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False fire alarm at commercial building in South Bend Township, Armstrong County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/22/2025 04:04 PM

Hill Ln, South Bend Township, PA 15774

A false fire alarm was reported at a commercial building near Hill Lane in South Bend Township. The keyholder confirmed the alarm was triggered by a sensor, resulting in cancellation of the fire department response.

Audio|Source: Armstrong/Westmoreland Public Safety

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

Initial call from security, they spoke to a keyholder and advised it was one of the sensors, reporting a false alarm request fire department canceled.

00:13

Can gain access just to make sure it's the same sensor.

00:20

Center. That's you can go ahead and cancel out of 20.

00:29

Very safe.

00:37

Lessful or none and one all 20 units activated Corporate Lane, command 64 request you return.

00:47

Fire to such engine 64, any need for EMS.

00:52

That's negative.

00:53

You can cancel him also.

00:56

Stand for.

00:58

Good.

01:04

He shows and Robert Forbes.

01:10

(number withheld).

01:14

Station 6, then release from your fire standby back in the (number withheld).

01:18

Dispatch, do you know that key holder is going to be coming out here?

01:26

I don't believe that security didn't specify, but it doesn't sound like it.

01:33

Okay, we do have an active alarm here, no access to the building unless we use the Knoxbox.

01:44

Station 48, respond (number withheld).

01:47

Land and Drive, garage fire attached to a house operation attack.

01:52

This morning.

01:56

Station 5 under respond to fire, standby, (number withheld) Land and Drive and Ross Traver for house fire.

02:11

Three, attached garage fire operation attack three.

02:20

We were able to talk to the keyholder here.

02:24

They're going to assume responsibility for the building.

02:27

We're going to return.

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Hill Ln, South Bend Township, PA 15774

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