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Commercial fire alarm triggers false alarm at California AvePittsburgh PA

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California Ave & Davis Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was triggered near California Avenue and Davis Avenue, possibly from a nearby church. Multiple fire companies responded but found no signs of smoke or fire and cleared the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
Listen to dispatch call
03:59
Transcript:
00:00
Attentional company stand by for a fire one dispatch in zone 114.
00:07
Commercial fire alarm activation at the intersection of California Avenue and Davis Avenue.
00:13
They believe it might be coming from the church near this intersection.
00:17
Again, all companies stand by for a fire one dispatch zone 114,
00:23
now working.
00:24
Commercial fire alarm activation at the intersection of California Avenue and Davis Avenue.
00:30
They believe it's coming from the church.
00:33
Responding companies will be...
00:36
35 engine,
00:38
34 engine, 37 engine, 33 trucks, and battalion 1.
00:43
Come out on fire 1, 1818.
00:50
Dispatch,
00:52
38 engines back in service.
00:55
Copy that, 38 engine back in service, 1819.
01:00
35 in.
01:08
Attention, all companies, 38 engine back in service.
01:11
Again, 38 engine is back in service, 1819.
01:16
34 engine in.
01:18
34 engine in, 1819.
01:27
33 trucking.
01:29
33 truck and 1819.
01:44
DC-1 and 1820.
01:53
I'm putting my engine on scene.
01:55
Looking around, nothing showing from two sides.
01:58
Can you get an audible alarm so far?
02:00
I've not seen any visual flashing light.
02:03
This match, do you attempt a key holder this time or anybody listed? That'd be great.
02:10
So,
02:14
35 engine, this is called in by a pastor by, so we have limited information about where the form is coming from.
02:20
Can you verify is it coming from the church?
02:38
All right. 35 engine.
02:40
Can you provide us with an address so we can pull priors?
02:48
37 is in.
02:51
37 and 1821.
03:00
Dispatch, 2ndamed as a patient, we're back.
03:03
Copy that 2828 engine, back and third is 1821.
03:09
Dispatch from BC-1, company is known in the same, response 1.
03:14
Copy that.
03:21
All companies down 114, go to response 1.
03:24
All companies zone 114, go to response 1. All companies zone 114, go to response 1.
03:33
Thirty-five engine from BC1.
03:38
35, engine.
03:40
Okay,
03:42
what do you got? Any sound to smoke or buy?
03:45
No, sir. Just completed the 360.
03:48
I can see a little bit of a flashing light.
03:50
I got no sign, smoke, or fire whatsoever.
03:52
We can sit around.
03:54
We turn everybody else.
03:56
Copy dispatch, Allegheny County, keep 35, I'm back.

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California Ave & Davis Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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