Smoke alarm investigated at building in Quakertown, Quakertown PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an alarm reporting possible smoke near Ninth and Main Streets in Quakertown. Crews investigated a potential issue involving an elevator shaft in the building but found no active fire. The alarm continued to trip intermittently, and units confirmed no smoke or hazard at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Bucks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
What?
00:02
I have you staged a hydrant on Ninth Street.
00:05
Should be at Ninth and Main.
00:08
Have you staged there for K-5 lab?
00:13
Repeat, do you stage a hydrant on Ninth Street?
00:21
Okay, truck off for 360 sleep.
00:26
Okay, (name withheld), come on inside with the rest of your crew.
00:31
Come in, it's a priority report.
00:33
We have nothing on the 1st floor.
00:35
Working on the elevator which is in the lobby.
00:38
We're going to get access until the end of the shift.
00:44
Do you think that's smoke in the building or not?
00:48
No, nothing at this point right now.
00:53
Engine 17,
00:54
One will be underneath the canopy.
01:15
Okay, we made it straight into the elevator shaft.
01:18
We do have a trip set in the shaft to the stairwell.
01:21
Rest of the companies are going to check out the facility.
01:50
Building crews negative on the primary search, no other evidence.
01:53
Elevator is stuck on the 2nd floor when we tried to recall it down to the 1st, so if we shut the master off, silence the alarm.
02:00
We'll wait for the passenger to get here.
02:13
The alarm tripped back into trouble mode, so something keeps tripping it in that elevator shaft.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S Main St & S 9th St, Quakertown, PA 18951
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