Fire alarm at McMurtry Towers found accidental, Vandergrift PA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders received a fire alarm activation at an apartment building near Lincoln Avenue, McMurtry Towers in Vandergrift. Fire and police units responded but determined the alarm was accidental, likely a medical alert from apartment 212. Police checked on the occupant to confirm safety.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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04:10
Transcript:
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Westmoreland, I-1, Station 51, respond, near Lincoln Avenue, McMurtry Towers,
00:06
fire alarm activation, operations, fire attack 6.
00:13
Westmoreland, I-1, Stations 51,
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50,
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49, Armstrong Station, 200 respond.
00:21
Near Lincoln Avenue in Vandergrift, McMurtry Towers,
00:25
automatic fire alarm, assisting station 51, fire attack 6.
00:34
Westmoreland I-1, Stations 51, 50-49, Armstrong Station 200, respond.
00:41
Near Lincoln Avenue, Vandergrift, McMurtry Towers,
00:45
Fire alarm activation, listing station 51, fire attack.
00:53
Westmoreland stations 51,
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50,
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49, Armstrong, Station 200, respond.
01:00
Near Lincoln Avenue, Vandergrift, McMurtry Towers.
01:04
Fire alarm activation, listing station 51, fire attack.
01:12
Westmoreland, 911, Station 51, 5049, Armstrong Station 200, respond,
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Near Lincoln Avenue in Vandergrift, McMurtry Towers,
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fire alarm activation, shifting station 51, fire attack 6.
01:31
Fire dispatch, 2.51, we're out, switching to 6.
01:39
Receive, chief, the callers advising an activation on the second floor apartment 212.
01:47
Also filling the whole first alarm.
01:58
Westmoreland I-1, Stations 102-53, Armstrong Station 20 and 40,
02:05
respond in place of the first alarm.
02:07
Near Lincoln Avenue in Vandergrift at McMurtry Towers.
02:12
Fire alarm activation,
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operations fire attack.
02:20
Fire dispatch G-49 on large call from my station.
02:24
Very safe, chief.
02:26
All right to dispatch, chief 51.
02:36
Chief 51.
02:40
Police are on scene requesting all units cancel accidental activation.
02:48
10-4[1] all companies activated near Lincoln Avenue McMurtry Towers police from SCU cancel.
03:04
(number withheld)
03:13
(number withheld)
03:17
County, just for your records,
03:19
maybe a medical alarm individual apartment that was not the fire alarm going off.
03:27
Very safe, did you or police check on the occupant?
03:33
Yeah, the police have been in the apartment, I guess.
03:36
I'm here with them now.
03:42
Tem.
03:46
There's a pull chain by each bed, by each toilet.
03:51
It just goes onto that floor, it's not an activated alarm,
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to a control center.
04:00
Is there any need for EMS?
04:05
You can check with PD.
04:07
They were in contact.
04:08
I'm at the police out front in the lobby.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Lincoln Ave + McMurtry Towers, Vandergrift, PA 15690
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