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False fire alarm at residential building on fifth avenuePittsburgh PA

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Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at the Regency residential building near Fifth Avenue and Morewood Avenue. Fire units responded and investigated the smoke detector activation in building L Lima. No smoke or fire was found. Maintenance personnel reset the alarm system after the investigation.

Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
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03:26
Transcript:
00:00
That's all companies, 5-1 dispatch zone 322 working fire alarm activation, the Regency on Fifth Avenue at Morewood Avenue.
00:10
Fire alarm activation for a smoke detector building L Lima.
00:16
All companies, 51 dispatch on 322 working fire alarm activation, the Regency on Fifth Avenue at Morewood Avenue.
00:25
At Fifth Avenue.
00:28
It's just like the detector activation of building L Lima.
00:32
Responding companies, 18 engine, 6 engine, 10 engine,
00:35
18 truck and battalion 3.
00:37
All companies respond.
00:38
Fire 2.01 at 2109.
00:40
1-209.
00:47
10109.
00:48
...continue engine.
00:52
18 engine is in service.
01:00
18 trucks, sir.
01:03
18 chucking.
01:04
18 chucking.
01:10
The county tree, slip.
01:12
The county tree.
01:21
18 engines don't be not shell inside a day.
01:26
Go ahead and can investigate.
01:28
18 engine on a scene investigating nothing showing.
01:32
2114.
01:47
This is 18 truck on scene with command.
01:51
I'm all the companies non-line got a response one.
01:57
18 trucks on the city with command.
02:00
All companies respond to Union line Zone 322 response 1, 322 response 1.
02:16
Command from 18 engine.
02:21
Got it, A.T.
02:24
It's reading, activation of the building at all.
02:26
We're trying to figure out which one it is.
02:28
I mean, there's no signs of smoke or fire.
02:30
You can probably return.
02:33
Received dispatch from command.
02:35
Your Honor, other companies.
02:36
We've been 18 for a further investigation.
02:40
Command has received all 318 companies return.
02:42
Again, 318 companies return, holding 18 as in.
02:46
Put a report in the investigation at 2117.
02:50
Okay, you're back.
02:57
Six engine returning.
03:14
This is term 18 engine.
03:18
Yes. I had 18 engine?
03:20
This is just fire food.
03:22
Maintenance zone.
03:23
They're going to reset it.
03:24
We're back.
03:25
18 engine machine.

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Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

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