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False fire alarm at multi-family building on Fifth AvePittsburgh PA

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Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a three-story multi-family building near Fifth Ave in Pittsburgh. No fire was found. The alarm was caused by a malfunction. Most units left after confirming this; one engine stayed to file a report.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
01:42
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 18 is on scene, three-story multi-family, let's say Thorntile unit, nothing shown, so the company is that.
00:09
Company 18, engine, non-scene, multi-story nothing showing.
00:12
Company's zone 311[1], got a response one.
00:15
Companies for Zone 311[1] for 5th Avenue, you had a response one at double zero 31.
00:23
3550s, go ahead.
00:25
I'm going to thread the...
00:31
...second the receipt. ...butt be received.
00:37
Oh.
00:41
Thank you. Thank you. ...concern, but if there's a truck for station for?
00:53
Up in line of two people fighting.
01:02
We're back in service.
01:05
We can handle this.
01:06
Sounds like it's a system no function here.
01:13
All right, multiple companies,
01:16
33, I'll figure out what happened with that.
01:19
And the time in three, you copy 18's update, malfunctioning alarm on 5th FF.
01:25
Copy that fire dispatch, return, all the companies, I'm back, thank you.
01:31
All companies fire zone 311[1] for 5th Avenue can return to quarters, 18 engine remain on scene.
01:37
All companies zone 311[1] for 5th Avenue can return to quarters, 18 engine to remain for the report at 0033.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
311: Non-emergency services line

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Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

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