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False alarm caused by dust during renovationBradford PA

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S Kendall Ave, Bradford, PA 16701

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near South Kendall Avenue in Foster Township. The alarm was triggered by dust from basement renovation work, and no fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: McKean County Public Safety, Elk County Fire
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Keene County Station 8, Station 11 for Squad 11 and Engine 11.
00:04
Foster Township Box 82.
00:06
Near South Kendall Avenue, cross streets Buchanan Hollow Road and Taunton Hollow Road.
00:11
Residential fire alarm.
00:36
Keene County Station 8.
00:38
Station 11 for Engine 11, Squad 11, Foster Township Box 82.
00:43
Near South Kendall Avenue, cross streets of Buchanan Hollow Road and Taunton Hollow Road.
00:49
Residential fire alarm (number withheld).
00:57
Chief 820.
01:00
Chief 820?
01:06
King County Chief 11.
01:13
I am responding.
01:16
Chief 11 responding, Foster Township Box (number withheld), near South Kendall Avenue.
01:21
The alarm company is stating a Zone 7 basement alarm.
01:24
Operations are on North Ops 2, (number withheld).
01:31
Keene County Chief 830 responding.
01:35
Chief 830 responding, (number withheld), near South Kendall Avenue.
01:41
Company stated it's going to be Zone 7 basement smoke.
01:45
I'll go ahead and use North Ops 2.
01:51
Received, North Ops 2.
01:57
Avenida County 70 responding.
02:01
Eight hundred and seventy responding.
02:02
Operator on North Ops Two, (number withheld).
02:07
McKean County, all Station 8, Station 11 units responding on Box (number withheld), near South Kendall Avenue.
02:14
The alarm company called back saying they spoke with the homeowner renovating the basement of the residence.
02:19
Dust set the alarm off.
02:21
All units can be recalled (number withheld).

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S Kendall Ave, Bradford, PA 16701

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