False fire alarm activated at St. Bede Elementary School, Pittsburgh PA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at St. Bede Elementary School near South Dallas and Bucknell in Pittsburgh. Fire units responded and found no fire. The alarm was likely caused by a student activating the pull station, resulting in a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
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04:50
Transcript:
00:00
0-314 working front of activation St. Bede Elementary School near South Dallas and Bucknell.
00:07
It's going to be 80.
00:09
735 Smith detect from the front of the church.
00:12
The unit company is 5-1 dispatch.
00:15
7-314 working fire alarm activation St.B.
00:19
Elementary School.
00:20
6920 Edgerton near South Dallas and Bucknell Street.
00:25
735 smoke detector in the front of the church.
00:28
This one company is over 17-inch, 16-inch, 18-0-inch.
00:32
Symmetric truck and battalion 3.
00:34
All companies respond in on FAR 1 at 1912.
00:43
Dispatch, 15-0-19-back.
00:47
15 minutes I'm back.
00:59
15 is in L.E.0.18, 705, Apple, Apartment, A, off Grotto, and North Lane.
01:06
The first responder calls a 19-year-old female.
01:09
It's coming in stating that she has an infection in her finger, which is turning purple.
01:17
15 is an L.E., first responders on 318, 7054, Apple, apartment A, off Grotto, North Lane.
01:23
19-year-old female.
01:25
On your finger turning purple, responding on the MS 1 at 1913.
01:32
You can't see.
01:34
We'll be on 8X1.
01:36
15, the U.S.
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1 at 1914.
01:41
17 at 10.
01:43
17.
01:46
17 in... 17 trucking.
01:50
17 trucking.
01:51
17 trucking.
01:58
18.90s.
02:03
18 engine.
02:06
Battalion 3.
02:09
The dying 3 is 1914.
02:24
Melley 1-5502-05 Lotus Way off 52nd of McKalus.
02:32
67-year-old male not alert.
02:39
7-2ndellee, Furnace, 0.352nd Lodotus Way.
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7-2ndi, Furnace, 0352nd Lodus Way.
02:44
252nd of McKalus.
02:47
Seventy-year-old male that's not alert to having a medical issue.
02:52
Spawning on the SMS one in 1950.
02:55
This is not a minute's one in 1950.
03:05
Just passed with 27 minutes, you can show us back.
03:10
27, that's received.
03:22
National coverage of a 27-engine backend's 27 engine back and service at 1960.
03:28
This is 17 engine.
03:33
17 engine.
03:36
The unseen multi-story educational facility, nothing evident from the alpha or delta side.
03:42
So we have people out front here.
03:43
We'll be investigating.
03:48
17 are seen investigating people at front, 1917.
03:54
17 truck on scene with command.
03:59
One thing.
04:02
Seven T-trog, Tenth Trench Oc.
04:04
C, 17-truck with command.
04:11
Command from 17-engine.
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This command, go ahead.
04:20
Go ahead. Go ahead, 17-national.
04:24
Captain reporting that one of the students might have hit off a full station, you can probably just hold on it up.
04:34
Dispects to 17 truck, bolt 17 engine, 17 truck, return to rest.
04:42
Thank you, thank you to me and that's received.
04:48
All companies are zero 314 return of quarters.
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Location mentioned:
Edgerton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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