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False fire alarms at school caused by child pulling alarmScranton PA

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Near Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18509

Fire alarms were activated at two addresses near Electric Street and near Dixon Avenue. Responders found no fire and learned a child pulled the alarm. The two alarms were in the same building.

Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Lago County County's fetching 1014, correction 1018, raised by 530 electric street, and Scranton, the Center for Independent Living for the commercial fire alarm from pole station, repeating... Likewater County's fetching 1018, respond along with Scrant Fire 530 Electric Street and City, the Center for Independent Living from the commercial fire alarm.
00:18
From the pole station, cross street, 6 and a half, Dixon aft, 1437, operate on blue.
00:28
I'm sitting here for car in 21.
00:30
21 is clear from Malcolm Drive responding to electricity. We're going to the mall.
00:59
Ongona County, dispatching 103, respond. One with Scrant Fire, 1739 Dixon Avenue in the city, the Electric City Academy, for the commercial fire alarm. Gooding?
01:08
Ongona County, dispatching 103, respond 1739 Dixon Avenue in Scranton, Electric City Academy for the commercial fire alarm from the pole station, cross streets, Delaware and Electric, 1438, operate on blue.
01:26
Poster 2.5-8 Rwap 620-0-9 at Delaware Valley Middle School.
01:30
Very fire line 39-2-132-hour.
01:33
Crossview, over-lanning drive, and the river Bair.
01:36
Operation fire on 2.4238.
01:56
258 Route 6th and 209 Delaware Valley Middle School for a fire alarm.
02:02
It's going to be his own 882 general fire alarm.
02:08
Great thank you.
02:12
Now center, engine 7.
02:20
Head response.
02:22
Engine 10, engine 10, copy.
02:27
I'm center calling engine 7.
02:34
7705.
02:36
So per engine 8, they're going to go on place you. You can go back in service.
02:41
Set 4. Engine 7 is going to be returning back to the next to name.
02:46
Time for. Time for.
03:00
Onsenor for Mission Port.
03:03
Engineport.
03:06
On scene, Dixon Avenue.
03:08
Staff are stating a child pulled the alarm.
03:13
Check it out.
03:16
Copy on-scene staff indicating a child pulled the alarm. You're investigating 1440.
03:21
This is up and forth.
03:30
6274 at PNP 1440.
03:41
Truck fuel,
03:42
did you say they're the same building?
03:49
Yeah, Leo, they're the same building.
03:52
Yeah, Leo, they're the same building.
04:02
Here's the conceding or from Part 21.
04:05
Start 21.
04:12
Cancel everyone from both alarms except for engine four. They're the same building.
04:19
Any of the reporting United Child Colby alarm, 21 back in service, returning.
04:25
I'm happy. Both are going to be the same alarm. I'll cancel everybody with the exception of entry 4, 1441.

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