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False fire alarm triggered by smoke detector at apartmentReading PA

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N 10th St, Reading, PA 19604

According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm activated at an apartment complex near North 10th Street due to a smoke detector. Firefighters investigated and found no fire or carbon monoxide. The alarm stopped on its own with no signs of smoke or fire.

Audio|Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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03:41
Transcript:
00:00
Attention edge 9 ladder 3, car 2, near North 10th Street, acute Crestle apartments.
00:05
Between Green Street, Greenwich Street, Plymouth 1,005, automatic fire alarm reported living room smoke and general fire.
00:12
Operations will be on writing fire ops to after response, 1755.
00:17
R2. near North 10th.
00:24
Satter responding, 1755, near North 10th Street, Hugh Carcella Apartments, Department 1005.
00:32
Automatic fire alarm reported, living room, smoke, and general fire.
00:36
Engine 9, near North 10th.
00:40
Engine 9, responding, switch over to fireups 2.
00:43
Please, very.
00:45
Two, got me.
00:47
Car6.
00:49
It appears to be a smoke detector in an agent house here.
00:52
We're going to check the attached exposures for CO and see if we can get it into the building.
00:58
Carsex receive smoke detector for CO.
01:01
The time team again.
01:02
The building is 156.
01:05
9.3. near north then.
01:08
9.3, responding 1756.
01:11
Six of the rescue.
01:13
Go ahead.
01:19
Check the attached property at 259 for CO.
01:22
It sounds like a smoke alarm, but just to make sure.
01:26
Okay, sounds good.
01:36
I'm good. Petermed 3701 10th Street, Double Tree, the Banquit Side.
01:43
Cross streets at South 8th Street, South 7th Street, H.
01:45
L.S. Medical, 1757.
01:51
That's hour.
01:54
I think where it is, double three.
01:56
Thank you.
02:02
If you can run a roof ladder up the alley right where you're parked there, we can try to get up the porch and make entry.
02:10
Excuse me.
02:13
Actually, disregard, it sounds like it's tough.
02:16
What's that, Chief?
02:21
3.518, 701 Penn Street, double tree.
02:25
They give on the banquet side, a 23-year-old female, having an allergic reaction to seafood, is vomiting.
02:32
They advise to park on the Penn Street side of the building.
02:36
Does have a history allergic reactions to see food.
02:41
Patient is going to use their EpiPen.
02:43
They can take Benadryl, but threw it back up.
02:45
And precautions not in theater requesting running.
02:48
Yeah,
02:50
I hear you're having problems with the driver there.
02:52
Just disregard for now, I'll stop.
02:56
Engine 9 is on location, nothing showing, we'll be out checking.
02:59
Engine 9 on location, nothing showing on checking 1759.
03:03
Ambulance 1 Radio, a riding rating.
03:06
Ambulance 1 Squad 600, a running right, 1759.
03:16
C.
03:17
C. C. C.
03:23
Cicator 3 area.
03:27
The smoke detector is stopped on its own.
03:29
There's no visible sign to flare smoke.
03:31
We check the attached properties for Cove is negative.
03:34
Can you please available?
03:36
Carthet received smoke detector stopped on its own, C0 negative.
03:40
The assignment is available, 1,800.

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N 10th St, Reading, PA 19604

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