False fire alarm caused by device in dumpster, Palm Harbor FL
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm sounded for two hours near Yucca Court at the Lifestyle Apartments. Fire crews found the alarm device was thrown into a dumpster and no fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:58
Transcript:
00:00
What is it? You're going to be responding to Lifestyle Apartments building number 11.
00:06
Caller says possible fire alarm going off for two hours,
00:11
possibly coming from a house on Yucca Court.
00:18
Possible at this near Yucca Court.
00:21
Yucca Court.
00:29
Name as well.
00:33
1005. Copy is right, thank you, sir.
00:37
Dispatch to engine 5.
00:40
Engine 5.
00:42
Engine 5 rescue is raised taking the call.
00:45
Run a place is available.
00:48
Copy available.
00:53
Sounds good.
00:58
Rescue 5.
01:01
Rescue 5?
01:03
Yes,
01:04
it's going to be a PD matter only, so Rescue 5 available,
01:09
and Sunstar are aware they can be available at their discretion.
01:13
Understep PD matter only, Rescue 5 available.
01:24
VTAC 901 34th Street South grid 6668 B then the three and the six fire tick propo Okay 45 available thank you Is russhoffi's like 45 available?
01:45
Deer plastic on the two-story apartment building nothing showing but out of Delta we'll be investigating
01:57
DIPRfability management up.
02:00
Engine 6, engine 3.
02:07
All right, sir.
02:09
This will be the third time today we're responding here, so call the switch.
02:14
We're going to respond that ready.
02:17
Well, you got to be available.
02:20
Copy available, thank you.
02:22
Just not copies, engine 6, available.
02:29
665 is on Yucca Court.
02:36
What are the district 65 on seeing Yucca court?
02:42
N8U566-6-6-6-6-5.
02:43
This is coming from the dumpster.
02:46
If here somebody threw away a fire alarm that's being activated inside the dumpster.
02:50
N. 956 can handle.
02:52
No fire problem.
02:56
District 65 is available.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Yucca Ct building 11, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
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