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Fire alarm triggers at multi-family home, no fire foundPittsburgh PA

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Strachan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216

A fire alarm went off at a multi-family home near Strachan Avenue. The homeowner called to cancel the alarm, and no fire was found on the scene.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Attentional companies for a fire 1-diff back down 4-9 working a multi-family fire alarm[1] near Strachan Avenue between Ordinance Avenue and Beverly Place.
00:11
Alarm companies calling with a smoke detector alarm going off.
00:18
So it says smoke and company is the activation zone.
00:23
Again, all companies for fire wind dispatch.
00:26
Zone 4-9 working a multifamily structure alarm near Strachan Avenue between Ordinance Avenue and Beverly Place.
00:37
One company is calling with a smoke detector alarm going off coming across the smoke and company for the zone.
00:47
Responding company, their engine 28, engine 26, engine 29, truck 26, and the battalion 26.
00:55
We just haven't updated in just now.
00:57
We did get a call from the homeowner during dispatch, false alarm request to cancel.
01:02
Call from the homeowner on scene.
01:05
Italian 40, did you copy? We got a false alarm request to cancel while they were on the phone taking the call in from the TC of 1720.
01:17
I hope that dispatches in the first engine company.
01:23
All companies are fired zone, 4-9 on Strachan Avenue.
01:27
We're going to hold this at $28,000.
01:29
All companies take a ditch regard.
01:31
All companies come in in a fire zone, 4-9, it's Strachan Avenue, holding 28 engine all other companies take a district on, 1720.
Police codes explained
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[1]
fire alarm: Report of a fire alarm activation

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Strachan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216

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