False fire alarms triggered by construction dust, Lebanon PA
Fire & ArsonFire alarms were activated at near State Dr. due to construction and painting work causing dust. Fire personnel and maintenance staff investigated but found no fire or emergency. The alarm company failed to notify responders.
Audio|Source: Lebanon County Fire
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Transcript:
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County, End of 4U2nd Spock drive-W.
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And 482-16-3.
00:14
What's going on here?
00:18
He said you're trying to figure out what you're going to find somebody that knows anything about it.
00:25
All right,
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receive.
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3.
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Copy the ladder, 1631.
00:44
I got a hold of one of the maintenance guys that's working here, one of the contractors.
00:49
They said they got no alarm here at near State Dr.
00:52
He's contacting somebody.
00:56
All right, it looks like they were going to work inside here. The one room here looks like they were going to some painting or something, so maybe it's paint dust, but yeah, maybe, I don't know.
01:12
Maybe it's the main building or you're at near State Dr.?
01:16
I'm at near State Dr.
01:23
Have all units come in non-emergency? What's going on?
01:34
Copy that. We're pulling into the complex now.
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Copy Chief 48.
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You just on the 4807 box per request, Chief 48. Respond, non-emergency.
01:55
Assistant from the chief, you check the main building that's in operation, right? D.HL, there's nothing going on there, correct?
02:08
You check DHL, correct? 3,100, just to make sure there's nothing going on there and no alarms came in that building. Because there's nothing here at near State Dr.
02:19
Yeah,
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I'm here at near State Dr.
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Yeah, they're topping here.
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I don't know if we need to check at 3,100.
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We'll take over there.
02:29
We expect to make sure that no alarms went off over there.
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Thank you.
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Command 48, letter 36.
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We're going to stage right out here out front, 3,100.
02:43
Yeah, 10-4[1], it's stage air.
02:45
I got the assistant just double-checking that building to make sure they didn't have any alarms going off.
02:52
Copy that.
02:58
She's 48 to all units on the 4807 box. You guys can go in service due to construction.
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Talk to the contractor here, they're doing work at near State Dr. to get the building up and running.
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They did notify the alarm company what was going on out here, but I guess the alarm company never called you guys back.
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Traffic.
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Okay, boxing service, 1637.
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Assistant to the chief, yeah, I just got to hold somebody over here and it's nothing.
03:41
I copy. They said they notified the farm company when the alarm went off, but I guess they didn't relay, I guess the alarm company could relay anything back to you and may.
03:51
It seems to be a real problem out here.
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County Ladder 36 returning.
04:02
County Ladder 36 returning.
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County Ladder 36, returning.
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By 36, 1639.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Near State Dr, Lebanon, PA 17042
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