Fire alarm activation at apartment complex with no fire found, Irwin PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at an apartment in Irwin Manor. Responders found smoke detectors activated but saw no flames or smoke. Previous inspections noted sewer gas as a possible cause. The alarm panel showed normal and the incident was cleared as non-emergency.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
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Transcript:
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Tornallon station 57, respond 100, Western Avenue at Irwin Manor.
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Apartment 306, for (name withheld), detectors activating the apartment.
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Art, X7.
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Onalensation 57, engines 5 and 12, ladders, 6, tower ladders 1 and 8 respond.
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100 Western Avenue, Irwin Borough,
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Irwin Manor. Department 3.6, for Smith, Decker's activating the apartment, fire deck 7.
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Slashap, the 57s are out for the same.
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Spine Island, Stations 1, Rescues 4 and 8 respond, 11865 railroad street, up around 993.
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Crash notification, no contact, fire attack 9,
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station 57,
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engines 5,
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12, ladder 6, tower ladders 1 and 8 respond, 100 Western Avenue, Irwin Manor,
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Apartment 306 for detectors activating,
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fire deck 7.
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H.S.4 Acknowledges.
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I'll give it.
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Can you fill our engine on that?
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Hey,
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technologies.
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A.10 for you, acknowledge me both calls a fire alarm and the accident.
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The permit.
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Recease.
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On your air dispatchment.
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Stafford, Chief, this was called in from the resident in Apartment 306, saying the smoke detectors are going off.
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He does not see any flames or smoke.
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Copy.
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257 from Leight.
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Good.
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Just be advised, this is that same apartment as the other night that we found sewer gas coming from the drains.
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All right, okay.
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About Chavon 57's on the same.
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That work.
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Captain, we bring the water.
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Yeah,
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that's fine. Just make sure there's a gas meter on there.
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Gas stopping.
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Is there on the charges?
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This crash from Captain 57.
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Can you make contact with the caller and have him buzz me in?
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Time for.
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Hey Rescue will be en route to be quiet.
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Rescue 8.
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Dispatch, engine 12, and with five.
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Engine 12.
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57 Chiefs of Captain.
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Good.
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Can't you make access yet.
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Negative, there's no, the alarm panel in the vestibule area is shown normal.
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I'll talk to that, dude.
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Just that's got everybody non-emergencies this time.
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This one hour on each responding, 100 Western Avenue, Irwin Manor.
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Non-emergency for T-57.
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Location mentioned:
Near Western Ave, Irwin, PA 15642
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