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Defective smoke detector found at alarm site in ManhattanNew York NY

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Near Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10033

Fire units responded to an alarm near Fort Washington Avenue in Manhattan. The caller refused to provide additional details. Upon investigation, responders found a defective smoke detector that appeared to have been thrown out of a window. No further information was available.

Audio|Source: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Alarm near Fort Washington Avenue.
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West 185-187, alarm activation 5-troll.
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Phone alarm near Fort Washington Avenue, West 185-187, alarm activation 5-troll.
00:15
And had an engine 6.
00:20
Agent 6. My caller on co-operative doesn't want to give any more information or their apartment.
00:26
Agent 6, 10-4[1].
00:33
20-56 dispatch at Fortisburyland.
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And engine 6.9.
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Manhattan engine 69.
00:54
69. 69. Still offering at 1627?
00:59
Negative with 108.
01:01
That's going to be 374 or?
01:06
104. 10.4.
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Manhattan, a ladder 24.
01:10
Manhattan, a ladder 24.
01:18
Letter 24.
01:23
Letter 24. Letter 24.
01:25
Is he still offering at 724?
01:29
No,
01:30
Box 0724. It's going to be 1029, code 1.
01:33
Okay,
01:35
okay.
01:43
2059 dispatcher four three one I don't want them in Manhattan.
01:55
Latter one.
01:59
Box 124, we located a defective smoke detector, somebody must have thrown it out of the window.
02:05
We're going to go with a 31 for the investigation in 18 for a 31 K.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.

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Near Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10033

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