False commercial fire alarm at St. James School, Hagerstown MD
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm at St. James School near College Road was reported but was malfunctioning and scheduled to be out of service until the 14th. Fire units were dispatched but informed of the false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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01:22
Transcript:
00:00
near College Road, St.
00:02
James School, commercial fire alarm, company, Thomas Law, 2020slawn, 2023.
00:15
Engine 12-1, 3-and-3.
00:20
Engine 12-1, 3-3, P.S.
00:22
on 2027.
00:25
Washington I.
00:27
Yes,
00:29
sir.
00:33
You clear company nine units from the public service.
00:36
The rescue engine 9-1, engine 9-2,
00:39
they're reading on the air for fuel.
00:42
Okay.
00:44
Okay.
00:48
I don't want to watch that.
00:54
Go ahead.
00:58
I hear there's no specific building.
00:59
Did they give a building?
01:03
Nick, if they just called back as well saying that they spoke with someone from the school and the alarm was supposed to be out of service until the 14th because they've been having issues.
01:16
Okay, the date's 14th, so we'll proceed in.
01:20
In January, Chief.
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Location mentioned:
College Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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