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False commercial fire alarm in El CerritoEl Cerrito CA

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Near Portola Dr, El Cerrito, CA 94530

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm near Portola Drive in El Cerrito after residents reported smelling burning food. No smoke or flames were observed. Firefighters investigated and confirmed it was a false alarm, with all systems operating normally.

Audio|Source: Hercules Pinole Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Page 51 and just 64, respond for commercial fire alarm, near Portola Dr across the St.
00:07
Pablo Avenue.
00:08
Fire alarm's been going off for about 10 minutes.
00:11
It does smell like burning food, but I don't know which apartment is coming from.
00:14
No smoker, flames me.
00:16
Do you can interrupt.
00:17
Copy an in a 16-round.
00:23
I'm going to do.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:29
From Rainer 25, you can secure the call of the two.
00:32
Okay.
00:38
Vallejo, quick 27 is clearing the 1144.
00:41
DPD is going to remain on scene.
00:43
Our decode is going to be four, and we're available for all costs.
00:47
Okay.
00:52
4.06. 4.6.
00:59
10a and I'll take PD2 and I'll buy it this time.
01:03
Copy. Okay.
01:08
Which fire and 64?
01:10
64, go ahead.
01:16
Sponding for commercial fire alarm, near Portola Avenue, El Cerrito.
01:22
Copy it in a 64 and Rob.
01:25
Sound fire, ready one.
01:29
City one, go ahead.
01:35
My old are not a 415 family in V8.
01:38
On scene, 4thory,
01:41
residential gun done that's showing.
01:43
We've been investigating.
01:44
Go ahead and have a 64 cut to code two.
01:47
We'll investigate.
01:48
And just 64 cut to code two.
01:50
64 copies code two.
01:51
64 copies co2.
01:54
451.
01:59
501, go ahead.
02:04
618-13 with AMR.
02:07
Did you guys have a room number by chance?
02:11
Probably 16-19 with AMR.
02:18
Negative. A resident called it in.
02:20
She tried to walk the complex and find out where it was coming from, but she wasn't able to tell.
02:25
And we just had another resident call in saying the fire alarm's been going off.
02:30
Hello, 4.5.
02:35
Confirm near Portola Dr.
02:39
Okay, for.
02:41
You can see me in 10208.
02:45
Hi, Coughby.
02:46
I need to discover for our public.
02:49
Hi.
02:50
Okay,
02:52
Cobby, yeah, we got nothing on the alarm panel here.
02:56
All systems are normal.
02:57
You can go ahead and cancel 64.
02:59
We'll be on the team.
03:00
We'll investigate.
03:01
If you can call back how to get a room number, that would be helpful.
03:04
Thank you.
03:05
Fifty-ones, can you hear it? We just had a resident call and we can hear the fire alarm in the background.
03:11
Rich Fires, 6-4 available radio.
03:18
We're in the lobby, we don't hear anything,
03:21
and the alarm is in normal operation.
03:25
Stand by 1 and I'll call them back.
03:27
InJ 64, you can cancel.

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Near Portola Dr, El Cerrito, CA 94530

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