Fire alarm triggered in VA Medical Center basement, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered in the basement of Building 1 at the VA Medical Center near University Drive. The caller reported no smoke or flames were visible and it is unclear what caused the alarm to activate.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
01:57
Transcript:
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Hi, that's the general company, standby for a fire one dispatch, commercial firelight activation for 22,
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near University Drive.
00:08
The VA Medical Center at Building 1 is going to be for a, it looks like a basement activation.
00:16
Again, stand by for a fire one dispatch, commercial fireland activation for Zone 22 at the VA Medical Center, near University Drive for building 1.
00:25
World companies are reporting A water.
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Well,
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from the basement.
00:29
Our sonic colors are 10 engines, 6 and 7-1914, drop the 10-8-202. Made-on fire 1 and 1137.
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10-engine 7-engine.5.
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Copy.
00:57
Copy battalion two.
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This special battalion one.
01:07
Okay, sure.
01:11
I'm sorry, dispatched your battalion two.
01:15
You're a dispatcher battalion two.
01:19
It looks like this initially was put in incorrectly.
01:23
It's not an alarm company. It's going to be a first-party caller,
01:27
stating that there's no smoke or flame visible. It's not sure what caused the alarm to go off.
01:32
All right, that's received dispatch. So we do have an active alarm. Correct, according to the caller.
01:44
Yes, for that's a firm minute.
01:46
And we've got no calls from the alarm company at this time. All right.
01:53
We're going to continue the response. All right, dispatch.
01:56
We're going to continue the response.
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Location mentioned:
Near Allequippa St, Pittsburgh, PA 15240
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