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Fire alarm sounds at KidsPeace Pioneer Center, Lehigh County PA

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Grist Mill Rd, Orefield, PA 18069

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at the KidsPeace Pioneer Center in North Whitehall Township near Gristmill Road and Woodley Road. Chief 22 reported that the building was not evacuated and that a key holder was present. The alarm appeared to originate from a smoke detector in the recreation room.

Audio|Heard on: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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02:8
Transcript:
00:00
North Whitehall Township, KidsPeace Pioneer Center, near Gristmill Road, cross of Woodley Road for an automatic fire alarm.
00:07
Station 26, Engine Tanker 22, Tower 16.
00:10
North Whitehall Township, KidsPeace Pioneer Center.
00:14
Near Gristmill Road, cross of Woodley Road for an automatic fire alarm.
00:28
As recreation room smoke detector.
00:32
County, thank you.
00:36
County chief 22.
00:38
Chief 22 on scene.
00:42
KidsPeace command building is not evacuated and key holder is present.
00:50
Ten four, KidsPeace command.
00:53
Fire ground one if it's available.
00:56
Ten four, fire ground one, communication.
01:01
Can you give me a pole number so I can get a more exact location?
01:06
That would be great.
01:10
We'll have a copy for Chapman.
01:30
Eleven A.
01:33
Eleven A.
01:35
I have a pole number for you.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:41
(number withheld) over Sierra (number withheld).
01:50
The caller stated it's the next pole in from that one.
01:57
Smoke detector?
02:04
Devonshire.
02:05
The polling gate is on Devonshire.
02:07
It's going to be the next pole east of that.

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Grist Mill Rd, Orefield, PA 18069

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