False fire alarm triggered by electricians at car dealership, Greensburg PA
Fire & ArsonAt Hillview Motors near Route 30 in Hempfield Township, electricians working in the showroom accidentally triggered an automatic fire alarm by pumping the main smoke detector. Fire and emergency units responded but found no fire or emergency. Most units were canceled except one to reset the alarm.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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(number withheld), Route 30 at Hill View Motors, on the back of the alarm operations fire attack 6.
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Smurland 911 stations 842975 fork 792 respond 53 and 99 route 30 hill view motors automatic fire alarm assisting 84 on fire attack 6
00:24
I make contact with the homeowner he viz his son no 911 no problem here
00:33
can be clear
00:39
Air 138, are you going to be clear?
00:43
No problem.
00:45
CREAS 700, 711, 714.
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It's fire attack 11.
00:55
The station is 84, 29,
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75 from 69 to respond.
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(number withheld), Route 30, HILB motors, automatic fire alarm, assisting 84 on-tax 6.
01:10
floor is out for school traffic.
01:13
The floor 10-4[1].
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One station is 84, 29,
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75, truck 79 to your respond.
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(number withheld) out there the area of Hobiometers, automatic fire alarm, assisting 84 and fire attack 6.
01:31
Station 110, respond, 117, Amanda Lane for wires to operations firetack club.
01:36
Carrier Car 564 Pett 50 Runt and reference to that dog on Hancock Avenue.
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21630 is back yet.
01:54
7-7.
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Morland Island station is 84, 2975 truck, 792 respond.
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(number withheld), Route 30 at Helvey Motors and automatic fire alarm, assisting 84 and fire attack 6.
02:11
Station 110 respond 117 Amanda Lane.
02:14
Wires and operations fire attack alone.
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79 C3 is going to be on scene at the Hillview.
02:24
Did they give you any certain area dispatch?
02:29
Security advised, it's the showroom main smoke detector.
02:36
That's called.
02:42
29 knowledge is 4-106.
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84-0.
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39 C3 dispatch on scene.
03:01
We do have an audible,
03:03
no evacuation, nothing showing.
03:08
Nothing. Nothing.
03:12
Fire alarm sitting 84 on fire attack 6.
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79A3 that has command 84.
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49 C3. I don't think anybody's acknowledged good.
03:36
Okay, what was the electricians in here working on the system, not the firearm system.
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He said, I got a lift in the main showroom,
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and he pumped the detector.
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I just need someone here to reset.
03:54
We acknowledge that, Tony.
03:59
I'll come up with our little engine reset.
04:02
Good,
04:06
Greg, I'm going to go ahead and cancel and in or holding stations a bit.
04:11
Yeah, that's fine.
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You can hold everybody for us.
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Dispatch, Command 84.
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Go ahead, dispatch.
04:25
Confirming, do you want all other units to cancel because we did 10 pills for 75?
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Yeah, 10-4[1].
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You can cancel everybody, but us.
04:35
We'll run up and reset it.
04:41
It's responding (number withheld), Route 30 in Hemfield Township at Hillview Motors.
04:44
You can cancel per command 84 with the exception of 84.
04:51
Always cancellation.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-30 E, Greensburg, PA 15601
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