False fire alarm at pub during scheduled testing, Easton PA
Fire & ArsonA radio report that a fire alarm was sounding at a pub on Northampton Street. Responders checked and found no smoke or fire. The alarm was part of scheduled testing, so no emergency response was needed.
Audio|Source: Easton Police
01:25
Transcript:
42 to the county, can you advise? There's an alarm going off at the pub east of the public market on Northampton Street. That is board 42 to the county. Right now I don't see anything going on inside, I just hear the alarm going off. Stand by. I'm talking with one of the workers. It seems like the alarm is not functioning. Do you still need fire to respond? Negative, there is no emergency. County 2042, you still have the command truck responding. 10-4[1]. It's actually going to be a test here. They weren't on scene when I got here. 10-4.
42 to the county, can you advise? There's an alarm going off at the pub east of the public market on Northampton Street. That is board 42 to the county. Right now I don't see anything going on inside, I just hear the alarm going off. Stand by. I'm talking with one of the workers. It seems like the alarm is not functioning. Do you still need fire to respond? Negative, there is no emergency. County 2042, you still have the command truck responding. 10-4[1]. It's actually going to be a test here. They weren't on scene when I got here. 10-4.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Near Northampton St, Easton, PA 18042
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