False alarm sparks safety concerns at Cortland building, Cortland NY
Firefighters investigated an alarm triggered by grinding and water spraying at 42 Church Street with safety gear for possible asbestos exposure.
Audio|Source: Cortland County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
There's 42 church on alarm.
00:08
About there's 42.
00:10
A lot of alarm, communicators.
00:16
402, church, general, an alarm.
00:18
All right.
00:33
Next to zero.
00:39
Order's new, it's responding.
00:45
There are control from 277, 277.
00:51
Quillian surviving on the scene, 42 church, nothing showing from the exterior will be investigating.
00:58
Copy, nothing showing an exterior busseeing.
01:05
Uh,
01:08
I missed on the instruction,
01:10
asbestos statement.
01:17
Copy. They got the proper PPE for the asbestos stuff.
01:25
You may have to do that and put them.
01:30
Go ahead.
01:34
Yeah, they said that they were starting to do their process and spraying things, and they said it just all of a sudden went off as they were working.
01:43
They said they do have the right equipment and touch, so.
01:51
Copp, if you guys are going on the hot zone, just make sure you're a mask up before you're doing it.
02:00
And was at the panel, Tinto.
02:09
The line panel shows 6-4, room 606 bedroom.
02:15
They are confirming that's where they were.
02:16
We're going to go up to take a look quick.
02:20
Copy.
02:26
Clemonds joining team two.
02:31
Clemonds on team two.
02:34
Plymins on team two.
02:38
Yes, two seven songs.
02:40
All right.
02:46
Confirming that it was room 606, they do have it taped off.
02:51
We did not enter the room.
02:53
We went by his word of saying that he was spraying water after using a grinder,
02:59
and that's because of the clock.
03:03
Copy, what's his plan for detector protection so we don't keep coming back?
03:11
We'll address that momentarily.
03:13
Look at them.
03:16
Sounds good, thank you.
03:22
Copy 262, he'll fire the elevation.
03:30
7-7, you want this upset or try for a reset?
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Location mentioned:
Church St, Cortland, NY 13045
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