Fire alarm triggered by blower motor at high school, Hummelstown PA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at Lower Dauphin High School was caused by a blower motor overheating in the HVAC system. The situation was controlled, and occupants were allowed back inside the building.
Audio|Heard on: Dauphin County Fire - Digital
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02:17
Transcript:
00:00
Box 461, Lower Dauphin High School, 201 South Hanover Street for a fire alarm class 1.
00:06
Ladder 46, or Power 88, 1036.
00:14
County Engine 46 arriving.
00:17
Oh my engine 46.
00:19
Engine 46 from command.
00:27
Enion from command on 3.
00:34
Tower 808 with 5.
00:38
A tire 88 with 5.
00:40
Osprey.
00:43
Truck Eddie 8 with 5. Offstory.
00:46
Truck Eddie 8 from 1846.
00:53
Truck 88 from command.
01:00
Go ahead.
01:02
You own the property?
01:07
Negative, we just went around.
01:12
Okay, you can go ahead and go in service.
01:14
We got it taken care of.
01:15
It's a blower motor up on the HVAC system.
01:18
Maintenance is here acquiring it now.
01:22
Okay, I'm direct.
01:25
County County Towers.
01:27
Okay, Tauri is available for Command 46.
01:31
Hey, Tower 8.
01:32
Yeah, you can just hold it to my engine, or just myself in the engine,
01:37
and I'll let you know we're clear.
01:39
Oh, yeah, wait there.
01:42
Command, Commander 46.
01:45
Command, Commander 46.
01:48
Good. Good.
01:51
We have a controlled situation we can start getting these people back in the warm.
01:57
Correct, you can let them back in the building.
02:01
Copy that.
02:06
...are wood to command.
02:10
All right.
02:14
The blower motor is pretty warm, it's up at 230.
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Location mentioned:
S Hanover St, Hummelstown, PA 17036
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