False fire alarm reported at Elm Street apartment, Reading PA


An automatic fire alarm was reported at an apartment near Elm Street. Fire units responded and found no active fire or smoke. The alarm was due to a panel trouble signal, not an emergency.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Tension Engine 3-Ladder 1, near Elm St, cross street to North 4th Street and Road Street, Apartment 208, for an automatic fire alarm inside of rest.
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2138.
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Was that engine three?
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Forming 2.
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Responding 2139.
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Ladder 1, 350L.
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Latter 1, responding, 2139.
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R7350.
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Car 7 responding 2140, near Elm St, Apartment 208.
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Smoke alarm going off in the residence.
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The property manager,
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the one I called, stated it's going off on the box only.
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Per the complainant, the same alarm happened last night.
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The complainant spoke with the residence at 208, confirmed there is no alarm going off in the apartment.
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The complaint is not responding to air 40 minutes away.
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Agency is an R8.
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It's a three arriving terminal 41.
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Section 3 used the car 7.
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There is no firewall going out.
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It's a trouble signal alerting on the panel.
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Location mentioned:
Near Elm St, Reading, PA 19601
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