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False fire alarm at elevator garage on Center AvenuePittsburgh PA

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Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at the elevator garage near Centre Avenue, East Side Key Building. Several fire companies responded but found no fire. The alarm was caused by a faulty detector and the incident was confirmed as a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm activation for the elevator garage.
00:04
Gunnel company's Fire One Dispatch, 311.
00:07
Near Centre Avenue, the east side key building.
00:12
It's a general fire alarm activation for the elevator garage.
00:16
The responding companies are engines 8, 18, and 17, 18 truck battalion 3.
00:21
Commence service Fire 1, 2040.
00:25
Do you want to do.
00:29
BC-1-10.
00:32
38, then.
00:35
38, sent.
00:42
That's all copy.
00:43
Thank you very much for the update.
00:55
A truck, you're referring to Center Avenue.
01:03
32 truck in?
01:06
32 trucks in.
01:08
All right is matchy truck area.
01:09
3630Avo 32 trucks.
01:28
30680. You meet me over on Evan.
01:31
That's received.
01:37
But you're clear off Kincaid, then I can, because I have you out on Kincaid still.
01:43
Yes, we're back.
01:44
That's received, 242.
01:50
38 on scene, three-story houseman is shown from AIFI.
01:55
You can slow the company who's down while they investigate.
01:58
Copy 38 on scene, three-story residents, nothing showing 122 companies go to response one.
02:07
Okay.
02:08
Battalion 3 will be in service.
02:11
Battalion 3 then. Battalion 3 then.
02:14
Truck 18s in.
02:17
18 trucks in.
02:23
17 engines in.
02:24
17 engines in.
02:26
17 engines in.
02:32
Dispatch 1 38.
02:34
Dispatch 138. Go ahead, 38 engines.
02:38
Just going to be a false warrant here.
02:40
It's a bad detector.
02:41
You can send everyone back.
02:42
We'll stay for the report.
02:44
I had to receive the time.
02:45
When did you copy?
02:48
DC1 copy. I'm back.
02:51
As received,
02:52
122 companies from Maple Avenue.
02:53
You can take a disregard.
02:55
30 is going to get the report.
02:57
122 companies are disregarded at 2044.

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Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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