls.
02:48
Unit 273 is responding,
02:50
requesting a rear alert.
02:51
Fort Edward Fire Tower 274 to the scene.
02:54
Also requesting Hudson Falls, then by your station possible response.
02:58
The Washington County building near Broadway for a smoke condition.
03:19
Article 4, Fort Edward, Hudson Falls, for Fort Edward, realerting, Manpower Spont Tower, 274 to the scene.
03:26
Washington County Building, near Broadway, for a smoke condition within the structure.
03:31
Hudson Falls, request from Fort Edward, stand by your station, possible response, 1155.
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Location mentioned:
Municipal Center Building, 383 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828
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