False fire alarm at Best Western in Gettysburg

Heard on: Adams County Fire and EMS - Digital

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Box one, Gettysburg Borough, Best Western, (number withheld) Steinwehr Avenue, commercial fire alarm.

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Engine 12, Truck 1, Traffic 1, Ops 2, 809.

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Thank you, 5141 responding.

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Eight ten.

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One Gettysburg Borough, (number withheld) Steinwehr Avenue, Best Western Commercial Fire Alarm.

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Engine 12, Truck 1, E-Off 2.

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812.

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Lieutenant 1, E-Off 2.

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Lieutenant 1.

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Over.

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Okay, 13.

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Lieutenant one.

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Lieutenant one.

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Call back from the alarm company advising false alarm.

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The alarm was set off from steam from a shower.

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Everything's okay there.

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Received. You can place the box in service.

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You can show me around the ambulance.

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Okay.

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Attention, use dispatch responding box one, the best western, box in service,

9/7/2026 05:08 AM

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Steinwehr Ave, Gettysburg, PA 17325

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a hotel on Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg Borough. The alarm company later reported it was a false alarm caused by steam from a shower, and the alarm box was placed back in service.

False fire alarm at Best Western in Gettysburg

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