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False alarm at price chopper in town of ghentChatham NY

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audio iconFire & Arson
NY-66, Chatham, NY 12037

According to the dispatch call, an alarm activated at the Price Chopper near Route 66 in the town of Ghent. It was a false alarm caused during system testing. Emergency units responded but were later canceled after confirming no emergency.

Audio|Heard on: Columbia County Fire
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03:50
Transcript:
00:00
alarm activation zone 37 at price shopper near route 66 Town of Ghent command 3 fireground 7 7 assign (number withheld)
00:20
Columbia 911,
00:22
Tribe Village 8575 responding.
00:26
8.75 in route at (number withheld).
00:35
Columbia 911, Tribe Village, 8575 Uncene, (number withheld).
00:36
Columbia 911,
00:37
Tribe Village 8575 unseen.
00:40
8575 on scene, (number withheld).
00:52
Coming on again, spawn for a water flow alarm activation, zone 37.
00:58
Price chopper, near Route 66, town of Ghent.
01:02
Command 3, Fireground 7, 7, assigned (number withheld).
01:11
Columbia One, gang car one in route (number withheld).
01:16
GENKR1 in route (number withheld).
01:24
Clementine A1 again, car one.
01:27
Get car one.
01:29
Gait car one.
01:37
Car1, update from the alarm company.
01:40
They were testing the system.
01:43
Alarm was supposed to be put in test mode, but they still received the activation.
01:50
Understood.
01:51
I'm headed there, regardless.
01:54
Use standby in quarters, no further tones.
01:58
Receive, Car1, no further tones.
02:00
You're continuing in units to standby in quarters, (number withheld).
02:12
Pover and I went against her car one.
02:15
He is continuing in to investigate a possible false alarm units requested to stand by in quarters.
02:22
(number withheld).
02:26
Over now and again, her car one.
02:29
He is continuing in to investigate a possible false alarm units requested to stand by in quarters.
02:35
(number withheld).
02:41
Permanagh went again per car one he is continuing in to investigate a possible false alarm units requested to stand by in quarters (number withheld).
02:53
Callum E 9111 1station standing by
02:58
GEN station standing by (number withheld).
03:08
Gant Car 1, you can cancel the alarm.
03:12
Receive Gant Car 1 terminating (number withheld).
03:29
Coming out again, per car 1, the alarm is terminated, Gent units and service, (number withheld).
03:37
Coming out again, procure 1.
03:38
The alarms terminated, Gant units and service.
03:41
(number withheld). Coming out again, per curr1, the alarms terminated, Gent units and service.
03:49
(number withheld).

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NY-66, Chatham, NY 12037

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